Serving the Regional District of Nanaimo
Excavation in South Wellington
Nanaimo Excavators digs South Wellington's smaller Regional District of Nanaimo lots, where a well and a septic field usually sit close to wherever you want the hole. Your spoil still has to stand 60 centimetres back from the edge of the cut, and on a tight lot there is often nowhere on the property for it. That is why more of your quote lands in trucking than in Class 4–8 machine hours.
South Wellington's smaller lots mean a well and a neighbouring septic field can sit closer together than you'd expect. We're careful with locates and setbacks on every job.
What should you know before you dig on a smaller South Wellington lot?
We check where the well and septic field actually sit relative to where you want to dig. It's a small-lot area, and getting the setbacks right the first time avoids a redo.
What does a tighter lot change about the dig?
On a narrow property we pick the machine before we work anything else out. A standard excavator needs room to swing and somewhere to put what it takes out, and on a tight lot there often isn't a second place for the pile — so we either work in smaller passes with a mini or load and haul as we go, and that shows up in your quote as haul instead of hours. On a small lot we are fitting the spoil setback in around the driveway, the fence line and wherever the truck needs to park. We walk the lot and find where the pile can safely sit. If there's nowhere on the property for it, we tell you at the walk, before we quote.
What does excavation cost in South Wellington?
Rates here are the district rates, and a mini costs less an hour than a Class 4–8 machine, but on a small lot the mix shifts. If there is nowhere on the property for the pile, the material gets loaded and hauled as we dig, so more of your quote sits in trucking than in machine hours. A mini working in smaller passes is cheaper per hour but takes more of them. Our cost guide lists the machine classes and disposal rates behind every number we quote.
Tell us where the well and the septic field sit and where a truck can park, and we will put together a free excavation quote.
Dig work
- Site Prep & GradingClear the lot and grade the pad level, ready for forms or gravel.
- Foundation Digging & FootingsFooting and foundation digs cut to your engineer's drawings.
- Drainage, Perimeter & French DrainsFrench drains that move water away from your foundation and yard.
- Driveways & Access RoadsCompacted-base driveways and access roads built for daily traffic.
Ready for a quote on excavation in South Wellington?
We walk your property and quote it free, anywhere in the Regional District of Nanaimo.
Text or call (778) 744-3128