At C G & Sons Excavating, our excavation contractors do more than push dirt around; we prepare commercial work sites, provide level grading, and create trenches. Homeowners can also hire excavators for personal projects, such as digging a hole for a swimming pool or smoothing a slope for a playground or an outdoor garden facility. Property owners may be surprised to learn that the internal water meter link, and the connection from the exterior water main to the water service off-box, is a homeowner's responsibility to repair.
In 1837, the Otis steam-powered excavator helped eliminate the slow, backbreaking work that had for millennia been done by hand. While the prototype was used to build the Western Railroad line in Massachusetts, it quickly spread into all facets of road and building construction.
Did you know that, at a construction site, drainage and overall water movement is determined by soil composition? This is why excavation contractors will test the soil to see if the dirt is clay, sandy, rocky, or a mixture.
Imagine the types of projects that are dependent on excavation services. For example, there would be no subways anywhere in the world if trained excavation workers were not available for those jobs.
Have a big landscaping job in mind, but don’t have the time or the equipment to do it yourself? Let an excavating professional help you with the plan, as well handling the heavy work of moving dirt and digging holes.
Not sure how to handle a particular problem in your landscaping? Think it will require heavy equipment? A professional excavator may have the answer. Call for an estimate and see what solutions they can propose- you might be surprised.