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Excavation & site work · NorthwestNW Arkansas
Foundations, driveways, land clearing, ponds, septic and more, for homeowners, builders and developers across Northwest Arkansas. Our own crew, our own machines, and a fixed price in writing before we start.
Recent work
Foundations on steep lots, drives through the woods, ponds that hold water and a few new streets. Here’s what we did on some of this year’s jobs.
Fayetteville · Foundation
What it took
Centerton
Cleared and graded 9 acres, cut the street subgrade, laid storm pipe and base rock, and graded every lot to drain.
7 weeks, in three phases
Garfield
Cleared the lane, cut ditches both sides, set two culverts, then 6" of base rock and 2" of top rock, crowned and rolled.
4 days on site
Gentry
Dug the basin 14 ft deep, keyed a clay core into the dam, set the overflow pipe and spillway, and seeded the banks.
12 days on site
Pea Ridge
Soil test and county permit, tank set from the crane truck, a drip field laid around the rock, then inspection and seed.
3 days on site
Rogers
Took down a 1950s house, hauled it to a licensed landfill, pulled the old footings and dug the new foundation.
5 days on site
Cave Springs
Flagged the oaks the owners wanted to keep, mulched the rest, ground the stumps flush, then seed and straw.
3 days on site
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Job explorer
What we do, day by day, with the price range and the machines we bring. Your bid will have the same lines.
Slab, crawl space or full basement, dug to your plans and backfilled once the walls are up. Walkout basements on sloped lots are a big part of our work.
Day by day
What’s included
Streets, storm pipe and lots for builders and developers. We bid from your civil plans and phase the work with your build schedule.
Phase by phase
What’s included
Gravel drives that shed water and don’t rut. Culverts sized for the ditch, not guessed.
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What’s included
Mulched or hauled off. You walk it with us first and flag the trees you keep.
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Ponds that hold water. We test for clay before we bid, and key the dam into it.
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New systems, replacements and repairs. We handle the soil test and the county permit.
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Houses, barns, pools and slabs. Down, hauled, and graded so you can build.
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How we bid
Northwest Arkansas is red clay over chert and limestone, and you can’t see it from the road. So we walk every job before we put a number on it.
A free site walk on every job. We check slope, drainage, access and the soil, then send your bid in writing.
Test holes when it matters. On foundations, ponds and septic, ask and we’ll dig 2–3 test holes during the walk, so what’s underground is in the price.
Nothing extra without your OK. If the ground surprises us, you get the cost by text before we do the work.
48 hrsfrom the site walk to your written bid
Price guide
Real ranges from our 2025–26 jobs across Northwest Arkansas. Your firm price comes in writing after the site walk.
Foundation dig, slab or crawl spacePer house, 2,000–3,500 sq ft
$3,500–$9,000
2–3 days
Footings dug, spoil spread or hauled, backfill, rough grade
Basement dig, full or walkoutPer house, 2,000–3,500 sq ft
$10,000–$28,000
3–5 days, 2 trips
Dig with room for forms, footings, drain rock, backfill in lifts
Gravel drivewayPer foot, 12 ft wide. From $4,500
$22–$34 / ft
1–3 days
6" base rock, 2" top rock, crown and ditches
Driveway culvertPer crossing
$1,400–$2,800
Half a day
Pipe, bedding, rock headwalls
Land clearing, mulchedPer acre
$2,200–$4,800 / ac
½–1 day per acre
Brush and trees mulched, stumps ground flush
Land clearing, fullPer acre
$5,500–$9,000 / ac
1–2 days per acre
Stumps pulled, everything hauled off
Pond¼–1½ acres of water
$12,000–$45,000
1–3 weeks
Clay test, keyed dam, overflow pipe, spillway, seed
Septic, conventional3-bedroom home
$7,800–$12,500
2–3 days after permit
Soil test, permit, tank, lines, field, inspection
Septic, alternativeAerobic or drip, for rock or tight lots
$14,000–$24,000
3–4 days after permit
Everything above, plus the treatment unit
Septic repairPer repair
From $1,800
1 day
Lines, baffles, risers, lids
DemolitionPer house. Outbuildings and pools from $2,500
$9,000–$20,000
1–3 days
Haul-off to a licensed landfill, old footings out, fill and grade
Drainage or regradePer job
$2,500–$9,000
1–2 days
French drains, swales, grade away from the house
Utility trenchBy length and depth
$9–$22 / ft
1–2 days
Water line, electric conduit, gas sleeve
Subdivision site workStreets, storm pipe and lots, from civil plans
By bid
Phased with your build
Clearing, mass grading, street subgrade and base rock, storm pipe, lot grading
How it works
Same day
1We call back the same business day. Requests after 3 pm get a call by 9 the next morning.
Within 3 business days
2We check your builder’s stakes, look at slope, drainage and access, and dig test holes if you want them.
48 hours after the walk
3Line items, the schedule, how we handle rock, and what’s not included.
Usually 1–3 weeks out
4Silt fence goes up first. You get a text with photos every evening at 5.
Last day
5Backfill and rough grade, cleanup, seed and straw. Then you pay the balance.
R-02 · Septic trench, Garfield
The crew and the iron
Travis Mabry ran a dozer for the county road department for nine years. In 2011 he bought a used 9-ton dozer and a trailer and started Ridgeline from his yard off Highway 71. Fifteen years later it’s nine people and ten machines, and Travis still walks every job before we bid it.
“Most of our work is repeat builders. We show up when we say we will.”
Owned, not rented. Serviced in our own shop, so a breakdown is a day, not a week. Plus a hydraulic rock hammer that fits R-01 and R-02.
“They dug two test holes before they’d give me a number. Hit rock right where they said. The bill matched the bid to the dollar.”
“I build 14 houses a year. Ridgeline is the only dirt crew I don’t have to chase. Footings are on grade, and they’re back to backfill the week the walls cure.”
“A quarter-mile of drive through woods, two culverts, four days. The county road was cleaner when they left than when they came.”
“Hit more rock than anyone expected. They texted me the cost before they ran the hammer, and I okayed it from work. No games.”
“Our septic failed the week we listed the house. They had a crew out in two days and walked me through the county permit. The buyer never blinked.”
“The pond held water by the first fall. Clay core, just like he drew it on the bid.”
“Four acres mulched, no burn piles, done in three days. Two neighbors asked for his number.”
“Tore down my mom’s old house and had the new foundation dug by Friday. I live in Tulsa, so the evening photos were everything.”
Service area
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Most of our work is in Benton and Washington counties. We also cross the state lines into southwest Missouri and northeast Oklahoma, and go farther for the right job.
Arkansas Most of our work
Missouri
Oklahoma
Not listed? Call anyway. If we can get the machines there, we’ll bid it.
Questions
Cost
Yes. The site walk is free, and so are test holes if your job needs them. Moving the machines is free on most jobs in Benton and Washington counties. Farther out, it’s a line on the bid.
30% gets you on the schedule. The balance is due at the final walk. Check, card or ACH. Builders get net-30 after the first job.
It happens a lot here. If test holes found it, it’s already in the price. If not, hammer time runs $185 an hour, and we text you the cost before we start.
Ground
We backfill in 8-inch lifts and compact every one, so it doesn’t sink around your walls. Fill under a slab gets a third-party density test. Every job carries a 2-year settlement warranty.
No concrete, no asphalt. We dig and backfill, and your foundation crew pours. Block or boulder walls up to 4 ft. Taller walls need an engineer, and we’ll tell you who we trust.
Timing
Most jobs start 1–3 weeks after you sign. Failed septic systems and storm washouts jump the line.
It’s about half our work. Builders get net-30 after the first job. We bid subdivisions from the civil plans and run the clearing, streets, storm pipe and lots in phases.
Wet clay won’t compact, so we wait it out instead of rushing it. Rain days never change your price.
Mess and permits
We handle the septic soil test and county permit, and the stormwater permit if your site needs one. Building permits stay with you or your builder.
Silt fence goes up on day one. We scrape the road every evening, and we seed and straw everything we touched on the way out.
Your choice. Mulched in place costs less. Pulled and hauled off leaves bare ground ready to build.
Get a bid
Four quick steps. Travis or the office calls you back today.
Travis or the office calls you back today from (479) 555-0142. Sent after 3 pm? By 9 the next morning.
Save our number. We text photos from the site every evening.
Free. No obligation. We call back today, and we don’t share your number with anyone.