Grading and Excavation
What are Grading and Excavation?
Grading and Land Excavation are two separate processes often combined to level land on a site in preparation for a construction project. Excavation involves digging and moving the earth and removing excess material, boulders, trees, and other such debris during the excavation process. If the plot requires earthmoving, excavation is the first step in land preparation.
Grading starts when the land is relatively free of obstacles once excavation work has been completed. Grading work is carried out to ensure a level base or a specific slope on a site. For example, a base course for a road, foundations of a building site or surface drainage.
Grading involves professionals who understand how land reacts to different environmental conditions. For example, they know what slope a site needs to direct rainwater away from the construction site. In addition, a skilled team is needed who are experienced in using heavy plant equipment and sophisticated measuring appliances like GPS or laser systems to measure the ground and understand its grading.
Every property requires a different grading and excavation approach, and at ECL, we always formulate a customised plan for each scheme.
Factors That Determine Our Choice of Grading and Excavation Method:
Development Scheme Size
Erosion Control Requirements
Heavy Plant Machinery Needed
Site Debris such as rocks, bushes, trees etc
Without proper excavation and grading, a construction project will face many obstacles and may result in an unsafe work environment and buildings.
Our Services include:
- Deep bulk excavations suited to basement constructions
- Surveys and volumetric calculations
- Ground profiles
- Cut and fill
- Re-engineering and stabilising fills
ECL are one of the biggest civil engineering companies within Bedfordshire. We are currently invested in several of the UK’s residential infrastructure projects working with leading residential and commercial developers, local authorities, landowner groups and consultant Project Managers.
With our self-delivery model and the latest technology, we have raised productivity and are delivering infrastructure schemes quicker than ever before.