Residential Excavating on Old Lakebed Ground

Excavation Contractors Salt Lake City does the digging behind home projects along the Wasatch Front: basement and addition excavation, earthwork for retaining walls, sewer and water lateral replacement, French drains and regrading, teardowns and concrete removal, and pool and pond digs.

The valley floor is the bed of ancient Lake Bonneville. Its silts and clays hold water, swell and settle, and in a strong earthquake parts of the valley are expected to liquefy. The Wasatch Fault runs along the base of the mountains, and the old lake shorelines left steep benches where many neighborhoods now sit. Those facts shape how we dig, shore, drain and backfill.

What you can count on

• An in-person look at the site before we quote.
• A written estimate that separates digging, hauling, import material and restoration.
• A Blue Stakes of Utah 811 request at least three business days ahead.
• Excavations shored or sloped before anyone works in them.
• Backfill compacted in lifts, and grades that carry water away from the house.

Call (385) 486-9871 to schedule a visit.