Edison, NJ · North Middlesex Earthwork
Edison Excavation: Excavating, Site Grading & Lot Clearing for Edison, NJ Homes.
Edison Excavation handles footing digs, grading, drainage, lot clearing, and bulk material drops for homeowners in Edison and the neighboring north Middlesex County towns. The equipment runs from a tracked skid steer that slips through a backyard gate up to a telehandler and a dump truck, so a postwar ranch lot and a wooded half acre both get the right machine. Site visits by appointment.
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No obligation. A written price follows the site walk.
- Licensed & Insured
- NJ One Call Before Every Dig
- Gate-Width to 5-Ton Machines
- Edison & North Middlesex
Firm Written Prices
The written price after the site walk is the price you pay, and NJ One Call marks the utilities before any digging starts.
Residential Earthwork in Edison
Each service below is its own page with the scope, process, and common questions. The common thread is care for the yard around the dig.
Footing & Foundation Digging
Footings for additions, garages, pool houses, and sheds, cut to the plans and ready for the concrete crew.
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Brush, overgrowth, and stumps removed selectively, with the good trees left standing.
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Grading & Site Preparation
Yard grading and compacted sub-base for patios, pool decks, driveways, and flat lawns.
View ServiceMature Tree Planting
Large balled-and-burlapped trees set by machine. Privacy and shade right away, not a decade from now.
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Small Jobs & Tight-Access Digs
Backyard excavation through a 36-inch gate. The small jobs larger outfits never call back on.
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French Drain Installation
Exterior French drains done properly: fabric, washed stone, perforated pipe, and an outlet that works.
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Yard Drainage Fixes
Water sitting in the yard? We find the source first, then build the fix that fits it.
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Driveway Dig-Outs & Gravel Driveways
Failed driveways excavated and rebuilt from the base, finished in gravel or prepped for your paver.
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Inground Pool Digs
Pool excavation to your builder's dig sheet, with access and spoil planned before the first scoop.
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Demolition & Haul-Away
Houses, garages, interiors, commercial buildings, sheds, and decks taken down, hauled away, and graded flat.
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Inground pools broken up, filled in compacted lifts, and graded back to usable lawn.
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Utility Trenching
Trenches for water, sewer, electric, and gas lines, opened, bedded, and backfilled. Your licensed trade connects.
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Septic Excavation & Tank Digs
Tank pits, field excavation, and abandonment digs, completed to your licensed septic contractor's plan.
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Pits dug on schedule for soil logs, perc tests, and footing checks, backfilled clean once the observation is done.
View ServiceFull Stump Extraction
Stumps pulled out whole, roots included, then backfilled flush and ready for seed.
View ServiceRetaining Wall Excavation & Base
The benched cut, compacted base, and drainage that keep a wall straight.
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Gravel Shed Pads & Bases
Compacted gravel pads for sheds, barns, and hot tubs, leveled to your installer's spec.
View ServiceSnow Plowing & Removal
Snow plowing by compact track loader for commercial lots, long driveways, and private roads.
View ServiceBulk Material Delivery
Topsoil, fill, and stone dropped in your driveway
Bulk topsoil, fill dirt, sandy fill, and 3/4" clean stone delivered around Edison and north Middlesex County. Prices are posted by the yard and the ton. Call in the order to confirm the delivery fee and a drop-off window.
- Topsoil$45/yd
- Sandy / Fine Fill$30/yd
- 3/4" Clean Stone$70/ton
- Fill Dirt$15/yd
Equipment sized to your lot
Residential earthwork goes better when the machine fits the property instead of the other way around. The lineup runs from a gate-width tracked skid steer to a telehandler and a dump truck, which covers a tight ranch-house side yard and a full foundation dig with the same phone call.
Matched to the access, not the ego
The equipment list runs from a tracked skid steer narrow enough for a backyard gate to a 5-ton excavator, a telehandler, and a dump truck. The machine gets picked after we see your driveway, side yard, and scope, not before.
Built for fenced, finished yards
Plenty of Edison-area homes sit on fenced lots with a narrow strip between the house and the property line. Compact machines get through that gap, so the work can happen close to the foundation and the beds without pulling a fence panel to get in.
The lawn counts as part of the job
Ground mats go down, the travel path gets planned ahead of time, and spoil stays in one spot. Turf, trees, and pavers around the dig are treated as things to protect, and the site gets cleaned up before the machines leave.
Handed off ready
Grades set with a laser, spoil contained, the work zone swept. Whoever comes next, the concrete crew, the landscaper, or the township inspector, finds a site that is ready for them.
What happens after you call
From the site walk to the final cleanup
1. Site Walk
We visit the property by appointment, check access and any constraints, and go over your plans or what you have in mind.
2. Marking & Layout
The layout is set on the ground with laser accuracy. Depths, lines, and elevations are marked before any digging starts.
3. The Work
The right machine for the access comes in, ground protection goes down where needed, and disturbance to lawns, trees, and hardscape is kept to a minimum.
4. Clean Handover
You're left with a site ready for the next step and a yard that's still in one piece.
Recent work
Recent excavation, clearing, grading, and site work.
Service Areas
- Edison· Middlesex County
- Metuchen· Middlesex County
- Piscataway· Middlesex County
- Woodbridge· Middlesex County
- Highland Park· Middlesex County
- South Plainfield· Middlesex County
- Perth Amboy· Middlesex County
- Carteret· Middlesex County
- Rahway· Union County
- Linden· Union County
- Plainfield· Union County
- Dunellen· Middlesex County
Edison, Metuchen, Piscataway, Woodbridge, and nearby Middlesex and Union County towns north of the Raritan.
Don't see your town? Ask us →Frequently Asked Questions
Edison and the Middlesex and Union County towns around it north of the Raritan: Metuchen, Piscataway, Woodbridge (including Iselin, Colonia, and Fords), Highland Park, South Plainfield, Dunellen, Perth Amboy, Carteret, Rahway, Linden, and Plainfield. Site visits are by appointment.
In most cases, yes. The smallest machine is a tracked skid steer that goes through a standard backyard gate, which covers the fenced rear yards and tight side strips common on Edison-area lots. Bigger jobs get a larger excavator, telehandler, or dump truck. The site visit is where the access and the machine get confirmed.
Residential. Footings, clearing, grading, drainage, and planting around people's homes. Keeping to that lane is what keeps the attention on your yard and the property around the dig.
Call, or send a short note from the contact page. A time gets set to walk the property and go over access and scope, and a written plan follows by email.
Start with a walk around the yard.
No two lots drain, dig, or open up the same way. Pick a time, and the visit covers the access, what you want built or cleared, and the simplest way to get it done.
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