Excavation in Filer
Filer is dairy and farm ground with a steady run of new rural residential. Acreage lots need septic systems, gravel driveways and building pads, and the farms need trenching and grading that handles irrigation water.
We work Filer and western Twin Falls County regularly, so a job here is scheduled, not squeezed in when we happen to be passing.
The most-requested work in Filer is septic system installation on acreage and new builds, followed by gravel driveways and approaches and pads for shops and barns. New construction brings foundation and basement dig-outs and water, sewer and power trenches. For lots that have gotten away from someone, we do brush mowing and land clearing, regrading to move water away from buildings, and tear-down and haul-off of old sheds, fences and slabs.
What we do
Excavation services in Filer
- 01Septic System Installation in FilerLicensed to install basic septic systems — tank set, drain field trenched, and the site put back the way it should be.
- 02Gravel Driveways & Driveway Prep in FilerNew gravel driveways, approaches and parking areas — cut, based, crowned and rocked so they shed water instead of holding it.
- 03Building Pads & Site Prep in FilerShop, barn, home and outbuilding pads cut, filled in compacted lifts and finished flat to grade.
- 04Foundation & Basement Excavation in FilerFooting trenches, basement holes and foundation backfill — dug to grade, with clean walls the concrete crew can work in.
- 05Trenching & Utility Lines in FilerWater, sewer, power, gas and irrigation trenches cut to depth, bedded properly and backfilled without wrecking the yard.
- 06Land Clearing & Brush Mowing in FilerOvergrown lots knocked down and cleared — brush mowing, weed removal, and stripping ground back to workable dirt.
- 07Grading & Drainage in FilerRough and finish grading, lot leveling, and moving water away from buildings before it does damage.
- 08Small Demolition & Debris Haul-Off in FilerSheds, outbuildings, fences and concrete slabs torn out, loaded and hauled off - the site left clean and ready for the next job.
Our work
Recent jobs
Timing
When to book excavation work in Filer
Idaho ground has a season for everything. Spring brings mud and high water, so that is when drainage and grading problems show themselves and when trenches want to wait a few weeks. Summer is the working season for pads, foundations, driveways and septic installs, and the schedule fills up fastest. Fall is the last window for septic and foundation work before the frost sets, and it is the time to fix the driveway and the drainage before winter finds them. Winter work is limited to what can be done in frozen ground, which is not nothing - clearing, demolition and some grading carry on - but anything that needs a perc test or a compacted lift waits for thaw. In Filer that calendar runs about like it does everywhere else in the valley, with the east side freezing a little earlier and thawing a little later.
Estimates
Free on-site estimates, in writing
Four things set the price on excavation work. We walk the property, look at all four, and hand you one written number before anything gets dug.
- AccessCan the excavator and dump trailer get to the work without wrecking the yard? Tight lots and soft ground add time.
- Soil and rockMagic Valley ground goes from sandy loam to basalt a foot down. Rock changes the machine, the pace and the price.
- Haul-off and materialsDirt hauled away, gravel and road base hauled in, concrete to the recycler. Distance to the pit or the dump sets the cost.
- Permits and locatesSeptic permits, inspections and utility locates are part of the job and part of the estimate, not an add-on at the end.
How it works
Four steps, no surprises
- 01Call or text
Tell us what you need done and where. Photos of the site help, and a rough sketch of what you have in mind helps more.
- 02We walk the site
Free on-site estimate. We look at access, slope, soil, what is buried and where the water goes, then give you a written number.
- 03Locates and permits
Utility locates are called before any digging. Septic permits and inspections are scheduled with the health district.
- 04Dug, graded, cleaned up
The work gets done to grade, compacted where it needs to be, and the site is raked back so it is ready for whoever comes next.
Questions
Filer, ID: common questions
Do you serve Filer, ID?
Yes. Filer is on our scheduled route out of Burley. We are honest about lead time for the farther towns and there is no separate travel charge on the estimate.
What kind of property do you work on in Filer?
Filer is dairy and farm ground with a steady run of new rural residential. Acreage lots need septic systems, gravel driveways and building pads, and the farms need trenching and grading that handles irrigation water.
Are you licensed to install septic systems?
Yes - licensed for basic septic systems, permitted and inspected through the health district. Engineered and alternative systems are outside that license and we say so up front.
Do you give free estimates?
Yes. On-site, in writing, with no obligation.
Serving Filer from Burley
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Call or text for a free on-site estimate. Licensed and insured. Serving Filer, Twin Falls, Burley and all of the Magic Valley and Southern Idaho.