Excavation Contractor in Columbia County & Northern Dutchess
From breaking ground on a new home to cutting in a driveway, fixing drainage, or clearing a lot, Oakley Builders & Excavation is your local, fully insured excavation contractor for Columbia County and northern Dutchess. We’re family-owned in Pine Plains, rated 5.0 stars on Google, and glad to come walk your property and give you a free, accurate quote.
Full-Service Excavation & Site Work
One crew handles the dirt work from the first tree to the final grade. We clear the lot, cut in the driveway, dig the foundation and footings, trench for utilities, fix the drainage and shape the ground so water runs away from the house. You are not chasing three different outfits and hoping they show up in the right order.
Travis runs every job himself. When a project needs more hands, insured operators come in under him, so you still have one person to call from start to finish. Text photos and the property address for a free ballpark within 24 hours, and the firm written price follows a site visit.
Excavation questions we get a lot
Q: What kind of excavation work do you do?
A: Site prep for new homes, garages, and additions; foundation and footing digs; driveways; grading and drainage; land clearing; utility trenching; septic excavation; and pond work — all across Columbia County and northern Dutchess.
Q: How much will my excavation project cost?
A: Every job is different — soil, access, slope, and how much material has to move all change the price — so we don’t publish a flat number. You’ll get a free, accurate quote after we’ve seen the site.
Q: Are you insured?
A: Yes. Oakley Builders & Excavation is fully insured, and we’re happy to provide a certificate of insurance.
Q: Do you handle permits and utility markouts?
A: We call in the 811 markout before we dig, every time. Permits are a different thing – most of what we do doesn’t need one, and when it does it has usually been pulled before we start. We can point you in the right direction, but the permit is the property owner’s to pull, not ours.
Our excavation services include:
Our excavation crews handle the full range of dirt work — stripping and prepping a site, digging foundations and footings, cutting in driveways, shaping grade so water runs away from the house, trenching for utilities, and getting pads ready for new homes, garages, and barns. We work throughout Columbia County and northern Dutchess County, NY — including Pine Plains, Millerton, Millbrook, Stanfordville, Rhinebeck, Red Hook, Milan, Tivoli, Pleasant Valley, Hudson, Chatham, and Copake. Whatever the project, we’ll come look at the site and give you a straight, free quote.
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Tell Us More About Your Project And We Will Get You An Estimate Quickly
Text photos and the address. Travis texts back an honest range, usually within 24 hours. No charge.
Site visits happen on Fridays. Straight price in writing — no hidden fees.
On time, with the right equipment for the job.
Left better than we found it.
One call covers the whole job. Free ballpark within 24 hours. On-site estimates happen on Fridays.