My Hamilton house is close to the neighbor's. Can you even reach the backyard?

In most cases, yes. Our tracked mini skid steer needs roughly a 36-inch opening, and our smallest excavator fits down a standard driveway, so the typical Mercerville or Hamilton Square side yard is workable. We measure the pinch points on the site walk, and if a machine has to cross a section of lawn, it does it on protection mats.

Where does the dirt go on a small Hamilton lot?

Off the property. On lots this size there's no room to stockpile spoils without smothering the yard, so we load directly into our 7-yard dump truck and haul as we dig. You keep any soil you want for regrading; the rest leaves the same day it comes out of the ground.

Are you licensed and insured to work in Hamilton Township?

Yes. We're a licensed and insured New Jersey home improvement contractor, HIC# 13VH11625300, and we take on work by appointment across Hamilton, from Mercerville and Nottingham to Yardville and Groveville.

Excavation Contractor in Hamilton Township, NJ

Hamilton is Mercer County's biggest township, but most of its houses sit on some of its smallest lots. The postwar neighborhoods that fill Mercerville, Hamilton Square, Nottingham, and Yardville were laid out for Capes and ranches on tidy fifty- and sixty-foot-wide parcels, which leaves a side yard that's often just a strip of grass between driveways.

That access strip decides everything. A full-size machine simply doesn't fit, which is why so many Hamilton homeowners get told a backyard project isn't worth the hassle. Our fleet starts at a tracked mini skid steer that fits a standard gate and a 2.5-ton excavator that slips down most driveways, so the backyard is reachable after all.

Small lots also mean nowhere to lose a spoil pile, so we run tight: dig, load the 7-yard dump truck, haul, repeat. Owner-operated, by appointment, and gone without leaving a mess for the neighbors to talk about.

Licensed & Insured
Owner-Operated
By Appointment
Princeton-Area Specialist

Ten feet between houses

From the streets off Nottingham Way and Klockner Road to the blocks around Kuser Road and down through Yardville and Groveville, Hamilton's neighborhoods share a layout: modest frontage, fenced back yards, and a single side-yard route in. We scout that route first, protect it with mats, and choose the machine that fits it rather than forcing the machine we'd prefer.

The houses themselves are of an age where the projects repeat: regrading yards that have settled toward the foundation for sixty years, digging out and rebuilding cracked driveways, pulling the overgrown stumps of trees planted when the house was new, and trenching drainage for basements that take on water every spring.

Also serving nearby: Trenton · Lawrence Township · Robbinsville · Bordentown

What we do here

Excavation services in Hamilton Township

The same disciplines, tailored to Hamilton Township properties.

A SANY mini excavator and a JCB skid steer working a residential foundation site, with a fresh soil pile and ground protection laid over the lawn.

Foundation & Footing Excavation

Clean footings for additions, garages, pool houses, and sheds, dug to spec and ready for concrete.

Excavation & Earthwork in Hamilton Township, NJ

Ten feet between houses

Excavation services in Hamilton Township

Foundation & Footing Excavation

Land & Lot Clearing

Grading & Hardscape Site Prep

Large Tree Planting

Tight-Access & Small-Job Excavation

French Drain Installation

Yard Drainage Solutions

Driveway Excavation & Gravel Driveways

Inground Pool Excavation

Small Demolition & Removal

Utility Trench Excavation

Septic System Excavation

Test Pit & Perc Test Excavation

Whole-Stump Removal

Retaining Wall Excavation & Base Prep

Shed Pads & Gravel Bases

How a job goes

1. Site Walk

2. Marking & Layout

3. The Work

4. Clean Handover

Hamilton Township: Common Questions

Service Areas

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