S&K GRADINGGENERAL ENGINEERING
S&K GRADINGGENERAL ENGINEERING
S&K Grading works terrain, not just towns: San Jacinto high country forest, the Anza high desert plateau, the San Jacinto Valley floor, the Santa Rosa Plateau's estate country, and grove country on both sides of the Riverside and San Diego county line. Fourteen communities, six kinds of ground, one crew that has graded all of it for over 40 years.
Every area below is grouped by terrain, elevation and jurisdiction: the things that actually change how a grading job gets planned, not just which name is on the map. The clearest line of all runs between Riverside and San Diego counties. Fallbrook, Bonsall and Rainbow fall under San Diego County's grading ordinance and permit process, separate from Riverside County's, which covers every other area on this page. We work both.
Pine and cedar forest over granite, steep grades and genuine winter snow load. Highways 243 and 74 are the only ways in, so access is often the real constraint. This is very high fire hazard severity ground where defensible space is not optional, and septic and wells are standard.
The high country's forested village, steep lots and very high fire hazard severity, reached by narrow mountain highway.
The Highway 243/74 junction, with longer private roads to remote forested parcels where access is the first thing we plan.
The high country's flattest ground, a mountain valley floor suited to pasture, horses and larger custom home sites.
Decomposed granite and rock, chaparral, and large rural parcels on wells and septic. This is S&K Grading's home ground, the terrain we have graded longest.
Alluvial valley soil, flatter parcels, and a shift from agricultural heritage to development. Far less rock than the plateau or the mountains, with more of the work riding on compaction and drainage.
Established valley floor city, where drainage and compaction matter more than the rock work Anza demands.
Former agricultural land turning rural-residential, larger parcels that often need access built from raw ground up.
The plateau above Murrieta: La Cresta's rural estate and equestrian parcels, five acres and up, oak woodland and private roads with community architectural review on top of county permitting; Murrieta proper, more conventional suburban and semi-rural ground under city permitting.
Temecula Valley and the canyon country on its western edge: De Luz's unincorporated groves, steep canyons and creek crossings under county permitting; Temecula proper, valley floor and rolling hills with wine country to the east, under city permitting.
Avocado and citrus country in San Diego County: rolling hills, decomposed granite and clay, rural estates alongside working groves. San Diego County runs its own grading ordinance and permit process, separate from Riverside County's, which covers every other area on this page. We work both counties.
The largest of the three, rolling grove hills under San Diego County's grading process, not Riverside County's.
Along the San Luis Rey River valley, where drainage planning has to account for a real seasonal watercourse.
Sits almost exactly on the county line, the clearest example of why knowing both counties' processes matters.
Yes. Beyond our home ground around Anza and Temecula, we work the San Jacinto high country, the San Jacinto Valley floor, the Santa Rosa Plateau, and grove country on both sides of the Riverside and San Diego county line. The 14 areas on this page are grouped by terrain, not just distance from home.
No. Fallbrook, Bonsall and Rainbow are unincorporated San Diego County, which runs its own grading ordinance and permit process, separate from Riverside County's. Murrieta is an incorporated city with its own permitting, distinct from unincorporated Riverside County communities like La Cresta or Anza. We confirm which process applies before quoting any job.
By the terrain, not the town name. Mountain elevation and fire hazard drive different work than a valley floor's drainage and compaction needs, and estate parcels on the plateau bring different permitting than a suburban lot. Each area page on this site explains what actually changes the job there.
Tell us about your lot, your timeline, and what you're building. We'll shoot you straight.