Sherbrooke & the Eastern Townships
The price changes when the ground does
Bedrock at seven feet, a water table nobody expected, old fill under a slab. It happens. What separates contractors is what they do at that exact moment — keep digging and hand you the bill, or stop and call.
What we dig
Twelve services, one machine yard
Most of them end up on the same job site anyway — you rarely install a septic field without clearing first, or a foundation without grading afterward.
Foundation excavation
Digging the foundation pit for a house or an addition, with stable walls, a laser-levelled bottom and
Weeping tile
Exposing the foundation, installing or replacing the perimeter drain on a clean stone bed, with membrane
Septic system installation
Tank and treatment field compliant with Quebec's Q-2, r.22 regulation, built from a qualified
Driveway construction
Excavation, a compacted granular base built in lifts and a drainage profile, ready for asphalt, pavers
Grading and land levelling
Shaping the ground to move water away from foundations, correct a low spot or prepare a lot before
Concrete demolition
Hydraulic breaker on slabs, patios, retaining walls and old foundations, with steel sorted out and
Utility trenching
Trenches for electrical, water, gas or fibre at the required depths, with a sand bed and backfill
Land clearing and stump removal
Clearing a lot, pulling stumps with the full root system, and bringing the ground back to grade once
Ditch and culvert
Digging and reprofiling ditches, installing or replacing culverts at the right diameter and slope, with
Retaining wall and riprap
Holding back a slope with angular stone blocks, on a granular footing, with drainage behind the wall and
Pool excavation
Digging the pit for an inground pool to the manufacturer's dimensions, with water table management
Access road
Opening and building a road on a rural or wooded lot: stripping, granular base, culverts and drainage
How we work
A quote that says what it assumes
Every excavation price rests on an assumption about what is under the surface. Most quotes never state it, which is why so many jobs end at a number nobody recognizes. Ours states it, and states what happens if it turns out to be wrong.
- Info-Excavation request filed on every job, at no charge to you
- Estimated volume, assumed soil and truck trips written in the quote
- We stop and call before any change that moves the price
- Backfill compacted in lifts, never pushed in all at once
- Machinery transport already included in the quoted price
Coverage
Nine towns, four regional counties
The ground is not the same across this territory. Granite near the surface at Lac-Mégantic, heavy clay along the Saint-François, a high water table on the Magog shoreline.
Reviews
What clients say about the surprises
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They hit bedrock at seven feet, which nobody had anticipated. Instead of pushing on and handing me the bill afterward, they stopped, called, laid out the two options and waited for my decision.
Waterfront lot, high water table, everyone told me it would be complicated. They showed up with a pump and a dewatering plan. The bottom of the excavation stayed dry from start to finish.
The job cost more than the original quote because of the granite, but the difference was documented and approved before the work. No surprises at the end, and that is what matters.
Full septic system. They worked from the characterization study without ever trying to cut a corner. The municipal permit went through on the first submission.
My basement had taken water for three springs. The drain was crushed over twelve feet. They redid it with clean stone and a membrane. Two springs later, still dry.
The backfill was compacted in lifts rather than pushed in all at once like the previous contractor did. My garage slab has not moved a millimetre after two winters.
Articles
Read this before anyone digs
Before you dig: the free call that prevents a disaster
Info-Excavation locates buried utilities at no charge, but the request takes three business days. Here is what it covers and what it leaves out.
How deep to dig: the frost line decides, not the drawing
A footing placed above the frost depth heaves every winter. In the Townships the required depth changes from one municipality to the next.
Six signs your weeping tile has stopped draining
Water in the basement shows up last. The other five signs appear months earlier, and that is when the work costs the least.