Prepare a house site
Clear, strip, cut, fill, service and compact a residential building platform without letting each activity become a separate guess.
Prepare a house site usually calls for excavator 5–8 t, posi-track, tipper, roller / plate. Clear, strip, cut, fill, service and compact a residential building platform without letting each activity become a separate guess.
Survey and services
Get set-out pegs, levels and a BYDA enquiry. Mark services and agree where spoil, stockpiles and deliveries will go.
Strip and cut
Strip topsoil to a stockpile, then cut to design level. A 5–8 t excavator with a tilt batter bucket handles most blocks; a posi-track spreads and trims.
Fill and compact
Place fill in layers to specification and compact with a roller or heavy plate. Book compaction testing if the engineer requires it.
Services and footings
Trench for stormwater, sewer and power; dig footings or piers; then leave the pad tidy and drained for the slab trades.
Earthmoving
Excavators, loaders, dozers, skid steers, backhoes and graders for digging, loading, trimming and bulk earthworks.
Earthmoving hire guide →Site conditions
Suppliers to ask
Turn the job into a clear hire brief.
Suppliers answer faster and quote more accurately when they get the outcome, access, ground and dates up front.