Excavating Contractors

I am sure when you think of an excavator you think we are experts at hauling and playing in the dirt. We do so much more than haul and move dirt around. Our profession also means that we don’t just work in the dirt we are always working with General Contractors, Engineers, Homeowners, Realtors, DOT, and Architects.  Digging for a living is certainly no small and simple task. Every operator has-to-be extensively trained in operating heavy equipment. We use powerful machinery such as backhoes and bulldozers to tear into the earth. The work that an excavation contractor does requires much skill to be able to dig around and search for underground water, gas and electrical lines. Excavating must be done to precise measurement, so you must know how to operate the equipment and how to do the job. The excavator must be trained and be able to precisely dig to guarantee the building’s integrity. Excavators must follow plans for the landscape project, lawn, swimming pool, underground gas lines, water lines, driveway, roads, septic system, dredging, and site development to ensure the project is done to standards. There are certification courses available to advance education in this field as well as Department of Environmental Protection training.

What Does An Excavation Contractor Do?

An excavation contractor does not just haul dirt.

An excavation contractor will prepare your site for a new home or building to be built by a building contractor. An excavation contractor will also prepare your site for a driveway. Excavation is used in construction to create reservoirs and roads. Site preparation can involve demolition or wrecking of buildings or structures. Site preparation can include blasting, leveling out the land by moving dirt, hauling dirt, test drilling, landfill, levelling, excavating, making sure the land has the proper drainage. Excavation companies do operate some very large pieces of heavy equipment.

Some equipment used by an excavator contractor include:

A grader is a heavy construction piece used to smooth and flatten a surface for roads or building foundations.

A crawler loader is a cross between an excavator and a backhoe or bucket loader. The tracks on this piece of equipment give it stability and its versatile bucket make it useful for moving soil and debris and for loading material onto trucks.  

Dump trucks, backhoes, front loader, trenchers, cranes, loaders, bull dozers and backhoes are all used as earth moving equipment.

Demo Day

Should I have my unused structure torn down? Here are some reasons why it may be time to call in the professionals!

The structure is not being used. If you have an unused structure, such as a shed or a garage, that does not receive use and serves no purpose on your property, you should have it torn down. 

It is diminishing the curb-appeal of your home. Nothing ages a property more than a run-down structure. Also, if you decide to sell your home, that structure will not be doing you any favors

It is taking up space that could be used for something more appealing or useful.

The structure is providing a home for unwanted guests. What better place for mice, possums, skunks, bees, squirrels and other pests to make a home in than that unused shed on the side of your house.

It poses a danger risk. Some unused structures could literally be falling apart. If that is the case, you do not want your children or your pets playing around them or in them.

For demo on a shed, garage, barn, or other structure, call the local professionals to help.

Gravel, And Stone, And Rock - Oh My!

Aggregate, also known as "construction aggregate," refers to materials such as gravel, stone, rock, rip-rap, stone dust, screened loam, and overage stone. The gravel, stone, rip-rap, and rock can come in various sizes depending on your needs. Aggregate products such as these can be purchased for various home and construction projects.

One such home project, for example, could be adding crushed stone to a garden or driveway. Homeowners choose to do this because visually it looks nice, and it can also help with drainage of water. Aggregate is most commonly used in construction to make concrete. Concrete is made from three different components which are aggregate (such as rock, gravel, or sand, water), and Portland cement. Portland cement, for those not familiar, is made from limestone and clay. When water is added, it hardens.

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