Serving the Alberni Valley
Excavation & Site Work in Beaver Creek
Insured excavation, site prep, drainage and driveway work in Beaver Creek.
Port Alberni Excavating handles excavation, site prep, drainage and driveways in Beaver Creek, Electoral Area E of the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District. We pull your permit through the Regional District and call BC 1 Call before we dig. We reply to your quote request within 24 hours.
Water services under your property
The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District operates the Beaver Creek Water System throughout Beaver Creek. We call BC 1 Call before any bucket goes in the ground on your property. We submit a BC 1 Call request before every job. A locate is good for 30 days, and digging has to start within 14 days of asking.
The work we take on in Beaver Creek
Excavating covers how we dig foundations, basements and building pads to the depth your plans show. Site prep covers how we clear and grade your lot for whoever builds next. Drainage covers how we install perimeter and French drains and regrade your surface to move water off. Driveway work covers how we excavate the profile, rebuild the base and set the fall.
Who issues the permit
Beaver Creek is Electoral Area E. We apply to the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District for building permits on rural electoral area properties. Your lot sits outside Port Alberni city limits. The City's soil bylaw does not apply to your property. Electrical goes through Technical Safety BC on a separate permit. Read the permits guide for the detail.
Machine rates and disposal
We set our hourly equipment rates by machine class, with the operator in the price for every job we dig. Class 1 to 3 minis run $142 to $169. Bigger iron in Class 4 to 8 is $180 to $248, and Class 9 to 12 is $257 to $398. Disposal at the Alberni Valley Sort'nGo Centre is billed by weight. We quote haul-off on its own line. See the cost guide for the full picture.
Getting a price
Give us the details and we'll come out to Beaver Creek and look at the job. Quotes are free. We reply within 24 hours.
Working on a Beaver Creek property? Ask us for a free quote and we'll book the site visit.
What Beaver Creek owners ask
- Is Beaver Creek on a community water system?
- Yes. The Regional District operates the Beaver Creek Water System. We submit a BC 1 Call locate before digging nearby.
- How are Beaver Creek permits issued?
- Beaver Creek lies in Electoral Area E. Your building permit comes from the Regional District.
- What do you do with the material you dig out?
- We haul material to the Alberni Valley Sort'nGo Centre for weight billing, or we spread it across your lot.
- Are you insured?
- Yes. We carry $2 million in liability insurance and full WorkSafeBC coverage.
Excavation services
- Site PreparationWe provide site preparation and earthworks across Port Alberni and the Alberni Valley. We pull your permits and clear your lot for the next trade.
- DrainageAs your local drainage contractor in Port Alberni and the Alberni Valley, we install French drains and regrade your yard to move water away.
- DrivewaysAs a driveway contractor in Port Alberni and the Alberni Valley, we excavate and rebuild driveways so water runs off your property instead of pooling.
Nearby service areas
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