Excavation
Bulk and detailed excavation for basements, footings and services, with spoil classified and removed.
Get a quoteOnce the building is gone, the ground is next. Because the same crew did the demolition, there is no gap between the last truck of rubble and the first bucket of dirt. We dig to the engineer's levels, break the rock Sydney is known for, and classify every load of spoil before it leaves site.
What's included
Bulk excavation
Basements and large site cuts dug out to the engineer's levels.
Detailed excavation
Footings, pile caps, lift pits, trenches and service runs.
Rock breaking
Sandstone and shale broken with hydraulic hammers and rock saws where needed.
Spoil classification
Spoil classified under the NSW waste classification guidelines so it goes to the right facility.
Haulage
Trucks and disposal arranged in-house so the dig keeps moving.
Working with shoring
Excavation staged around the shoring and anchors designed by the project engineer.
Dug to level. Rock broken. Spoil classified.
How we run it
Every excavation job follows the same order, so nothing is missed and the next trade gets a site they can start on.
- 01
Review the design
Check the excavation plans, geotechnical report and shoring design, and confirm levels.
- 02
Locate services
Underground services located before digging and dilapidation records taken where required.
- 03
Dig
Bulk excavation in stages that suit the shoring, then detailed excavation to level.
- 04
Classify and remove
Spoil classified and trucked to licensed facilities with dockets for every load.
- 05
Hand over
Excavation trimmed to level and handed to the builder or the next trade.
Common questions
Can you do the demolition and the excavation?
Yes. One contract covers both, so there is no hand-over between contractors.
Do you break rock?
Yes. Sandstone and shale are common in Sydney basements and rock breaking is part of the excavation scope.
Where does the spoil go?
It is classified first, then taken to a facility licensed to accept that class of material.
Other services
Price your excavation job.
Send the address and what needs doing. We'll come back with a scope and a price.