Built America Magazine
“We fix a lot of water issues. Either tearing concrete up and redoing it or installing drainage,” he says. “We make sure the water is flowing like it needs to. That attention to detail matters.” Sometimes that means costing himself a bid. “Some material I use is more expensive,” he says. “Some clients won’t pick me because of that. But I’ve fixed the cheaper stuff so many times that I’d rather do it right.”
BC Dirtwurx is a three-person operation, and Coleman plans to keep it that way. “I’ve been asked to do bigger commercial site work, but to do that I’d need more equipment and more employees,” he says. “I spent almost 22 years in the Air Force. I don’t want to do that anymore.”
That mindset is the backbone of BC Dirtwurx.
The company specializes in grading, site prep, drainage, demolition, concrete flatwork, and full residential pads. Coleman approaches each project like he once approached an aircraft: no shortcuts and no excuses.
His favorite work?
The kind that shows the whole transformation. “We’ll clear a lot, prep the foundation, come back after the house is up, finish the grading, pour the driveway,” he says. “Seeing the final product is rewarding. You’re taking somebody’s dream and making it come true.”
ROBERT COLEMAN | OWNER
Drainage is another part of the job where his precision shows.
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