Ewing, Mercer County
Excavation & Earthwork in Ewing, NJ
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Princeton Excavation works Ewing's tight postwar lots with the smallest machine that can do the job: driveway tear-outs, trench digs, and stump removal on streets where a full-size rig simply won't fit.
Ewing filled in fast after the war. Neighborhoods like Glendale, Parkway Village, and the blocks around The College of New Jersey are rows of Cape Cods, bungalows, and colonials on small lots, with houses close together and driveways that were poured when cars were narrower. It's a great town to own in and a tight one to dig in.
The age of the housing stock is where most of our Ewing work comes from. Driveways poured fifty or sixty years ago have settled and cracked over old fill. Sewer laterals from the same era fail and need to be exposed. Trees planted when the neighborhood was new are now stumps that take up half a small front yard. All of it is excavation work that has to happen in a few feet of side yard.
That's what our compact end of the fleet is for, and every job is owner-operated: one person, one machine, in and out with the neighbors barely noticing.
- Licensed & Insured
- Owner-Operated
- By Appointment
- Princeton-Area Specialist
Small lots, older ground
In Glendale and Parkway Village, side yards can be only a few feet wide, so the tracked mini skid steer and the 2.5–3 ton mini excavator do most of the work, small enough to slip between houses or through a gate, strong enough to break out a driveway or pull a stump. We walk the access first on every Ewing job, because the access is the job.
Toward West Trenton and Wilburtha along the D&R Canal, the housing runs a little older and the trees a little bigger, and low spots near the Shabakunk Creek drainages stay damp. Regrading, downspout runs, and trench work for failed laterals (dug clean and safe for the plumber) round out what we're typically doing on this side of the township.
Also serving nearby: Lawrenceville · West Trenton · Pennington · Trenton
Excavation services in Ewing
The same disciplines, tailored to Ewing properties.
Foundation & Footing Excavation
Clean footings for additions, garages, pool houses, and sheds, dug to spec and ready for concrete.
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Land & Lot Clearing
Brush, vegetation, and stumps cleared selectively, keeping the trees worth keeping.
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Land Grading & Site Prep
Solid sub-base and yard grading for paver patios, pool decks, driveways, and level lawns.
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Large Tree Planting
Mature, balled-and-burlapped trees set with an excavator. Privacy and shade now, not in ten years.
View Service- Tight-Access & Small-Job ExcavationBackyard digs through a 36-inch gate. The small excavation jobs big companies won't return calls about.
- French Drain InstallationExterior French drains built the right way: fabric, washed stone, perforated pipe, and an outlet that actually works.
- Yard Drainage SolutionsStanding water in the yard? We find where it's coming from first, then build the fix that matches.
- Driveway Excavation & Gravel DrivewaysFailed driveways dug out and rebuilt from the base up, finished in gravel or prepped for your paver.
- Inground Pool ExcavationPool digs to your builder's spec sheet, with the spoils and the access planned before the first bucket.
- Demolition & RemovalHouses, garages, interiors, commercial buildings, sheds, and decks taken down, hauled off, and graded where they stood.
- Pool Removal & Fill-InInground pools broken out, filled in compacted lifts, and graded back to lawn.
- Trenching & Utility TrenchesWater, sewer, electric, and gas trenches opened, bedded, and backfilled. Your licensed trade makes the connection.
- Septic System ExcavationTank pits, field excavation, and abandonment digs, done to your licensed septic contractor's plan.
- Test Pit & Perc Test ExcavationPits opened on schedule for perc tests, soil logs, and footing investigations, backfilled clean when the witness is done.
- Whole-Stump RemovalStumps pulled out whole, roots and all, then backfilled flush and ready for seed.
- Retaining Wall Excavation & Base PrepThe benched cut, compacted base course, and drainage that keep a wall standing straight.
- Shed Pads & Gravel BasesCompacted gravel pads for sheds, barns, and hot tubs, level to your installer's spec.
- Snow Removal & PlowingSnow plowing with a compact track loader for commercial lots, long driveways, and private roads.
How a job goes
From the first call to a clean handover
Site Walk
We come look at the property by appointment, check the access and any constraints, and go over your plans or what you have in mind.
Marking & Layout
We set the layout on the ground with laser accuracy. Depths, lines, and elevations are marked before anything gets dug.
The Work
We bring the right machine for the access, lay ground protection where it's needed, and keep the mess around lawns, trees, and hardscape to a minimum.
Clean Handover
You're left with a site that's ready to go and a yard that's still in one piece, set up for whatever's next.
Ewing: Common Questions
Yes, that's most of Ewing, and it's what our compact machines are for. The tracked mini skid steer fits about a 36-inch opening and the mini excavator isn't much wider, so we can reach backyards in Glendale, Parkway Village, and the TCNJ-area blocks without touching fences or foundations on the way in.
On Ewing's older driveways the problem is usually the base, not just the surface. We break out and haul away the old concrete or asphalt with the 7-yard dump truck, excavate the settled fill underneath, and build back a compacted stone base so the new driveway your paving contractor installs doesn't sink the same way.
Yes. We're a licensed and insured New Jersey home improvement contractor (HIC# 13VH11625300) and work by appointment throughout Ewing, including Glendale, West Trenton, and the neighborhoods around TCNJ.
Service Areas
- PrincetonMercer County
- Hopewell TownshipMercer County
- Montgomery & SkillmanSomerset County
- West WindsorMercer County
- Lawrence TownshipMercer County
- PenningtonMercer County
- RobbinsvilleMercer County
- Hamilton TownshipMercer County
- PlainsboroMiddlesex County
- CranburyMiddlesex County
- South BrunswickMiddlesex County
- HillsboroughSomerset County
- EwingMercer County
Planning earthwork in Ewing?
Request a by-appointment site visit and we'll walk your Ewing property to plan the right approach.
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