Excavation and Bobcat Services and ICF Foundation

From first call to finished work

What to expect

1. 1

   Describe the site

   Call and tell us what needs to happen on the ground. That might be a new foundation, a dig for an addition, or material that has to be moved in a tight yard.

2. 2

   Check access and the soil

   We look at how a machine can get in, where dirt can go, and what is already in the way. Utilities and existing structures stay part of that conversation.

3. 3

   Excavate

   The hole or the grade is opened to the depth the foundation needs. A skid steer, the kind of machine people often call a Bobcat, handles tighter spots, backfill, and moving material around the site.

4. 4

   Set the ICF foundation

   ICF means insulating concrete forms. Foam blocks are stacked into the wall shape, braced, and filled with concrete. The foam stays in place, so the wall is both the foundation and a layer of insulation.

5. 5

   Place the concrete

   Concrete goes into the forms. It has to cure before the next stage loads it. How long that takes depends on the pour and the weather, so we do not name a number of days here.

6. 6

   Backfill and leave a working site

   Soil goes back around the foundation and the grade is shaped so the build can continue.