Morrison Custom Concrete has been trusted for serving homeowners throughout Chester County and surrounding areas since 1999. We provide site preparation, grading, trenching, stormwater management, and foundation support for outdoor projects of all sizes.
With over 26 years of experience, our team completes every project safely, accurately, and to code.
How Our Excavation Contractors Help Homeowners in Chester County
Morrison Custom Concrete, Inc. provides expert residential excavation services and landscape grading throughout Chester County and the surrounding areas.
Our skilled and dedicated team members are well-equipped to handle any kind of outdoor additions you want to make to your home or property.
From stormwater, site prep, landscape grading and additions, we can assist you with your project from start to finish.
Types of Residential Excavation Services We Offer
Residential excavation service covers a variety of services and projects from removing rocks and soil to grading a slope. Some of the residential projects that Morrison Custom Concrete, Inc. can help you with include:
Storage Sheds
Skip the manual labor and let the local Chester County excavation pros handle the dirt work. We provide full-service excavation, footprint marking, and foundation installation. From heavy-duty concrete slabs to cost-effective stone pads, we deliver a perfectly leveled and square base ready for your new shed.
Recreation Areas
A great landscape starts with precision. Before the first shovel hits the ground, our Coatesville excavation team clearly marks your site—mapping out every seating area, pathway, and recreation area to ensure a perfect fit.
Using specialized equipment, we carefully reshape your land to match your vision, creating a level, stable, and well-drained foundation for your outdoor living space. Skip the guesswork and the manual labor. Let the pros handle the heavy lifting.
Ponds
A beautiful custom backyard pond with rock water features, showing the result of professional excavation and land shaping.
Additions
Before an addition is built, crucial groundwork must be tackled. This process involves digging and preparing the soil where the new addition will stand.
Pole Barns
The excavation process prepares the ground for the pole barn’s foundation, ensuring a stable and long-lasting structure. Professional excavation contractors evaluate the land and potential obstacles like underground utilities before getting started.
Utility Trenching
After a precise planning process that takes into account the existing utilities, potential obstacles, and regulations.We plan and install utility trenches for water, sewer, electrical, and irrigation lines.
Erosion Control
This strategic excavation process uses carefully planned techniques to protect landscapes from degradation, including creating leveled sections on slopes to reduce the impact of water runoff, building gentle ditches and mounds to divert water flow, and constructing barriers to hold back soil on steep slopes.
Stormwater Management
This process creates underground systems that safely handle rainwater, protecting both your property and the environment. By slowing down water flow control runoff, excavation contractors reduce soil erosion and protect valuable topsoil while protecting homes from water damage.
Additional Landscape Grading and Excavation Services
Site Preparations
These include clearing the site of any obstacles, leveling the ground for improvements, and preparing the site for any additions that may be added.
Footings & Foundations
Work with an experienced excavation contractor to dig and pour the footings and foundation. These supportive structural elements need to be completed properly for the longevity of your project.
Retaining Walls
Properly supporting sloped areas with retaining walls can help prevent erosion, and ensure that any feature added to your property remains strong over the years.
Landscape Grading Services
Sloped areas are detrimental to home additions. It is important to make sure that these areas are graded or sloped correctly to facilitate any work done on the property.
Our Residential Excavation Process
- Find a trusted excavation contractor – Morrison Custom Concrete is a licensed home improvement contractor (license #5338), with over 26 years of experience doing excavation projects in Chester County.
- Survey the site – Before any digging begins, our excavation contractor will survey the site to ensure that every area that needs to be excavated, leveled is addressed.
- Discuss design options – The excavation contractor will detail the design and process with you, highlighting any potential deviations uncovered in the site survey.
- Clear the site – All debris, vegetation, and obstacles are cleared from the work area. We also contact PA-1 Call to mark public underground utilities, ensuring excavation is performed safely and responsibly.
- Excavate and level the site – Once the site is cleared and prepped, excavation work can begin. After all the soil and rocks are cleared, the site must be leveled to support the foundation.
- Install the foundation and other project features – Next, the team pours the footings and lays the foundation for the project. Any additional aspects or features, such as retaining walls, will also be added at this point.
- Finish the project with landscape grading services – Finally, landscape grading and re-sloping services are performed to ensure that your project remains level and stable in the future.
Equipment Used in Residential Excavation Services
We have a variety of equipment used for residential excavation services including skid loaders, mini excavators, and dump trucks. The skid loader allows us to quickly and efficiently move equipment and supplies around the job site. The mini excavator service allows us to perform excavation and foundation work in areas that would be too tight for conventional excavators. The dump truck helps us to quickly excavate and clear an area of materials that would be in the way of improvements to the property.
Get a Free Estimate for Residential Excavation Today
Work with a trusted excavation contractor serving Chester County. Contact Morrison Custom Concrete now to schedule your free on-site estimate and expert consultation and get your project off the ground with confidence
Residential Excavation Contractor FAQs
Most projects take one to several days, depending on soil conditions, weather, and project scope.
The cost of excavation depends on factors such as project size, soil conditions, access to the site, and the type of work required. We provide a free on-site estimate so you know exactly what to expect before work begins.
Absolutely. Many excavation projects involve correcting drainage issues. We design and implement grading and stormwater solutions to reduce runoff, prevent erosion, and protect your home from water damage.
Excavation mistakes can be costly and dangerous. A professional excavation contractor has the experience, training, and equipment to handle soil conditions, slopes, utilities, and drainage correctly, helping avoid expensive structural problems and future repairs.