Excavation, Dirt Work & Land Clearing

Residential and light-commercial excavation, general dirt work, land and lot clearing, building-pad and construction-site preparation, foundation and footing excavation, rough and finish grading, drainage and swale grading, utility and drainage trenching, backfilling and compaction, cut-and-fill, gravel and road-base installation, driveway prep and grading, landscape excavation, and skid-steer work. Scope on any specific job is set after we evaluate the site.

Yes — brush, vegetation, and debris clearing, plus small-tree and stump removal evaluated project by project. Stumps are sometimes removed during excavation; depending on size and conditions a specialist may need to be coordinated instead. What can be removed depends on lot size, access, slope, vegetation density, tree and stump size, existing structures, hauling and disposal needs, and any environmental or municipal restrictions, so we confirm the scope after looking at the property rather than promising it in advance.

Yes. We can perform or coordinate the excavation and site preparation required before an approved foundation is installed, based on engineered plans, permits, utility locations, soil conditions, and the agreed project scope.

Foundation excavation is the digging, over-excavation, trenching, and site preparation work. Engineering, forming, pouring, repairing, and constructing the structural foundation itself is separate work and is not part of this service unless it has been separately confirmed and written into your scope.

Yes. Building-pad preparation typically involves stripping, cut-and-fill to the plan elevation, placing and compacting fill or base material where specified, and grading so water moves away from the pad. Depth, fill type, and compaction requirements come from the project's plans or soils information.

Often, yes. We look at access, slope, what is growing, what is buried, and what has to leave the property. Some material and some trees are straightforward; others need specialized removal or additional permissions. A site visit is what tells us which category your lot falls into.

Yes — dirt, brush, debris, rock, and unwanted material can be removed. Depending on quantity, material type, location, equipment requirements, and disposal regulations, we may haul and dispose of it directly or coordinate it. Hauling and disposal are included only when specifically listed in your estimate or scope of work, not automatically in every excavation price. Where material is suitable, reusing it on-site for backfill, berms, or final grade is usually cheaper than hauling it off and importing fill.

Yes. Rough grading gets the site to approximate design elevation for construction; finish grading sets the final surface for drainage, landscaping, or hardscape. Many projects need both at different stages.

Yes — trenching for utilities and drainage, including bedding and backfill, with utility locates completed before digging. Connections and terminations that require a licensed trade are coordinated with the appropriate contractor.

Compact equipment, skid steers, and mini excavators get into many tight urban and infill lots — owned, rented, or coordinated depending on the job. Gate width, overhead clearance, slope, soft ground, and what we are allowed to drive across all matter, so send photos of the access route and we will tell you honestly whether it works.

The property location, roughly how large the work area or lot is, what needs to be cleared, excavated, graded, or removed, whether the work supports a structure, what the equipment access looks like, whether material has to be hauled off, and any plans, surveys, or soils reports you already have. Photos or video help a lot.

Foundation excavation is normally dug to engineered or designed plans, and many jurisdictions require them for permitting and inspection. If you do not have plans yet, we can tell you what the excavation side will need once they exist.

We request public utility locates for the digging we perform and can help identify which permits a project appears to require. Private, unmarked lines and property-owner-held approvals may be your responsibility. Responsibility is stated in the written scope for each project — we do not tell customers that permits are unnecessary.

Volume of material moved, soil and rock conditions, depth, slope and terrain, equipment access, vegetation and stump density, how much material has to be hauled off versus reused, imported fill and base material, erosion-control and permitting requirements, and how precise the final grade has to be.