I’ve done a number of projects for this customer over six months including clearing dead trees, trenching, constructing French/ag drains, general excavation, and a large spoon drain as they renovate and landscape their property. This project was to excavate and sculpt a spoon drain along one of the boundaries of…
Trench for planting trees
This customer needed a trench dug on their property so they that they could plant a hedge. The block was quite steep and it was raining on and off making it slippery, so I had to be very careful to avoid the risk of rolling the excavator. It was a…
Building an absorption trench
I was delighted to be called back to help out a customer I saw last year with a new project. They needed a modest absorption trench constructed, so we got busy and dug a twenty meter trench, then laid in slotted ag pipe and covered it with a couple of…
Excavating for a concrete driveway
I’m always happy to work with other tradesmen. On this project the customer needed their driveway widened, so under the direction of the concreter (Roodenrys Concreting Group) I removed the grass and top soil to a depth of 100mm. We then graded the site to a flat finish ready for…
Tree stump removal on a steep block
When you are clearing land to build, you are going to need to remove the tree stumps. It’s not an easy task as trees really hold onto the ground hard. Smaller stumps can be excavated and removed reasonably easily – like these ones. But when the stumps are bigger than…
Round yard construction
This project required me to level off and dress the ground for a round yard and improve the drainage of the area around it. The first task was to strip the grass and top soil off the site to create a stable base for the fill to stand on. I…
Building a grey water absorption trench
Part two of the project for this client was cutting a twenty meter level trench to absorb grey water. The soil was a mix of sand and clay with a lot of organic matter as well, so apart from the odd patches with some rock, it made for easy digging…
Draining a soggy field
This client needed help constructing a French drain/ag drain to drain a soggy field on their beautiful property in the Southern Highlands. We cut a long trench through the effected area with a “herring bone” at the top to catch the sub-surface water and deliver it to the dam below.…