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Excavation & Land Clearing Contractor Serving Cookeville & the Upper Cumberland

First Call Land Works & Excavation is Randy Wilmoth — owner and operator, licensed and insured, founded in 2023 and based in Cookeville, Tennessee. Randy runs every job himself, from the first site visit to the last load hauled off. That covers septic system installs and repairs, land clearing, excavation, demolition, site preparation, and grading and drainage work. Whatever stage your property is at, one call gets it handled.

The Upper Cumberland isn't flat, uniform ground, and Randy treats every property that way. Rock shelf sits close to the surface in parts of Putnam County, home to Cookeville itself along with Baxter and Monterey. Low spots around Livingston and Hilham, both in Overton County, hold water long after a storm passes. Clay-heavy soil near Sparta in White County and out toward Rock Island and McMinnville in Warren County drains slow and needs the right grading to keep a yard from turning into a mud pit. Terrain shifts again heading toward Gainesboro in Jackson County, Carthage in Smith County, Crossville in Cumberland County, and Byrdstown in Pickett County. Knowing how the ground behaves in each of these counties is what keeps a septic system, a driveway, or a building pad working the way it should for years, not just on the day it's finished.

That range of terrain is exactly why a one-size-fits-all approach doesn't hold up out here. A drain field that works fine in sandy soil outside Cookeville can back up within a season if it's installed the same way on the clay flats near Sparta. A building pad graded without accounting for runoff will flood the first hard rain that comes through Overton or Jackson County. Randy's spent years reading these differences property by property, which is part of why the work holds up after the invoice's been paid.

Every job starts the same way: Randy comes out, walks the property, and gives a straight quote before anything gets touched. No call center, no sales rep, no crew of strangers showing up later — the man who quotes the job runs the machine. That's held true since day one, and it's reflected in a 5.0★ rating on Google from homeowners and land developers across the region. Whether it's a single tree that needs to come down or a multi-acre tract that needs to be build-ready, the standard doesn't change from Putnam County to the far edge of the service area.

First Call covers Cookeville, Baxter, and Monterey in Putnam County; Livingston and Hilham in Overton County; Sparta in White County; Rock Island and McMinnville in Warren County; Gainesboro in Jackson County; Carthage in Smith County; Crossville in Cumberland County; and Byrdstown in Pickett County. Explore the full range of services or check the complete list of areas served across the Upper Cumberland. Or skip straight to it — call or text (931) 644-4589 and describe the property.