Excavation & Foundations
Excavation and foundations in Bear Lake Valley
Every building starts with a hole in the right place at the right depth. We clear lots, dig basements and footings, set foundations, and grade and backfill around them so the water goes away from the house instead of toward it.
What’s included
Excavation & Foundations: what we do
- Basement and foundation excavation
- Footings and foundations
- Lot clearing and brush removal
- Ponds, dug, lined and finished
- Grading, drainage and backfill
- Trenching
Rock, slope and sagebrush
Much of the building ground around the lake is hillside: sagebrush, scrub maple and rock, with a view that is the whole reason for building there. Those lots need clearing before anyone can see what they’re working with, and the grade has to be planned with the house and the driveway together.
Then there is frost. Footings in this valley go deep, and a foundation that isn’t below the frost line will move. Getting the depth right costs a little more digging. Getting it wrong costs the house.
From the job site
Excavation & Foundations we’ve done
The finished pond
Site work in the desert
Excavating along the rail line
Excavation & Foundations: common questions
When can excavation start in Bear Lake Valley?
Once the ground thaws, which is usually sometime in spring, depending on the year and how high up the lot is. Frozen ground can’t be dug properly and shouldn’t have a foundation poured on it. If you’re planning a build, get on the schedule before the thaw, not after.
Do you clear lots that are overgrown?
Yes. Clearing sagebrush, brush and small trees is often the first job on a hillside lot above the lake, before anyone can see the real grade or stake out a house.
Also from us
Other work we do
New Homes
Houses and cabins from bare ground to move-in, with the excavation and foundation done in-house.
Read moreRemodels & Additions
Kitchens, bathrooms, basements, and the extra room the house never had.
Read moreRoads & Driveways
New roads into a property and long rural driveways, built to stay usable through spring thaw.
Read moreTalk to us about excavation & foundations.
Tell us what you want to build, fix or dig, and where. You’ll be talking to someone from the valley who knows the ground.