San Pablo, California · 20-mile radius
Earthwork that holds up after it is buried
Demolition, excavation, and grading across the East Bay. We measure before we move material, locate before we dig, and haul away what we take out — so the trade that comes after us starts on ground they can trust.
- Licensed & insured
- USA North 811 on every dig
- Hauling included
- Written fixed pricing
Mon–Sat 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM · Free site visit, no obligation · Residential, light commercial, and general contractor work
Estimates, scheduling and dispatch are handled from the office in San Pablo.
Who you are hiring
The work you cannot see is the work worth paying for
Once the fill is placed and the surface is graded, nobody can tell whether the lifts were compacted or whether the trench had continuous fall. That is exactly why we run this company on habits rather than promises: shoot grade before moving material, locate before digging, and report what we find the day we find it.
It also means we do both halves of the job. We take things out — structures, slabs, pools, concrete, soil — and we put the ground into the shape the next phase needs. A teardown handed off to a separate grading contractor is a seam where responsibility gets lost, and we would rather not create one.
Most of our work now comes from general contractors who have used us before and homeowners referred by a neighbour. That is the only scorecard in this trade that means anything.
What we do
Ten earthwork services, one accountable crew
Most projects touch several of these, which is the reason we run them all in house instead of handing your site between contractors.
Structure removal
Demolition
Structures, slabs, decks, and interiors taken down in sequence, with footings chased to full depth and the debris gone the same crew day.
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Earthwork
Excavation
Footings, basements, pads, and utility runs cut to the elevations on your plan set, with grade checked as the dig progresses rather than once at the end.
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Debris containers
Construction Dumpster Rental
Roll-off containers sized against the material going in, delivered the morning your crew starts and swapped the day they fill.
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Haul-off
Dirt & Concrete Removal
Driveways, patios, and spoil piles broken out, sorted for recycling, hauled off, and the subgrade left compacted and ready.
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Backfill and reclaim
Swimming Pool Removal
Partial or full removal explained with real numbers, then backfilled in compacted lifts so the yard does not dish two winters later.
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Slope and drainage
Land Grading
Ground reshaped so water leaves the property, with every low point connected to an outlet water is actually permitted to reach.
Read about this serviceWhy clients keep calling back
Six habits that keep projects from going backward
None of these are positioning. They are the specific practices that stop a schedule from slipping and a budget from moving.
We measure before we move material
Elevations get shot, depths get checked as we dig, and slopes get verified against your plan. Earthwork that is not measured is earthwork that gets redone.
Nothing gets dug before it is located
Every excavation starts with a USA North 811 ticket and hand verification near marks. It is the slow way, and it is why we have not turned a dig into a utility repair.
One crew from teardown to grade
The team that drops the structure loads the debris and shapes the pad. No waiting on a second contractor, no arguments about who left what behind.
Equipment sized to your access
Compact machines reach backyards through standard gates. You should not be paying to remove fencing so an oversized excavator can get to the work.
The site is part of the deliverable
Nails raked, rebar pulled, spoil hauled, street swept. What we leave behind is what the next trade has to start on.
Conditions reported when we find them
Rock, groundwater, buried debris, undocumented fill — documented with photos and priced before extra work happens, never after.
On site
What the work looks like
Twelve situations we handle week to week across the East Bay. Swipe, or use the arrows.
How a job runs
Five steps, in this order, every time
No estimate happens over the phone alone, and no extra work happens before you have approved it in writing.
Site visit and measurement
We walk the property with you, measure what matters, check access and pinch points, and identify what stays. No estimate happens over the phone alone.
Written estimate
You get a fixed price with the scope spelled out and the assumptions it rests on — what is included, what is not, and what would change the number.
Permits and locating
We tell you which permits and disconnects your address requires, place the 811 ticket, and schedule around the inspections that gate the work.
Execution
Protection goes in, the work is sequenced so machine traffic stays on solid ground, and material is sorted as it comes out to keep disposal costs down.
Cleanout and walk-through
Debris hauled, subgrade graded and compacted, site swept, and a final walk with you before the equipment leaves the property.
Service area
Working within 20 miles of San Pablo
The radius is deliberate. It keeps our equipment close, our response times short, and our knowledge of local soil, inspectors, and disposal facilities specific rather than general.
San Pablo
Our home base. Same-day site visits, and equipment that is already in the neighborhood when you call.
Richmond
Older housing stock and industrial parcels: garage teardowns, slab removal, and drainage correction on lots built long before current codes.
El Cerrito
Hillside lots with tight side-yard access, where compact machines and careful staging decide whether a project is even feasible.
El Sobrante
Unincorporated county parcels with room to work — pads, access roads, and grading on larger properties.
Pinole
Fence lines, patio slabs, and yard regrades on the tract neighborhoods above Interstate 80.
Hercules
Newer subdivisions where drainage between closely spaced homes is the recurring problem we are asked to solve.
Albany
Small lots and narrow driveways. Nearly every job here is a question of access before it is a question of scope.
Berkeley
Backyard excavation, foundation digs, and pool removals reached through standard gates with compact equipment.
Also serving Emeryville, Oakland, Orinda, Vallejo.
San Pablo, CA
Google Maps embed pending the client's verified Business Profile listing. Coverage runs roughly 20 miles in every direction.
Client feedback
What clients say about the handoff
The comment we hear most is about the condition of the site when we leave it.
Gallery
Eight jobs, eight different problems
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We give ranges over the phone and firm numbers after a site visit. Earthwork pricing depends on access, soil, thickness, and haul distance, and none of those can be assessed reliably from a description. The visit is free and usually takes under half an hour.
About twenty miles from San Pablo, which covers Richmond, El Cerrito, Pinole, Hercules, El Sobrante, Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland, Orinda, and Vallejo. Larger projects further out are worth a phone call — the radius is about efficiency, not a hard boundary.
Yes. We carry the insurance appropriate to demolition and excavation work, and a certificate can be issued to you or your general contractor before we mobilize. Ask for it — it is a reasonable thing to require of anyone bringing a machine onto your property.
We tell you precisely which permits, disconnects, and inspections your address and scope require, and we schedule the work around them. Property owners typically pull residential permits themselves or through their general contractor, and we coordinate directly with your city inspector once the work is underway.
Regularly. Demolition, excavation, trenching, and grading are the earthwork phases most GCs subcontract, and we are comfortable working to a plan set, a schedule, and an inspection calendar we did not create. Insurance documentation and lien releases are routine on our side.
From the field notes
Guides written from actual job sites
Permits, methods, and materials, explained the way we explain them on an estimate visit.
Demolition Permits in the East Bay: What to Settle Before the Machine Arrives
A teardown rarely stalls because of the machine. It stalls because a utility disconnect was requested three weeks too late. Here is the sequence that works.
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Partial or Full Pool Removal: How to Choose Without Regretting It
Partial removal costs less and is often the right call. It also permanently changes what you can build there. The choice deserves ten minutes of thought.
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Picking a Dumpster Size That Does Not Come Back to Bite You
The mistake is not ordering a container that is too small. It is ordering one that is too big for concrete and hitting the weight limit half full.
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Tell us what needs to come out, or what needs to be dug
Free site visit, a written fixed price, and a straight answer about what your address needs in the way of permits and disconnects.
Get in touch
Reach us directly
Calls are answered during working hours by someone who can actually scope your job. Email if it is easier — photos and dimensions help.
- Phone(510) 277-6570
- Based inSan Pablo, CA · 20-mile service radius
- HoursMon–Sat 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Serving the East Bay
Richmond, El Cerrito, Pinole, Hercules, El Sobrante, Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland, Orinda, and Vallejo.