Excavation in Sydney and Victoria, BC

Our Featured Projects


Central Saanich - Ridgedown Estate Road Building and Excavation

April 2010

  • Land Development for 5,000 sq/foot custom estate
  • We stripped away the top soil to clear a path for the construction of the driveway
  • We then proceeded to strip away the top soil and prepared the area for the house excavation.
  • Excavated building envelope for new house.


North Saanich/Deep Cove Landscape & Seawall Construction

April 2010

  • Customer requested a seawall, and due to the restricted access area, a custom fabric was laid down to protect existing staircase.
  • Our team proceeded to haul and remove 6 dump truck loads of fill material, pavers, and brush from the property. This totaled over 360 trips from our bobcat and the stairs are still in mint condition without any disturbance to the house or surrounded environment.


Victoria House Raising

April 2010

  • Customer requested the excavation for a full basement under his existing old character house, in order to accommodate the development of 2 new rental suites.
  • The house was raised one foot and our team maneuvered in confined spaces and excavated the materials from under the house.
  • This project was completed in just 2 days!


Victoria Retaining Wall Replacement

March 2010

  • Replaced leaning concrete retaining wall
  • Installed new concrete walkway
  • Placement of topsoil and sod


Saanich Landscaping and Driveway

March 2010

  • Customer requested a custom design and built concrete driveway.
  • Site Services installed included water control devices.
  • Garden landscaping and irrigation were installed near the top of the driveway.


Victoria Airport Snow Removal & De-Icing

2007-2010



Saanich Subdivision Development

September 2009

  • Land clearing and site preparation for house move and raise to create remove for the development of 2 new houses on the property.
  • This allowed the client to recycle the old house (in the process saving 40 trees!)
  • We then trenched and installed site services (utilities) for the sub-division.
  • Utilities included telephone, hydro, water and gas.
  • This installation included an engineered rock pit to capture all rainwater from the property and re-use it before it was washed away.


Sidney Site Services

December 2008

  • Transferred system of old power poles (above ground) into new underground utilities.
  • Trenched narrow area to reduce impact on clients property
  • Installation of Utilities including hydro, telephone and water.


Victoria Oil Tank Removal

September 2008

  • Excavate area to expose oil tank and prepare for removal
  • Removal of old oil and cleaning of tank
  • Removal and disposal of expired oil tank


Saanich Residential Backfill & Landscape

September 2008

  • Developed backyard area for the purpose of leveling the steep terrain in the backyard.


Central Saanich Garage Demolition

February 2008

  • Factoring in the confined space, our team chose to use a Hitachi ZX75 to remove the garage of this private residence.
  • This allowed access for the house moving team to raise the house.
  • This was a one day project.


North Saanich House Moving

February 2007

  • Cleared the land and built a temporary road to allow beach access.
  • Prepared the building site for house raising and moving.
  • Constructed ramp to allow access to the barge.
  • Worked with first nations and local officials to resolve environmentally sensitive circumstances.