Commercial Site Work
We clear and grade commercial sites, build the pad and run the utilities to the building. We bring the parking lot to base rock, and our paving and concrete subcontractors finish it.
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Site development is the work that turns raw land into lots a builder can use. Turner Excavation, an excavation contractor in Dallas, OR, does subdivision development for builders and developers. A typical job starts as an open field. We cut and fill it to grade, then put in the utilities and the streets.
Each finished lot is graded to drain, with its utility services stubbed in. The builders then do their dig outs and start the houses. The work follows the engineered plans from the first cut to the final lot grade. Much of the job is underground utility installation for water, sewer, storm and the dry utilities.
Tell us about the project and where the site is. We look at the job and put a free estimate in writing.
Erosion and sediment controls go in before the ground is opened. Then we clear and grub the parcel and strip the topsoil into stockpiles. Mass grading comes next. Our dozer and excavators cut the high ground and fill the low ground to the engineer's grades.
Every underground utility goes in after the mass grading. Sanitary sewer and storm lines are laid at the depths and slopes on the plans. Water mains and fire hydrants go in as well, along with conduit and vaults for power and communications. The service lines reach each lot before the street goes on top.
Then comes street construction over the utilities. We cut the subgrade and place the base rock. Our paving and concrete subcontractors pour the curbs and lay the asphalt, under our management. Lot grading comes last, so each lot sheds water and is ready for a dig out.
The NRCS soil survey lists the Dayton series as an extensive soil across the Willamette Valley. It is poorly drained, with a silty clay subsoil that water moves through very slowly. The perched water table peaks from November to April, and the ground can pond from December to April. On ground like that, the dry summer months are the season for mass grading.
Clearing and grading an acre or more calls for coverage under Oregon DEQ's 1200-C construction stormwater permit. The permit asks for that work to be sequenced, so less bare soil sits open for less time. On bare ground that will sit idle 14 days or more, stabilization has to start right away.
The permit holder keeps an erosion and sediment control plan on site. We build the perimeter controls and inlet protection that plan shows, then keep them working. On a big parcel, we phase the grading and earthwork so less ground sits bare at once.
On a subdivision, your engineer designs the site and your surveyor stakes it out. Under Oregon law, the city or county approves the subdivision before its plat can be recorded. Our part is building it to the approved plans. We work with the city or county inspectors as the public improvements go in.
In Dallas, we have installed water lines and sanitary and storm sewers for future lots. We run the grading and every utility ourselves, so the work stays in sequence. The job runs on our excavators, dozer, water truck and dump trucks.
To start, call or text (503) 507-2919 about the parcel. We look at the ground and the engineered plans, then put the quote in writing.
Call or text for a written quote. We work about 70 miles around Dallas across the Willamette Valley.
(503) 507-2919From the first call or text to the finished work, here is how it goes.
Call or text (503) 507-2919 and tell us about the land and the project. Plans or a site map help if you have them.
We come out to look at the ground and where the water goes. If there are plans, we go through the quantities with you.
The free estimate comes to you in writing, with the scope of work spelled out. Once you say yes, we set the start date together.
We call Oregon 811 for utility locates before any digging. Then the work goes in the order the job needs, from clearing through base rock.
We work with the city or county inspectors as the utilities go in. We leave the site graded and ready for the builders or the next trade.
Common questions about subdivision development around Dallas and the rest of the Willamette Valley. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
We clear and grade commercial sites, build the pad and run the utilities to the building. We bring the parking lot to base rock, and our paving and concrete subcontractors finish it.
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Excavator land clearing for building sites and development parcels, with the stumps and roots pulled out. We strip and stockpile the topsoil, then rough grade the ground for the next stage.
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Mass grading and cut and fill for subdivisions, commercial sites, farms and nurseries. We move the soil to the grades on the plan and compact the fill in layers.
Learn MoreWe put in the water, sewer, storm and dry utilities, then build the street over them. Our paving and concrete subcontractors finish the curbs and asphalt under our management.
Our excavators, dozer, water truck and dump trucks do the heavy work. Our crew and foreman run the site from the first cut to final grade.
We look at the plans and the ground before we price the work. Then the free estimate comes to you in writing, with the scope spelled out.
Our shop and yard are in Dallas, in Polk County. We take on projects about 70 miles out, across the Willamette Valley and over the Coast Range to Newport.
Tell us where the land is and what the project needs, and send the plans if you have them. Call or text (503) 507-2919 or use the form, and we will set a time to look at the job.
Tell us about the project and where the site is. We look at the job and put a free estimate in writing.
