Every great paving job starts below the surface. Proper site preparation, grading, and base work are what separate pavement that lasts from pavement that fails within a few winters.
We provide excavation services as a standalone phase or as part of a larger paving project. Our equipment and experience cover everything from a residential driveway base to full commercial site preparation for new lot construction.
New England soil presents challenges — ledge, clay, high water tables, organic fill — and our crews have worked through all of them. We assess subsurface conditions before work begins and adjust the approach accordingly. Cutting corners on base preparation is how paving jobs fail prematurely.
Asphalt is only as strong as the base beneath it. A properly constructed base — the right aggregate, compacted in lifts, graded for drainage — distributes load and prevents the settling and cracking that destroy pavement surfaces prematurely.
We work with property owners, general contractors, and developers to ensure the base phase is done correctly so every layer above it performs as designed. If you are coordinating a new construction project, we can phase our work around other trades.
Systematic, sequenced, and built around what the finished surface requires.
We assess existing conditions, identify soil types, drainage patterns, and any subsurface complications before scoping the work.
Existing material — pavement, soil, debris — is removed and hauled. The site is cleared to a workable depth for base installation.
The subgrade is shaped for proper drainage slope and cross-fall. Low spots, soft areas, and unstable zones are corrected at this stage.
Crushed stone aggregate is placed in compacted lifts to the required depth. The result is a stable, load-bearing platform ready for paving.