Land Clearing
We clear wooded lots and acreage for a new house or a pasture. The stumps come out with the trees, and the brush is hauled off.
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JRC Construction is an excavation contractor based in Burlington, North Carolina. We dig and move dirt for homeowners and landowners within about 55 miles of town. Septic system installation leads our dirt work, and excavation covers the rest of the digging on a lot. The same equipment digs the sites for our own home builds.
Excavation is the dirt work that comes first on a new build. It can start with land clearing, then cut and fill to bring the site to the height on the plan. We look at the job and put a free quote in writing. Call or text (336) 516-7170 to set a time.
Tell us about the septic system, lot, driveway, teardown or home project and where it is. We look at the job and put your free quote in writing.
A house needs a level spot to sit on, and cut and fill makes one. Dirt from the high side of the lot fills the low side. Then land grading shapes the yard so rain runs away from the house.
Footings are their own dig. Footing excavation opens the trenches the footings sit in, dug to the plan and ready for the inspection. A detached garage or a shop goes through the same steps on a smaller footprint.
Septic work is excavation too: a hole for the tank and trenches for the drain lines. The same equipment builds the gravel driveway that reaches the house.
Burlington sits in the Piedmont, and the federal soil survey shows clay under the topsoil across most of Alamance County. The most common soil in the county, the Cullen series, has a red clay subsoil. Wet clay turns soft and sticky, and heavy machines can rut it.
The survey rates two other common soils here, Enon and Helena, high for shrink and swell. It also lists both as limited for house sites because of that. Helena soils can also have a seasonal water table 18 to 30 inches down from January to April.
On those lots, the time of year can change how a dig goes. We look at the ground before we quote, so the plan fits the site.
It starts with a call or a text to (336) 516-7170. We come out to see the ground and talk through what you want built. A plat or a site plan helps if you have one. Then you get a free quote in writing.
On the day of the dig, the 811 marks are in place and the excavator works to the plan. Dirt from the cut goes where the fill needs it. Septic trenches stay open until the county inspects the system, then they get covered.
When the dig wraps up, the ground is ready for the next step, like footings or a driveway. Stumps and brush from clearing can be hauled off as part of the same job.
Call or text for a written quote. We work about 55 miles around Burlington across the Piedmont.
(336) 516-7170From the first call or text to the finished work, here is how it goes.
Call or text (336) 516-7170 with the address and the job. We set a time to come look.
We come out to see the site and how equipment gets in. On septic work, the county permit shows what goes in and where.
You get a free quote in writing, with the work spelled out. When you say yes, we set a date.
State law calls for an NC811 ticket three full working days before digging. Septic work also waits for the county's Construction Authorization.
We do the work in the quote. On a septic job, the county inspects the system before it is covered with soil.
Common questions about excavation around Burlington and the surrounding Piedmont. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
We clear wooded lots and acreage for a new house or a pasture. The stumps come out with the trees, and the brush is hauled off.
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Yard grading for drainage and site grading before a build. We shape the ground so rain runs away from the house.
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New gravel driveways and extensions for homes and land around Burlington. We also regrade worn driveways and top them with fresh crush and run.
Learn MoreLand clearing, grading, the gravel driveway and the septic system can all go on one quote. You deal with one company for all of it.
A text works as well as a call, and photos of the site help us see the job. Reach us at (336) 516-7170.
Burlington sits at the center of our service area. Septic and excavation work reaches about 55 miles out, Greensboro and Durham included.
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Read more →Tell us where the job is and what you need done. Call or text (336) 516-7170, or send the form, for a free quote.
Tell us about the septic system, lot, driveway, teardown or home project and where it is. We look at the job and put your free quote in writing.