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Princeton Excavation

Montgomery Township & Skillman, Somerset County

Excavation & Grading in Montgomery & Skillman, NJ

Princeton Excavation works the newer neighborhoods around Montgomery and Skillman with machines sized for finished yards, not construction sites. We do foundation excavation, grading, and hardscape site prep that fits the finished yards in these developments.

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A SANY mini excavator and skid steer grading bare soil beside a Montgomery-area home under construction, ground worked smooth around the foundation.

A lot of Montgomery and Skillman is fairly new: planned subdivisions and upscale homes on landscaped lots that already have cured lawns, irrigation, and finished hardscape. The job here is a little different. The property is polished, and the work has to leave it that way.

That's what we're good at. Footings for a pool house, the compacted base for a new paver patio, or re-grading a backyard that never drained right: we bring compact machines that fit through the gates, plan the access, and work around the finishes that are already in.

Every job is owner-operated and by appointment, scheduled to stay out of the way of your home, your landscaping, and your neighbors.

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

Built for finished subdivisions

From the established streets around Skillman and Belle Mead to the newer developments across Montgomery Township, these lots usually have irrigation lines, mature foundation plantings, and existing patios or decks that all need to come through the project untouched.

So we plan the access through the side-yard gates, protect the lawns and beds along the route, and keep the work zone contained. The only thing that should look different afterward is the new patio base, footing, or regraded lawn you hired us for.

Also serving nearby: Belle Mead · Rocky Hill · Princeton · Hillsborough

What we do here

Excavation services in Montgomery & Skillman

The same disciplines, tailored to Montgomery & Skillman 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.

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A mini excavator clearing a lot and loading demolition debris into a roll-off dumpster under a bright sky.

Land & Lot Clearing

Brush, vegetation, and stumps cleared selectively, keeping the trees worth keeping.

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Freshly graded, track-marked soil worked smooth right up to a home's foundation, ready for finish work.

Grading & Hardscape Site Prep

Solid sub-base and yard grading for paver patios, pool decks, driveways, and level lawns.

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Mini excavators working a cleared lot edge with newly planted evergreens and a staked shade tree in a residential yard.

Large Tree Planting

Mature, balled-and-burlapped trees set with an excavator. Privacy and shade now, not in ten years.

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Tight-Access & Small-Job Excavation

Backyard digs through a 36-inch gate. The small excavation jobs big companies won't return calls about.

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French Drain Installation

Exterior French drains built the right way: fabric, washed stone, perforated pipe, and an outlet that actually works.

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Yard Drainage Solutions

Standing water in the yard? We find where it's coming from first, then build the fix that matches.

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Driveway Excavation & Gravel Driveways

Failed driveways dug out and rebuilt from the base up — finished in gravel or prepped for your paver.

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Inground Pool Excavation

Pool digs to your builder's spec sheet, with the spoils and the access planned before the first bucket.

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Small Demolition & Removal

Sheds, decks, garages, patios, and pools taken down, sorted, and hauled — filled and graded where they stood.

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Utility Trench Excavation

Water, sewer, electric, and gas trenches opened, bedded, and backfilled. Your licensed trade makes the connection.

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Septic System Excavation

Tank pits, field excavation, and abandonment digs, done to your licensed septic contractor's plan.

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Test Pit & Perc Test Excavation

Pits opened on schedule for perc tests, soil logs, and footing investigations, backfilled clean when the witness is done.

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Whole-Stump Removal

Stumps pulled out whole, roots and all, then backfilled flush and ready for seed.

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Retaining Wall Excavation & Base Prep

The benched cut, compacted base course, and drainage that keep a wall standing straight.

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Shed Pads & Gravel Bases

Compacted gravel pads for sheds, barns, and hot tubs, level to your installer's spec.

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How a job goes

From the first call to a clean handover

  1. 1. 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.

  2. 2. Marking & Layout

    We set the layout on the ground with laser accuracy. Depths, lines, and elevations are marked before anything gets dug.

  3. 3. 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.

  4. 4. 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.

Montgomery & Skillman: Common Questions

Yes, that's one of the most common jobs we get around Montgomery and Skillman. Our skid steer brings base material through standard gates, and we build a compacted, laser-graded base that's ready for your hardscape crew to set pavers on.

Planning earthwork in Montgomery & Skillman?

Request a by-appointment site visit and we'll walk your Montgomery & Skillman property to plan the right approach.

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