Residential Excavation
Footings, landscaped areas and general earthworks — sized to your site.
- Machinery
- 1.7t / 5.5t excavator
- Best for
- Footings, pools and yard cuts
- Service areas
- Eastern Suburbs · North Shore · The Hills District
The right machine for the site — not the biggest one we own.
From new footings for an extension to whole-yard cuts for landscaping, we bring the right machine for the site — the 5.5-tonne excavator where there's room to work, the 1.7-tonne unit where access is tight.
Sending an oversized excavator to a site it can't work on efficiently is how jobs blow budget. We match the machine to the access, the volume and the ground.
Both our excavators run jackhammer attachments, so sandstone and rock don't turn into a surprise variation.
Machine size is a decision, not a default.
An oversized excavator on a site it can't manoeuvre in burns hours, and so does an undersized one moving volume it was never meant to shift. The choice comes out of three things: the access, how much has to move, and what's in the ground.
Sydney ground isn't one thing. Sand through the Eastern Suburbs, clay across the Hills, and sandstone almost anywhere it feels like being. What's under the surface changes the machine, the hours and sometimes the method, which is why the site visit isn't a formality.
Before the bucket goes in we work out where the sewer, water and stormwater runs are — and if something has to be moved, capped or reconnected, that's our trade too. Plumbing is not a line on our CV, it is half of what we do, which is why the services under a block are a plan rather than a surprise.
When you'd call us
- Footings for an extension, addition or new build
- A pool, water tank or detention tank cut
- Whole-yard levelling ahead of landscaping
What the scope typically covers.
House footings
Excavation for extensions, additions and new builds.
Pool and tank cuts
Bulk excavation for pools, water tanks and OSD.
Landscape earthworks
Whole-yard cuts, levelling and site preparation.
Rock breaking
Sandstone and rock broken out with jackhammer attachment.
What this looks like on the ground.
The same four stages, whatever the site.
- 01
Site Assessment
On-site consultation: access constraints, ground conditions, services location, feasibility and machinery selection.
- 02
Planning & Approvals
Scope confirmation, council/stormwater approvals where required, fixed-price proposal and program.
- 03
Excavation & Civil Works
Staged excavation, retaining, stormwater or sewer works using the right-sized machine for the access available.
- 04
Completion & Handover
Compliance checks, site clean-up, handover documentation and ongoing support.
Why clients bring this work to us.
Two excavators, one crew
1.7t and 5.5t units — the right size, first visit.
Jackhammer-equipped
Rock and old slab handled in-house, no extra hire.
Clean site handover
Levelled, tidy, ready for the next trade.
About excavation, specifically.
Something not covered here? Call (02) 9090 4518 and ask.
Everything else we do.
One crew across all five, so the pipework and the excavation never get handed between contractors.
