Excavating Contractor in Goodells, MI
Goodells is a community in Wales Township, near the middle of St. Clair County and about 16 miles from the Elite Excavating LLC yard in Capac.
- Free on-site estimates
- Owner-run by George
- Based in Capac, MI
Working in Goodells
Goodells is an unincorporated community in the northern part of Wales Township, centred on Goodells and Morris roads. The Goodells ZIP code, 48027, covers the whole township, so a Goodells address can be anywhere from the village crossroads to farm ground miles out.
I-69 runs past on its way to Port Huron, and exit 189 at Wales Center Road is the Goodells exit. Lapeer Road, the old M-21, runs through as well. For the equipment coming from Capac, that makes Goodells an easy run down the freeway.
Elite Excavating LLC is owner-operated. George walks the job, gives you the price and runs the machine himself. Around Goodells that mostly means work on acreage: land clearing, gravel driveways and pole barn pads.
County park and fairgrounds country
Goodells County Park, on County Park Drive close to I-69 and Lapeer Road, is the home of the St. Clair County 4-H Youth and Agricultural Fair. The park also holds the St. Clair Farm Museum in the historic barns of the old County Farm. That says a lot about the ground around it: open fields, farmsteads, long drives and outbuildings, with woodlots and fence rows between them.
On ground like that the jobs are clearing a grown-in fence row, cutting in a drive to a new building site, building a pad for a barn and shaping the yard so water leaves it.
Drives, ditches and the road commission
Outside the crossroads, a new drive usually crosses a road ditch with a culvert. St. Clair County sends residents to the St. Clair County Road Commission for a culvert in a road ditch, and to the St. Clair County Drain Commissioner for a county drain away from the road. Both offices are at 21 Airport Drive in St. Clair Township. Check with them before the drive goes in. The culvert and approach are part of the driveway job.
Wet ground and grading
Flat farm ground holds water, and a yard or building site that sits low stays wet into late spring. The fix starts with the grade: shoot it, cut it and send the water somewhere it can go. Pipe is added only where the ground needs it. Brush and scrub along the field edges can be taken back on the same visit with brush hogging or forestry mulching.
Getting a price in Goodells
The estimate is free. George comes out, walks the job with you and gives you a number before any work starts. Small jobs are quoted the same way as big ones. Call (989) 702-2426 or send the contact form with the address. Nearby, the company also works in Emmett, Capac, St. Clair and Port Huron.
What we get called for
- Land clearing on Wales Township acreage
- Brush hogging and forestry mulching
- Gravel driveways and culverts
- Pole barn and garage pads
- Yard grading and drainage
- Stone, topsoil and fill delivered
St. Clair County service pages
Work like yours, up close
Every photo here is from a real Elite Excavating job. See more recent work.
Questions from Goodells.
Not seeing yours? Call (989) 702-2426 and ask George, or read the guides.
- Cost GuideWhat Land Clearing Costs in Michigan, and Why It Varies
- GuideSite Prep for a New Home on a Rural Michigan Lot
- GuideForestry Mulching vs Land Clearing on Michigan Property
- GuideLand Clearing Permits in Michigan: Who to Call Before You Start
- GuideThe Right Time of Year to Clear Land in Michigan
- Cost GuideWhat a Gravel Driveway Costs in Michigan, and Why It Varies
Do you cover all of Wales Township, or just Goodells?
All of it. The 48027 ZIP covers the whole township, and any of it is a short run from the Capac yard, about 16 miles to Goodells.
Who approves a driveway culvert on a Wales Township road?
For a culvert in a county road ditch, St. Clair County points residents to the St. Clair County Road Commission. Check with them before the drive is cut in.
Can you clear a building site near Goodells and build the pad too?
Yes. Clearing, topsoil stripping and the pad can all be priced on one walk-through and done as one job.
Do you deliver stone or topsoil in Goodells without other work?
Yes. Material can be delivered on its own, or delivered and spread while the machine is on site.
Other towns we cover.
Goodells is part of the St. Clair County work. See the full service area.
Nearby communities
Kimball Township
St. Clair County
ViewNearbyColumbus Township
St. Clair County
ViewNearbyAvoca
St. Clair County
ViewNearbyEmmett
St. Clair County
ViewNo mystery, no surprise invoice.
Walk the job
George comes out, looks at the ground with you and talks through what it actually needs.
A number before work starts
You get a price for the job in front of you, not a rate and a shrug.
The machine shows up
The equipment arrives when it was said it would, and the work runs start to finish.
Left clean
Ruts knocked down, ground graded, debris gone. The site is finished, not abandoned.
Free estimate in Goodells.
Send the details and he will come out, walk the job with you and give you a number before anything starts. If it is easier to talk it through, call him.
Capac, Michigan · St. Clair, Lapeer and Macomb counties
Free estimate. A real number.
Call George. He walks the job with you and gives you a price before any work starts.