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Excavation and site prep. Ready for the inspector.

Foundations and footings, utility trenches, septic systems, stormwater drainage and finish grading, for homeowners and contractors alike. We work out site access and where the spoil goes before the first bucket comes out of the ground.

Excavation work in Houtzdale, Philipsburg, Clearfield, Altoona, Hollidaysburg, and Tyrone.

Mini excavator and skid steer grading a bare building lot down to fresh earth beside a finished lawn

What we dig

Foundations and footings

Excavation for new builds and additions, cut to the footprint and the depth the plans call for, with the subgrade left ready for the footer crew.

Utility trenching

Trenches dug to line and grade for utility runs, then bedded and backfilled once the line is in and the ground put back over top.

Septic installation

Tank and system excavation, set, backfilled, and the yard brought back so the only thing left showing is the lid.

Stormwater and drainage

Swales, stone channels and outfalls shaped to carry runoff away from the building and off the property instead of into it.

Site grading

Cut and fill to the elevations the job needs, whether that is a level building pad or a yard that finally sheds water the right way.

Recent work

Open utility trench with conduit laid in the bottom, running alongside a gravel access lane across a field
Utility trench
Graded yard alongside a house, seeded and covered end to end in straw, rising to the tree line at the property edge
Site grading
River rock apron spread across the foot of a freshly seeded and strawed slope, at the roadside end of the yard
Stormwater drainage

How the job runs

Access is planned first

How the machines get in, where they turn around and what they cross is worked out before anything starts, so the drive and the lawn that are staying take as little damage as they can.

The spoil has somewhere to go

Dirt out of the hole is stockpiled for backfill, spread on site, or hauled off. Which one is decided in advance rather than after it is sitting in the middle of your yard.

Graded for the inspection

We grade to the elevations the plan asks for and check the finish before we pull off, so the site is clean, compliant and ready for the next trade.

Got a hole to dig?

Tell us the job and we will have numbers back the same business day.

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