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Excavation Services in Sydney
Earthworks, land clearing, rock, pool, basement and mini excavation for homeowners, builders and commercial sites across Sydney. Licensed operators, clean sites, work done to spec.
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Who we work with
Backyards to building sites
- Residential
- Commercial
- Civil
Excavation is the part of the job you can't redo cheaply.
Get the dig wrong and the cost follows you through the whole build. An unlocated service can mean a strike. The wrong levels mean rework for every trade after you. Unstable batter or poor spoil handling can hold up a site for weeks.
Excavation across Sydney means dealing with sandstone, reactive clay, tight access and strict service corridors. The work is planned first, services are located before anything moves, and the site is left clean and to spec.
- Services located first
- Fixed-price quotes
- Dug to plan and level
- Residential, commercial and civil
What we do
Excavation for every stage of the job
From a full site cut to a single trench. The right machine and operator for the ground you're working with.
- Site cuts Earthworks & Earthmoving Bulk earthmoving, cut and fill, site cuts and levelling for residential and commercial builds.
- Clearing Land Clearing Vegetation, stumps, debris and old structures removed to leave a clean, workable site.
- Spoil removal Soil & Dirt Removal Excess spoil, clay and fill loaded out and carted away, with tidy access in and out.
- Rock & sandstone Rock Excavation Sandstone and hard rock removed by rock saw, breaker or excavator attachment where standard digging stops.
- Pools Pool Excavation Precise pool digs shaped to plan, including tight-access blocks and sloping sites.
- Basements Basement Excavation Deep excavation for basements and sub-floor space, with battering, shoring considerations and spoil handling.
- Tight access Mini Excavation Compact machines for narrow access, backyards, side setbacks and small jobs bigger gear can't reach.
- Demolition Demolition & Excavation Combined demolition and site clearing, then excavation, handled as one coordinated job.
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How we work
A clear process from first call to clean handover
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Step 01
Assess & quote
Site inspection, plan review and service location. You get a clear, fixed-price quote with no hidden variations.
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Step 02
Dig safely
Licensed operators, services protected, ground worked to plan with the right machine for the access and material.
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Step 03
Clean & hand over
Spoil removed, site left tidy and to level, ready for the next trade.
Why choose us
What Sydney builders, owners and developers get
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Local Sydney knowledge
Sandstone, clay, tight blocks and local service corridors handled by operators who work this ground.
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Licensed & insured
Licensed operators and fully insured work on every job.
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Fixed-price quotes
Transparent pricing off a proper site assessment. No surprise variations.
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Services located first
Dial Before You Dig and detection before anything moves, so strikes are avoided.
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Right gear for the job
From mini excavators for tight access to machines sized for bulk cuts and rock.
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Reliable scheduling
Coordinated around your build so following trades aren't held up.
What to expect
Straightforward from quote to completion
Every job starts with a look at the site and the plans, not a phone estimate. You get a fixed price that covers the excavation, spoil removal and cleanup, so there's one number and no drip-fed extras. Access, ground type and spoil are worked out before the machine arrives, which is what keeps a dig on schedule. And if the honest answer is that a job is smaller or simpler than you expected, you'll be told that too.
Common questions
It depends on volume, access, ground type and whether rock or spoil removal is involved. As a rough guide, an excavator and operator run around $95 to $150 per hour, or more with a tip truck for spoil, and volume-based work is often priced around $50 to $150 per cubic metre. Small, straightforward residential jobs commonly land between roughly $1,500 and $5,000, while pool digs, basements and rock excavation run higher. Larger commercial and civil earthworks are usually priced per cubic metre and can run from tens of thousands upward depending on scale. Whether it's a tight backyard dig or a full commercial site cut, you get a fixed price after a site assessment covering the dig, cartage and cleanup.
Yes. Dial Before You Dig is standard, with detection and hand-exposure where needed, so services are found before any machine work starts.
Yes. Where standard excavation stops, rock is removed with saws, breakers or excavator attachments matched to the material. Rock does add cost and time, and you'll be told if it's likely at quoting.
Yes. Mini and compact excavators reach narrow side setbacks, backyards and sloped sites that larger machines can't.
Yes. Excess soil, clay and fill are loaded out and removed, with the site left clean. Tipping fees vary with volume and material and are set out in the quote.
A single trench or small dig can be a day; a full site cut or basement runs longer. You get a timeline with the quote so there are no surprises.
Get a free, no-obligation quote
Tell us about your job and you'll get a fixed price after a site assessment.
- Licensed operators, fully insured work
- Services located before anything moves
- Fixed price covering dig, cartage and cleanup
- Quotes back within one business day
Request received. You'll hear back within one business day to arrange your site assessment and fixed-price quote.
Service areas
Excavation across Sydney
From Liverpool to Macarthur, the Western Suburbs to the Hills District, the Inner West to the Eastern Suburbs, the North Shore to the Northern Beaches, South Sydney to the Sutherland Shire. We cover all of Sydney.
Residential, commercial and civil excavation across the Sydney basin.