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Final Grade Excavating · Ogden, UT

Excavation in Ogden

Digging is the first thing that happens on a job and what everything else sits on, so it has to be right. We handle excavation and grading for homes, builders, and property owners across Ogden and Northern Utah: digging and hauling, cutting a building pad, and prepping a driveway for asphalt or concrete. Grade is right there in our name, and it's what keeps water moving away from the house.

What's included

Excavation, done the right way.

  • Site digging, cutting, and hauling to get the lot to the elevation your plan calls for.
  • Building pad and driveway prep, compacted in lifts to spec.
  • Footing and drain line trenching, dug to depth and backfilled when the work is in.
  • Rough grading a lot and the final grade that finishes it.
  • Slope and drainage worked into the grade so water runs away from your foundation.
  • Base prep for asphalt, concrete, gravel, or landscaping, done to line and grade.
  • In ground trampoline holes, dug to fit the frame with drainage in the bottom.
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A hillside building pad cut, benched, and compacted on an Ogden area job

Why the grade decides everything

Northern Utah ground moves with the seasons and the water table, so a lot that isn't dug, graded, and compacted right will settle, pond water, and pull cracks into the slab or driveway above it. The finish grade is also your first line of defense against a wet basement. We get the cut, the compaction, and the slope right first, so what goes on top starts out flat and drains away from the house.

On the job

Excavation and grading work we have done.

The honest place to start

Start with a free estimate.

Tell us what you're planning, a foundation dig, a drainage fix, a driveway, a rock wall, a shop pad, or a whole site to clear and grade, and we'll come out, walk it, and give you an honest price. No cost and no pressure. Call or text to set it up.

Good to know

Excavation questions, answered.

What does final grade actually mean?
It's the last, precise grading pass that sets the ground to its finished elevations and slopes right before landscaping, concrete, or asphalt goes down. It's what makes water drain away from the house and gives the surface on top a flat, solid base. It's the detail a lot of crews rush, and it's the one we're named for.
Do you prep for asphalt and concrete?
Yes, that's a big part of what we do. We excavate, bring in and compact the road base, and grade it so your driveway, pad, or slab sits on something solid and drains right. We do the dirt work and prep, and we can pour the concrete too.
Do you dig holes for in ground trampolines?
We do, and there's more to it than a hole. The pit has to be deep enough in the middle that a jumper can't hit bottom, and depending on the kit it may need a shallower shelf around the outside for the legs. The dirt walls have to be held back or they slump in. The bottom needs drain rock and somewhere for the water to go, because a buried pit is a bowl. And the air under the mat needs an escape route, which is what a vented mat and the kit's venting handle, with the surround pad covering the gap at the frame. Tell us which trampoline you bought and we'll dig it to fit.
Can you fix a yard that holds water or drains toward the house?
Usually, yes. A lot of drainage problems come down to grade. We'll look at how your lot sits, re grade it to move water away from the foundation, and add what it needs so it drains the right direction. If the water is coming off the roof or backing into a window well, that's our water remediation work.
Do you work with builders on new lots?
Yes. We cut pads, rough grade, and set the final grade for builders and general contractors, and we work directly with homeowners too. Bring us the plan or just show us the site and we'll price it.

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