Land clearing, grading, and lakeside site work across Northlakes — Lake Hickory shoreline ground between Granite Falls and the Catawba.
Walked and priced on site · no pressure
Platinum Construction & Crane works throughout Northlakes and Caldwell County — and since it borders Granite Falls, where we're based, this is about as close to home as it gets. Lot clearing, driveways, shoreline grading, drainage, and full site development from an owner-operated crew — the person who prices your Northlakes job is the same person running the machine when work starts.
Northlakes sits at about 1,073 feet between Granite Falls and Lake Hickory, a Catawba River reservoir that forms the community's southeastern edge. Out of the lake margin the ground is the region's Cecil and Pacolet red clay over saprolite.
The lake is the defining feature — about a fifth of the community's area is Lake Hickory water — so shoreline and near-shore lots carry FEMA flood zones and Duke Energy shoreline rules. On lakeside ground, driveway cuts, shoreline grading, and erosion control are most of the work, and we check the flood maps first.
Northlakes sits just off US-321 next to Granite Falls, our home base, so access is quick — Hickory is a few minutes southeast. We still plan equipment access before the trailer rolls, because a steep shore drive is a different approach than an upland lot.
Northlakes is a lake-adjacent residential community between Granite Falls and Lake Hickory, so our work here skews to lakeside residential — lot clearing, driveways, shoreline grading, retaining walls, and erosion control — with the full range of site work inland. One owner-run crew handles all eight services from first cut to final grade.
Northlakes is right in our home county, so there is no travel charge and no cost for the estimate. Call (828) 764-3306 and we will come walk the property, talk through what the ground actually needs, and put a clear written price in your hands. For storm damage or a washout that cannot wait, we run 24/7 emergency response with a typical 1–2 hour arrival across our radius.
Northlakes is an unincorporated community — a census-designated place — on the Lake Hickory shore, bordered by Granite Falls to the northwest. About a fifth of its area is water, the Lake Hickory shoreline that defines it, with a 2020 population of about 1,500.
On the Lake Hickory shore the water sets the plan — flood zone, shoreline setback, and how the lot drains toward the lake. We read all three on site before we price it.
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We're a local, owner-run crew working out of Granite Falls, and Northlakes is well inside our normal range. Have a look at the rest of our work or get a free estimate — no travel charge, no pressure.
Questions we hear most from Northlakes homeowners and businesses. Don't see yours? Call (828) 764-3306.
No. Northlakes borders Granite Falls, where we're based, so it's about as close to home as we get — and on-site estimates are always free.
Yes. Lake Hickory shoreline lots are a regular part of our work. They carry FEMA flood zones and Duke Energy shoreline rules, so we check both and plan the cut, drainage, and erosion control before we start.
Yes. On the reservoir margin, erosion control and shoreline grading are most of the work, and we run 24/7 emergency response for washouts and storm damage.
All eight: grading and excavation, land clearing, concrete, demolition, retaining walls, emergency and storm cleanup, site development, and crane service.
We work across a 40-mile radius of Hickory from our Granite Falls base. Here are other communities near Caldwell County.
Based in Granite Falls, we're about 25 minutes west on I-40 from Northlakes. Free on-site estimates across Caldwell County and the surrounding Foothills.