Suitable Projects
- Preparation for retaining walls, steps and patios
- Driveway and parking pad base
- Regrading a yard that holds water
- Backfilling around foundations and pools
Services / Excavation, Grading and Site Preparation
Excavation, Grading and Site Preparation
Site clearing, soil removal, grading and base preparation, done before anything is built on the ground.
Every wall, step, patio and driveway is only as good as the ground under it. Excavation and grading set the levels, move the water and give the base something solid to sit on.
The work is run by an operator with thirty years of seat time, which is the difference between a dig that goes to plan and one that finds out the hard way.
What We Provide
- Site clearing and soil removal
- Grading to set levels and move water away from buildings
- Granular base installed and compacted for driveways, pads and patios
- Backfill around foundations, pools and walls
Site and Access
- Buried services located before any digging
- Access for machines and trucks
- Soil type, rock and water in the ground
- Where excavated soil goes, and whether it can stay on site
Base and Drainage
Finished grades fall away from buildings. Granular base goes down in layers, each compacted before the next, to the depth the surface above it needs.
Equipment
Machines are matched to the site: the size of the dig, the access and the ground. Base material is compacted in layers.
What Drives the Price
Every job is quoted on site conditions, so no price is published here. These are the things that move it:
- Volume of soil moved or removed
- Where excavated soil goes
- Rock, water or poor ground found in the dig
- Access and the size of machine it allows
- Tonnes of base and backfill material
Materials
Calculators and Guides
- Bulk material calculator on the aggregate pages
- Best backfill material for foundations
- Aggregate base for a concrete slab