Overview
Every structure is only as good as the ground it sits on. Excavation sets the depth, the shape and the drainage of everything that follows.
- License BC810393Minnesota Residential Building Contractor
- Residential and commercialHomeowners and businesses
- Montgomery, MinnesotaLe Sueur County
- Free estimatesBy phone or the form
What it covers
Everything in excavation.
The work this service covers, for homes and for commercial properties.
Basements
Excavation for full basements and crawl spaces, with room to work around the walls.
Footings
Footing trenches dug below the frost line.
Trenching
Trenches for footings and other underground work.
Grading
Rough and finish grading so the ground falls away from the building.
Site preparation
Clearing and stripping a lot ready for building.
Backfill
Backfilling and compacting around new foundations.
How the job goes
Four steps on site.
The order the work follows, from the first look to the finished surface.
Call 811 to have utilities marked
Lay out and stake the dig
Excavate to depth and check grade
Backfill, compact and grade
What sets the price
Every estimate starts with the site.
No two jobs cost the same. These are the things your free estimate looks at.
Get my free estimate- Size and depth of the dig
- Soil type, rock and groundwater
- Hauling soil away or keeping it on site
- Access for the equipment
- Utilities and obstacles in the way
- Season and ground frost
Call before you dig
Minnesota law asks for a Gopher State One Call locate at least 48 hours ahead, not counting the day of the call, weekends and holidays, and no more than 14 days before digging.
Frost
Footing trenches go below the frost line: at least 3½ feet in Le Sueur County.
Questions
Good to know.
Plain answers about excavation. Anything else, call (612) 601-3995.
Yes. Minnesota law requires a locate request through Gopher State One Call (811) at least 48 hours before excavating, not counting the day of the call, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, and no more than 14 calendar days ahead (Minn. Stat. 216D.04). We handle the request for our digs.
Yes. Basement and footing excavation is part of what we do, along with backfill and grading once the foundation is in.
It depends on the site: some is kept for backfill and grading, the rest is hauled away. We plan that before the dig starts.
Call (612) 601-3995 or send the estimate form: choose the service, tell us the city and a few details, and leave your name, phone and email. We follow up by phone or text.
More services
The rest of the job.
One contractor for the site work, the concrete and the steel.
