Sevierville is the Sevier County seat and the first of the towns on the road from I-40 to Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg and the Great Smoky Mountains. Douglas Dam sits at the county’s north edge, and the south shore of Douglas Lake is Sevier County too.
The closer you get to the mountains, the steeper the lots. A house or cabin site on a slope is a cut-and-fill problem first: where the pad goes, where the cut dirt goes, how the drive climbs to it, and how storm water gets around it without undercutting the fill. On steep ground the footer often steps down the hill, and the excavator spends as much time managing rock as dirt.
Septic matters even more in Sevier County than most places, because septic systems are sized by bedrooms and steep, shallow soil limits where they can go. Sevier is one of TDEC’s contract counties, so the soil evaluation and permit come from the county program. Find out what the lot can support before you settle on a floor plan.
What we do in Sevierville
- Land clearing and tree removal
- House sites, pads and footers
- Septic installs to the permit
- Underground utility trenches
- Gravel driveways and drainage
- Pool digs and installs
QSevierville questions
Asked about Sevierville.
Can you build a house site on a steep Sevier County lot?
Usually, with a plan. We look at where the pad, drive and septic can go, how much cut and fill it takes, and whether the slope needs to be terraced or held with a wall. Steep sites cost more to build on, so it is worth knowing early.
Who handles septic permits in Sevier County?
Sevier County runs its own septic program as one of TDEC’s contract counties. Get the soil evaluation done before you finalize plans, because it sets how many bedrooms the system can serve and where it can go.
Do you dig footers on sloped ground?
Yes. On a slope, footers are often stepped to follow the grade while staying in firm soil. We dig them to the dimensions on your plans and what the inspector requires.