Basement Excavation Services
Your Basement, Your Way
30 years in the industry has given us extensive experience in basement excavation.
If You Have Plans for a Basement, We Can Make the Whole
Acreage Development Solutions is a family run development contracting company with over 30 years experience helping with homeowners and property developers build beautiful acreages and rural properties. We design and install septic systems, water systems, and build driveways, but we have extensive experience in basement construction and excavation. Decades of proven expertise in rural areas has given us a familiarity with the challenges and concerns of excavation in a multitude of areas. We enjoy a challenge – often we are the first and only number clients call for unusual locations. No home is too far out of reach.
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ADS focuses on safety, quality, and reliability. We take the time to complete your job right and leave your property ready for pouring and construction. And don’t worry, we won’t leave you with a big mess…backfilling, rough grading, finish grading, spreading topsoil and seeding are all part of our skill set as well! We also prep and do the “dirt work” for access to your property. Talk to us today – use the form below or give us a call. We can make a custom recommendation for your build site, as well as referrals to reliable, quality vendors we’ve worked with successfully.
Your basement is more than just a hole in the ground.
Here are things that ADS includes
- High quality excavation – we take into account the grading of your site to ensure a solid foundation and proper drainage for your home.
- Ensure a solid base, even on uneven ground. Just ask – we can show you our successful construction on similar terrain.
- Need cribbing, pouring, or tarring? We don’t handle those, but we do know professionals who do – please ask!
- Weeping tile and drain rock around the foundation are part of our digs.
- Focus on safety with verifiable success, partnering with Cremers Safety, Ltd. that helps us to achieve our impeccable record.
- We are COR certified: awarded to employers who develop health and safety programs that meet strict safety standards set out by Alberta Labour
- We can even excavate in winter (yes, even our winters) – ask about specifications and we’ll create an estimated timeline for you.
Call For a Quote:
403-815-0004
A poorly dug basement can leave you in the hole
Some things you can do on the cheap, but preparing and excavating the basement of your home shouldn’t be one! When done incorrectly or sloppily, you can end up with a wet or flooded basement – caused by poor grading at the exterior. This means that the ground slopes toward the building or allows water to pond next to the building, rather than away. Putting too much stress on an improperly installed home foundation can lead to cracks, leaks, or uneven floors in the house.
Sometimes, with the earth below your basement, weather cycles can cause settling, then cracking in the foundation. We make sure your foundation is on solid ground every time we digg we can also make recommendations for a proper timeline to mitigate settling and shifting as much as possible. We never know when ripping will be required or digging through frost – this is part of our service repertoire and can be handled as needed.
Our family takes pride in not only completing your project but also offering service during move-in and afterward. We say Solution for a reason – we thrive on rugged landscapes, and we can show you. Our team keep up-to-date with technology, so you’re getting knowledgeable, proven work. When you treat your land as an investment, it makes sense to have premium work performed.
A poorly dug basement can leave you in the hole
Some things you can do on the cheap, but preparing and excavating the basement of your home shouldn’t be one! When done incorrectly or sloppily, you can end up with a wet or flooded basement – caused by poor grading at the exterior. This means that the ground slopes toward the building or allows water to pond next to the building, rather than away. Putting too much stress on an improperly installed home foundation can lead to cracks, leaks, or uneven floors in the house.
Sometimes, with the earth below your basement, weather cycles can cause settling, then cracking in the foundation. We make sure your foundation is on solid ground every time we digg we can also make recommendations for a proper timeline to mitigate settling and shifting as much as possible. We never know when ripping will be required or digging through frost – this is part of our service repertoire and can be handled as needed.
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Do you just do excavating?
No, ADS is well versed in all aspects of acreage developing from water systems and septic systems to aggregate hauling and seeding, we cover your entire acreage when it involves dirt!
How much does it cost to dig a basement?
Unlike urban production projects, there is no set price for acreages as each one is different. The best way to get pricing to you is to meet you on your site, have a look at the home plans and assess your build individually.
Is backfilling included in the excavating price?
We always separate and detail what’s in every quote, but be careful reading other quotes, not every company is clear on what’s included and what’s an extra.
What does "grading" mean?
No, there are some ground types such as coarse pit run and solid rock that screw piles won’t work in. An assessment of your site usually determines these factors. In some situations, typically commercial, test pits or boreholes may be required to determine the right piles for the soils.
What's the difference between pre grading and finish grading?
Is reapplying loam and rough landscaping the site included in your price?
Unless otherwise specified, no. Finish grading and landscaping is always something we leave out of the initial pricing package because there are so many variables that can change that process its best to wait until the picture is clearer and then assess.
Is ripping of rock or frost included?
Unless otherwise specified, no. We never know when ripping will be required so it’s hard to price. We invoice this as an hourly extra as needed, that way it’s fair to everyone.
Do you crib and pour foundations?
Sorry, no. If you need a referral just ask.
What about tarring foundations, do you do that?
Again, no, but we can connect you!.
You must do weeping tile and drain rock around the foundation?
This we can do!!!