Goldendale · Klickitat County · Columbia Gorge
House pads to commercial sites — plus driveways, drainage, roads, and foundation digs. Free estimates, our own equipment, and haul-off and cleanup included in the price. Call or text 1 (509) 772-2668, Mon–Fri 8am–5pm.
What customers say
Two things come up again and again: the bid came in under the other quotes, and the work happened on the day it was promised. That is the whole business.
We received multiple quotes and his quote is much more reasonable than others. He did the work as exactly timeline as planned.
Reached out same day — delivered what we needed by the next morning, less than 24 hours later! Very impressed with service and amazing price as well!
I recently hired this business for some grade work on my property, and I couldn't be happier with the results. The work was done efficiently, professionally…
High level of professionalism and a pleasure to work with. Do not hesitate with these guys!
Sitework and grading, Klickitat County
Five things, mostly: how far we have to haul equipment to you, how machines get into the work area, what your soil does when it is wet, how much dirt has to come out or get brought in, and whether we have to work around anyone else. Klickitat County ground is its own animal — clay that behaves one way in July and another in November, driveways that will not carry a loaded truck. We look at your site before we price it, so the number you get is the number you pay.
Recent work
Commercial sites, house pads, driveways, drainage, and foundation digs each need different machines, different grades, and a different plan across Goldendale and the Gorge. Here is what that looks like on the ground.
Commercial and residential excavation in Goldendale
Getting machines onto the property, moving the dirt, building the road base, shaping the pads, fixing the drainage, digging the footings — and hauling the spoil off and cleaning up after, which is in the price rather than billed later. One price and one person to call, instead of three subcontractors blaming each other when something goes wrong.
Pads, cuts, fills, access
Big earthmoving, grading, and full site prep for developers and project managers. You get one price you can build a schedule around, and a pad that is ready on the day we said it would be.
Get My Quote for This House sites, drives, utilities
Building pads, driveways, utility trenches, culverts, and fixing where water sits on your property. You will know what the ground needs, and what it costs, before anything gets dug.
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Driveways, ranch lanes, and site entrances, shaped and ditched so the first hard rain does not wash them out. Built to carry loaded trucks, not just pickups.
Get My Quote for This Clean cuts, ready handoff
Footings, stem walls, crawlspaces, and compacted pads dug square and to the right depth — so your concrete crew can start pouring instead of fixing someone else’s hole.
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Why owners pick Grade Worx
38 years of heavy construction behind the bid — big earthmoving jobs, road building, mining, and cleanup work on contaminated sites. On a Goldendale job that shows up in small ways: ground that drains where it should, a driveway that still holds up after the loaded trucks leave, and work done in an order that does not leave you waiting.
A price and a schedule you can plan around, and a site handed over clean and on time for your concrete, utility, or paving crews.
Straight answers before we dig about where the water goes, what the grade needs to be, and how we get in. We call in the utility locates, and your place is left better than we found it — not torn up.
If we hit rock or something nobody expected, you get a conversation about what it changes and what it costs before any change order is written — not a line item on the final invoice.
Graders, excavators, rollers, trucks and trailers, all owned outright. Nothing waits on a rental yard having the right machine free, which is a large part of why start dates hold.
Perry Lancaster runs the projects — PerryL@Gradeworxllc.com or (509) 250-6087. You get a person who knows your job, not a call center.
How the job goes
We walk your property and check the slope, how we get equipment in, where the water goes, what is buried, and what the county will want — before anyone quotes you a number.
One number covering the whole job, and a start date. If something on site could change the price later, we tell you up front instead of after.
The dirt moves in the right order, the grades drain, the extra material is dealt with, and we walk you through exactly what was done before we leave.
Where Grade Worx works
Grade Worx runs out of 819 W Railroad St in Goldendale, in the Columbia Gorge. Inside that radius you get faster site walks, lower mobilization, and a crew that already knows the ground. Outside it, larger Pacific Northwest project sites are considered when the scope fits the equipment and the schedule.
Goldendale excavation questions
More detail on permits, septic evaluations, slope limits, well setbacks and utility locates is on the answers page.
There is no flat price list, because five things move the number more than anything else: how far equipment has to travel to your site, how it gets into the work area, what your soil does when it is wet, how much material has to be hauled off or brought in, and whether we have to work around other crews. Send those details and you get one price, not a low number that grows later. As one customer put it after collecting several quotes: "his quote is much more reasonable than others."
No. Estimates are free. Grade Worx will come out, walk the access and the work area, and give you a number at no cost and with no obligation to hire.
Yes — licensed, bonded and insured, registered with Washington State Department of Labor & Industries as GRADEW*841D3. You can look that number up on the L&I "Verify a Contractor" tool and confirm it yourself before you hire anyone.
Yes. Haul-off and cleanup are part of the quote, not a separate bill afterward. And if we hit rock or anything else nobody expected, you get a conversation about what it changes before any change order is written.
Every request is read personally and answered within one business day, Mon–Fri 8am–5pm. If your job is time-sensitive, call or text 1 (509) 772-2668 directly and say it is urgent.
Yes. Commercial and industrial sites and road building on one side; house pads, foundations, driveways, and drainage on the other. Tell us what you need and you will get a straight answer on whether it is a fit — including when it is not.
Grade Worx works a roughly 50-mile radius from its Goldendale yard: Klickitat County and the Columbia Gorge on the Washington side — Centerville, Wishram, Klickitat, Lyle, Dallesport, Bickleton, Glenwood, White Salmon, Bingen, Trout Lake — and across the river in Oregon to The Dalles, Hood River, Mosier, Wasco, Moro, Dufur, and Arlington. Larger Pacific Northwest project sites are considered when the scope fits the equipment and schedule.
A small operation, not a call center. Perry Lancaster handles project management and is your direct line at (509) 250-6087 or PerryL@Gradeworxllc.com. Behind the bid is 38 years of heavy civil construction experience across mass earthmoving, road construction, mining, environmental remediation, and site development.
Most dwellings and buildings need Klickitat County permits and inspections, and buildability, access, setbacks, water, septic, easements, and drainage all want checking before dirt moves. You do not need to have this figured out before you call — send what you know and Grade Worx will tell you what is still missing.
Washington construction stormwater coverage can apply once clearing, grading, excavating, or stockpiling disturbs one acre or more, or when smaller work is part of a larger common plan of development. If your job is near that line, it gets flagged in the bid rather than discovered halfway through.
Quote request
Four quick steps. Grade Worx reviews every request personally and replies within one business day, Mon–Fri.
Grade Worx has your scope and will get back to you within one business day (Mon–Fri, 8am–5pm). If it's urgent, call or text 1 (509) 772-2668 and mention that you sent a quote request.
