Residential Excavating in Port Huron & St. Clair County, MI
Work around houses people live in
Digging, backfill and dirt work on properties where the lawn, the drive and the fence all have to still be there when the machine leaves.
- Free on-site estimates
- Owner-run by George
- Based in Capac, MI
What the job covers
- Footings and foundations
- Backfill and compaction
- Ponds dug and shaped
- Tight-access excavation
- Old concrete and slabs out
- Yard put back after
Tight access is normal here
Most residential work happens between a house and a fence. The machines are sized for it, plywood and mats go down where they are needed, and the route in gets planned before anything is tracked across the yard.
The whole job, not just the hole
Digging, backfilling, compaction and the grade afterwards are one job. It ends with the ground shaped and the site cleaned up, not with a pile of dirt and a rented machine gone.
No 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.
Residential Excavating across three counties.
Based in Capac, working across St. Clair, Lapeer and Macomb counties, and further for larger jobs. See the full service area.
Residential Excavating by county
St. Clair County
Lapeer County
Macomb County
Metro Detroit
Work like yours.
Every photo here is from a real Elite Excavating job. See more recent work.
Questions about this work.
Not seeing yours? Call (989) 702-2426 and ask George, or read the guides.
- GuideMISS DIG 811: What Michigan Property Owners Need to Know Before Digging
- GuideBuilding a Pond in Michigan: What to Check Before You Dig
- GuideWhat an Excavating Contractor Does, and When to Call One
- Cost GuideWhat a Pole Barn Pad Costs, and What Changes the Price
- Cost GuideWhat Yard Leveling Costs in Michigan, and Why It Varies
- GuidePole Barn Pad Guide for St. Clair and Lapeer County Properties
Will the machine tear up my lawn?
There is always some disturbance, but the route is planned and the ground is repaired before we leave.
Do you dig ponds?
Yes — new ponds cut and shaped, and existing ones cleaned up.
Other work he takes on.
01Land Clearing
Trees, brush, scrub and stumps taken off the ground so the land underneath can be built on, farmed, fenced or mowed.
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02Brush Hogging & Forestry Mulching
Standing brush and small trees cut and mulched where they stand, leaving a clean layer on the ground instead of a pile to deal with.
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03Grading & Land Leveling
Yards, lots and building pads cut to a grade that sheds water instead of holding it — the work that decides whether everything built on top of it lasts.
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04Driveway Installation & Repair
New drives cut in, tired ones brought back, and lots resurfaced — built on a proper base and crowned so the water runs off the edges.
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05Drainage Solutions
Water moved away from foundations, yards and low spots — starting with the grade, and adding pipe only where pipe is what the ground needs.
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06Material Hauling
Stone, sand, topsoil and fill brought in — and dirt, spoil and debris taken out — with the machine already there to spread it.
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07Pole Barn Pad Prep
A level, compacted pad built to the size and elevation your builder gave you, so the barn that goes on it sits right for the life of the building.
Learn moreGet a price for residential excavating.
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.