Light Excavation
Not every dirt job needs a fleet of dozers. We handle the middle ground: building pads, final grading, drainage corrections, trenching, and the site prep that gets a project ready without a commercial-excavation invoice.
A lot of our excavation work starts as another job — a cleared homesite that needs a pad, a driveway that needs a culvert, a yard that holds water every spring. Having one crew that clears, grades, and hauls means the project doesn't stall between trades.
We're straight about scope: basements, big ponds, and mass earthmoving belong with a heavy excavation outfit, and we'll tell you so. Pads, grading, trenches, and drainage? That's our lane.
- Building pads for shops, barns, and sheds
- Rough and final grading
- Drainage correction and swales
- Trenching for water and electric runs
- Small pond and ditch cleanups
Light Excavation questions
Do you dig basements or ponds?
Not full basements or large ponds — that's heavy-excavation work and we'd rather point you to someone set up for it than do it halfway. Pads, grading, trenches, and drainage we do all day.
Can you prep a pad for a pole barn?
Yes — that's one of our most common jobs. We strip, grade, and compact the pad to the builder's spec so the crew can start setting posts the day they arrive.
Got ground that needs work?
Free estimates anywhere within 75miles of Kansas City. Call, or send the form and we'll call you.