Excavation
All Star Wrecking digs and backfills foundation holes for new houses and additions, cuts trenches and digs ponds. We are based in Monroe and dig across Fairfield County.
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You bought the land and it is all woods. Before a house can go up, the lot has to be opened and the ground made ready. That is site work: the trees and stumps out, the driveway cut in, the foundation dug and the yard graded. All Star Wrecking does that work for homeowners and builders across Fairfield County.
The job runs in order. Land clearing comes first, then the driveway route, then the foundation excavation and the backfill. Utility trenches, the final grade and seed finish the lot. One contractor carries it from woods to a graded yard, and we come out of Monroe.
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Site preparation on a new home lot follows a set order. The lot gets opened where the house, the driveway and the yard will sit. Trees come down, stumps come out and the ground is shaped to the plan.
The gravel driveway usually goes in early, because trucks need a way in that holds up in the rain. The route is cut, the topsoil is stripped and a gravel base is placed and shaped. A new driveway that meets a state highway needs a permit from the state Department of Transportation. On a town road the town sets what it wants where the driveway meets the pavement.
Then the foundation hole is dug and the spoil is stacked for backfill. Once the foundation is in and the builder releases it, we backfill around the walls. The utility trenches go in while the ground is still open, and the lot finishes with the final grade and seed.
Connecticut defines wetlands by soil type, not by standing water. The state statute names soils that are poorly drained, very poorly drained, alluvial or floodplain. A dry looking patch of woods can still be regulated wetland, so a licensed soil scientist flags the lines first.
Digging, grading and filling inside a wetland or near a watercourse need a permit from the town inland wetlands agency. Each town sets its own review area around the wetland line. Those approvals come from the town office, not from us. We tell you what your town will ask for and line the work up around it.
Connecticut also asks for an erosion and sediment control plan once a job disturbs more than half an acre. A single family house that is not part of a subdivision is exempt from that rule. Past an acre of disturbed ground, the state stormwater permit applies as well. Erosion controls like silt fence go in before the machines start.
Builders usually bring the site work contractor in before anyone else. Most new home lots come with an engineer's site plan and stakes set by a licensed surveyor. We dig to those stakes and to the elevations on the plan. When the builder needs the hole open on a date, the clearing and the driveway get scheduled back from it.
Fairfield County ground is glacial till over rock. Boulders, ledge close to the surface and old stone walls turn up on wooded lots. Ledge changes what a foundation hole or a trench takes, so we look for it when we price the job. Connecticut's building code puts the frost line at 42 inches, so the foundation has to get below it.
Call Before You Dig is free and it is the law in Connecticut. The notice goes in at least two full working days ahead and no more than thirty days ahead. Lines a homeowner buried, like a feed to a barn, are not marked. Tell us where those run.
Free estimates and site visits across Monroe and the rest of Fairfield County.
(412) 944-9931From the first call to a flat, finished lot, here is how it goes.
Call (412) 944-9931 and tell us what has to come down or get dug out. We ask what is on the lot and how you want it left.
We come out and go over the job with you: the building, the access, where the debris goes. Slope, ledge and wet ground all change how a job gets done.
You get the work, the hauling and the finished grade spelled out in writing. Nothing gets scheduled until you say go.
The demolition permit comes from the town building official, and the town wants the utility disconnects confirmed first. We tell you what your town will ask for and line the job up around it. Call Before You Dig marks the public lines before any digging starts.
The debris is hauled away, the cellar hole is filled to grade and the ground is left flat. We go over the finished site with you before we pull off the job.
Common questions about site work across Monroe and the rest of Fairfield County. If yours is not here, call and ask.
All Star Wrecking digs and backfills foundation holes for new houses and additions, cuts trenches and digs ponds. We are based in Monroe and dig across Fairfield County.
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We clear whole lots and single sections with excavators, from the trees down to the stumps. The wood and brush are hauled off and the ground is left ready for the next step.
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We cut new gravel driveways in through wooded and sloped lots, then build the base and crown the surface. Rutted and washed out driveways are rebuilt from the ground up.
Learn MoreThe base is Monroe. We work across Fairfield County and the towns just over the New Haven County line.
The company came out of general construction, from commercial buildings to water main work for cities and towns. Knowing how a building went up shapes how it comes down.
The teardown, the digging, the clearing and the final grade all come from the same company. One number to call while the lot is being worked.
We come look at the site, then put the work and the price in writing. Call (412) 944-9931 to set one up.
Gravel driveway cost in Connecticut: published per square foot and per ton ranges, worked examples by size, and what really drives the price.
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Published cost guides put Connecticut land clearing near $500 to $6,155 an acre. See what drives the price in Fairfield County. Call (412) 944-9931.
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Read more →Tell us what has to come down, get dug or get cleared, and how you want the lot left. Call (412) 944-9931 or send the form and we will set up a look at the site.
Tell us about the job. We will get right back to you.