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Excavation in Jerome

Jerome runs to dairy and farm operations plus growing rural residential. Agricultural properties bring bigger site work — equipment pads, approach roads and drainage that has to handle real water.

We're in Jerome and the surrounding Jerome County ag ground regularly, so jobs here get real start dates rather than an open-ended wait for us to be in the area.

The most-requested work in Jerome 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.

Yellow Volvo mini excavator parked on a graded lot beside a red shed and a spare bucket
Volvo EC35C mini excavator on site with a second bucket ready to swap

Our work

Recent jobs

Footing trenches cut to grade with a laser level set on site.
Footing trenches cut to grade with a laser level set on site.
Concrete septic tank set and plumbed, inlet and outlet lines run.
Concrete septic tank set and plumbed, inlet and outlet lines run.
Deep trenches lined with filter fabric with farm fields in the distance
Drain field trenches lined with fabric on a hillside lot

Timing

When to book excavation work in Jerome

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 Jerome 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.

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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

Jerome, ID: common questions

Do you serve Jerome, ID?

Yes. Jerome is inside our regular service area out of Burley, and there's no separate travel charge on the estimate.

What kind of property do you work on in Jerome?

Jerome is mostly dairy and farm operations plus growing rural residential. Agricultural properties bring bigger site work — equipment pads, approach roads and drainage that has to handle real water.

Are you licensed to install a septic system in Jerome?

We're licensed to install basic septic systems, which covers the standard tank and drain field setup. If a site needs an engineered or alternative system, we'll tell you before taking it on.

How do I get a quote for work in Jerome?

Call or text (208) 808-9396. Excavation numbers come off the actual site — access, soil, how far dirt has to move — so we come out and look. It's free.

Serving Jerome from Burley

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Call or text for a free on-site estimate. Licensed and insured. Serving Jerome, Twin Falls, Burley and all of the Magic Valley and Southern Idaho.

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