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We bring a mini-excavator and skid steer to tight and phased commercial sites. We grade, fix drainage, dig trenches and footings, and prepare the ground for hardscape and walls.
Prequalification documents available on requestCompact machines fit through gates, between buildings and beside finished surfaces.
We set grades to the plan’s elevations and falls. Trenches and footings are dug to the drawings, with Soil that has been dug out of a trench or excavation. kept back from the edge.
Accessible path checker: for designers and owners planning an outdoor path. Checks width and slopes. Takes 1 minute.
For budgeting soil volume and truckloads. Takes 1 minute.
Volume in the ground 75.0 m³
Volume once dug (loose) 97.5 m³ – 105.0 m³
Approx. truckloads 10–11
Soil grows by about 30–40% once dug. Midpoint 35% is a planning reference; loads are calculated from the full range.Protect excavations deeper than 1.2 m before entry; keep spoil and equipment at least 1 m back.
Estimate only. Final quantities come from your drawings and a site visit. Not legal or engineering advice. Notice of Project guide ↗Volume = length × width × depth. Loose volume multiplies by the material swell range. Truckloads round up by truck capacity.
Next: confirm the drawings, protection and hauling plan.
For checking a planned rise or fall over a distance. Takes 30 seconds.
2.0% · 1:50. Your grading plan governs.
Slope = elevation change in metres ÷ horizontal distance × 100.
Next: check the grades against the approved grading plan.
For crews and GCs. Compare two ways to protect a trench before anyone enters.
Protect excavations deeper than 1.2 m before entry; keep spoil and equipment at least 1 m back. Your designer sets the protection for the actual soil and depth.
This is a diagram, not a design calculation. Both options show the required 1 m setback for spoil and equipment.
Next: confirm the protection method before entry.
Protect excavations deeper than 1.2 m before entry; keep spoil and equipment at least 1 m back.
Workers can't enter an excavation deeper than 1.2 m unless its walls are sloped, shored or protected by a trench box. Keep spoil (dug-out soil) and equipment at least 1 m back from the edge.
O. Reg. 213/91 ↗A A form filed with Ontario’s Ministry of Labour before certain construction projects start. is generally needed for qualifying cost, trench or retaining-structure work.
You generally need a Notice of Project if any of these is true:
The project leader has the main excess-soil duties; check reuse-planning and disposal exemptions and keep hauling records.
Under O. Reg. 406/19, the project leader — usually the owner or developer — has the main duties.
Grading, filling or topsoil removal may require a Site Alteration Permit under By-law 19-286; confirm with the City.
Short summaries for planning. Check them against the current rules, your municipality’s conditions and your design professional.
We focus on mini-excavator and skid-steer work: grading, drainage, trenching, footings and subgrade prep. Mass excavation for buildings is outside our scope.
Yes, with protection. Workers can't enter an excavation deeper than 1.2 m unless its walls are sloped, shored or protected by a trench box. Keep spoil (dug-out soil) and equipment at least 1 m back from the edge.
Usually the owner or developer. Ontario calls them the 'project leader' (O. Reg. 406/19). We flag expected volumes during scoping and ask who handles destinations and records.
Yes. We set grades to the grading plan’s elevations and falls.
Send the drawings and site details. We’ll confirm scope before pricing.
