Gravel driveway restores & small machine jobs, done right by the owner.
Home Free LLC brings a Kubota SVL97-2 high-flow track loader and a Kubota KX080-5 excavator, plus the operator who owns them, to your property. Straight pricing, travel included within 15 miles, clean job sites.
Driveway restores & small jobs for homeowners, farms & builders
Tired gravel driveways, stumps and half-day odd jobs. When you call, you talk to the person who runs the machine, and he’ll explain the plan before the work starts.
Driveway Restore
Grass strip torn out, buried stone brought back to the top, ruts leveled and the crown put back so water runs off. Kubota track loader with a power rake.
$695 up to 300 ft · +$1/ft · $950 cap all-in
Restore + Pothole Fix
Everything in the Driveway Restore, plus potholes cut out and relaid and high shoulders pulled back in.
$895 · drives up to about 335 ft · Zone A
Spreading Your Stone
Short on gravel? You buy stone straight from the quarry and pay them directly. We spread it during your Restore. Home Free doesn’t supply stone.
+$250 per tandem load
Half-Day Machine Work
Small jobs done in a half day with the track loader and operator: a low spot, a fence line, a rough patch. Written not-to-exceed price before we start.
From $625, travel included
Stump Pulling
The 8-ton excavator pulls a few small to medium stumps out whole, not just ground down, and piles them for you.
$935 · within 15 mi of Amelia Court House
Machine & Operator for Builders
Machine and operator time for builders and contractors: the track loader or the 8-ton excavator, with Richard running it. Billed to the contractor.
Call for contractor rates
Our equipment
Big, modern Kubota iron, run by the owner
Two Kubota machines, run by the owner. Fuel is included in every price.
Compact track loader
Kubota SVL97-2
97 hpenclosed cab
High-flowhydraulics
3,200 lbrated capacity
~4.4 psieasy on lawns
Driveway Restore$695
Restore + potholes$895
Half-day work$625
Mid-size excavator
Kubota KX080-5
8-tonclass
15 ftdig depth
Tilt bucketfor grading & ditches
Built forstump pulling
Stump pulling$935
BuildersCall
Attachments for the job
The hydraulic power rake is what brings a tired gravel driveway back. Root grapples and buckets handle the cleanup.
Power rake for finish grading & seedbed prepRoot grapple for brush, logs & debrisGrapples & buckets, loaded and ready
Short on stone? We’ll tell you honestly how much you need. You buy it direct from the quarry, and we spread it for $250 per tandem load.
See us work
Real jobs, real machines, run by the owner
No stock footage. These clips are Home Free’s own Kubota equipment on local jobs.
Grading a gravel driveway with the KX080-5 Kubota KX080-5 · back-dragging and grading stoneOwner Richard French running the power rake Kubota SVL97-2 · operator: Richard French, owner
Prices
Straight answers on price
Travel within 15 miles of Amelia Court House is included. You get a written all-in price before we start, and every homeowner job stays at $950 or less, all-in.
Most requested
Driveway Restore
$695
Up to 300 ft (12 ft wide) · Zone A travel included
Grass strip out, buried stone back on top
Ruts leveled, crown restored
+$1/ft past 300 ft, $950 cap all-in
Restore + Pothole Fix
$895
Drives up to about 335 ft · Zone A only
Everything in the Driveway Restore
Potholes cut out and relaid
High shoulders pulled back in
Spreading Your Stone
+$250 / load
Per tandem load, added to a Restore
You buy it direct from the quarry
Home Free doesn’t supply stone
Job total stays at $950 or less
Half-Day Machine Work
from $625
Track loader + operator · Zone A travel included
Low spots, fence lines, rough patches
Written not-to-exceed price
We stop at the agreed price
Stump Pulling
$935
Half day, 8-ton excavator · within 15 mi
Small to medium stumps pulled whole
Piled on site for you
Travel included
Neighbor Road Day
15% off
Each extra driveway, same road, same day
No travel charge on the 2nd drive and up
Each household gets its own contract
Grab a neighbor and save
Zone A · 0–15 mi (Amelia, Jetersville)Travel included
Zone B · 15–30 mi (Powhatan, Moseley, Burkeville)Small travel charge
Zone C · 30–45 mi (Midlothian, Chester, Dinwiddie, Farmville)Small travel charge
First job: 10% off if you let us take before and after photos. Discounts don’t stack, and each is figured from the list price. Restore + Pothole Fix and Stump Pulling are offered within 15 miles of Amelia Court House. Restore results depend on how much stone is left in your drive. Fuel included.
For builders & contractors
Machine and operator time for builders and contractors
Need a track loader or an 8-ton excavator on your job, with an experienced operator? Home Free works for builders and contractors, with the work order, invoice and payment going to your company.
Kubota SVL97-2
97 hp high-flow track loader with power rake, root grapple and buckets. Easy on finished lawns at about 4.4 psi.
Kubota KX080-5
8-ton excavator with a 15 ft dig depth and a tilt bucket.
Owner on the controls
Richard runs the machine himself. Fuel is included, and we deliver from Amelia Court House.
We bring the machines to you. Based in Amelia Court House, so travel is included within 15 miles.
Richard French, owner and operator
Why Home Free
Big-company experience. Owner-operator attention.
Before Virginia, owner Richard French built Home Free, Inc. in Utah into a construction, development and excavation company. Now he brings that same know-how to Amelia, one job at a time, from the seat of the machine.
1
You deal with the owner
The person who quotes your job is the person who does the work. No salesman, no subcontractor surprise.
2
Developer’s eye for site work
Running a large development company teaches you to think about drainage, access and the next trade before we dig.
3
Honest, published pricing
Our prices are right on this page, and you get a written all-in price before we start.
4
Clean, careful job sites
Rubber tracks, planned access routes, and we leave the site the way we’d want our own left.
Common questions
Good to know
How do I get a price?
Call or text (804) 656-5333 with a few photos and your road name. Driveway Restores are priced by length, and you get a written all-in price before we start.
Is there a minimum?
Small machine jobs are booked by the half day, from $625 with travel included within 15 miles of Amelia Court House.
Will the machines tear up my yard?
The SVL97-2 runs on rubber tracks at about 4.4 psi ground pressure, far less than a wheeled machine. We plan access routes to minimize disturbance.
Do I need to buy new stone?
Often not. Your gravel is usually still there, just buried. If you do need more, you buy it direct from the quarry and we spread it for $250 per tandem load. Home Free doesn’t supply stone.
Do you work for builders and contractors?
Yes. Machine and operator time is available to builders and contractors, billed to the contractor. Call for contractor rates.
What about Miss Utility?
No digging starts until a VA811 (Miss Utility) ticket is in place. We’ll walk you through it when we schedule.
Get a quote
Ready to get your driveway back?
Tell us about the project and send a few photos. You’ll hear back within one business day.
