Foundation digs, trenching, grading, pool excavations and small demolitions for homeowners and builders across Guelph. Fixed quotes, utility locates arranged on every job, and machines sized to your site — not whatever was on the trailer.
Get a Fixed QuoteFrom a weekend-sized trench to a full foundation dig — quoted flat where possible, hourly where it's fairer to you.
Full basement excavations, addition footings and frost-wall digs — to grade, to spec, ready for forms.
Water, hydro, gas-prep, drainage and conduit trenches — straight, to depth, bedded and backfilled right.
Re-grading yards that pond and slope toward foundations — the cheapest fix for chronic wet basements.
Precision digs for fibreglass and vinyl pools, plus ponds and water features — over-dig kept to a minimum.
Dig anywhere in Guelph and you'll meet our local geology fast: clay-loam topsoil over hard glacial till, with limestone bedrock surprisingly shallow in spots (ask anyone who's dug near the Speed River escarpment). Knowing where the rock and the water table sit is the difference between an accurate quote and a "well, we hit something" invoice.
Every job starts with Ontario One Call locates — no exceptions, it's the law and it's your gas line. Machines range from a 1.7-tonne mini that fits through a 42-inch gate to full-size excavators for foundation work.
We serve: Guelph, Puslinch, Cambridge, Rockwood, Fergus, Elora, Morriston and surrounding Wellington County communities.
Mini-excavator with operator: $120–$180/hour. Full-size machine: $180–$280/hour. Defined jobs (trench, pool dig, foundation) get a flat quote so weather and surprises are our problem, not yours.
Yes — legally, for any mechanical digging. Ontario One Call is free and takes about 5 business days. We arrange it on every job; never let anyone dig your property without it.
Usually. Our smallest machine needs 42 inches of clearance. Tighter than that, options are removing a fence panel or craning over — both routine.
Your call: spread and graded on site, piled for your use, or hauled and tipped. Haulage and tipping fees are itemized in the quote — clean fill and contaminated soil are very different costs.
Different tools for different jobs. Hydrovac (which our network also offers) is for daylighting utilities and digging where a bucket can't safely go. Conventional excavation moves volume economically. Plenty of jobs use both.
Tell us about the job and we'll get back to you within one business day.