Excavation services · Port Alberni
Excavation in Port Alberni
Foundation, basement and site excavation, sized to the machine class your job needs.
Port Alberni Excavating digs foundations, basements and building pads across Port Alberni, Sproat Lake and Cherry Creek. We call BC 1 Call before we dig on every job, and a locate stays valid for 30 days.
What an excavation job includes
A full job covers the dig itself, hauling spoil off site or moving it on your lot, and grading the area once we're done. We call BC 1 Call before we start, and we pull any permit the work needs.
Permits for excavation work
Inside Port Alberni, structural excavation is covered under the City's Building Bylaw No. 5077. On rural property at Sproat Lake, Beaver Creek or Cherry Creek, the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District issues the permit instead.
Moving soil off your property
The City regulates soil, sand, gravel and rock removal under its Soil Removal and Deposit Regulation Bylaw No. 3947. We check this before we haul anything off a Port Alberni lot, and we price disposal for your job separately.
What's included
Foundation & basement excavation
Digging to grade for a new foundation or basement, with spoil hauled off or moved on site.
Land clearing & site excavation
Clearing and excavating a lot for a new building pad or small commercial site.
How an excavation job runs
- 1
On-site visit — we look at access, soil and what the dig needs.
- 2
Written quote — the machine class and time for the job, itemized.
- 3
Locate and permits — we call BC 1 Call and pull any permit the work needs.
- 4
Dig and grade — we excavate, haul off spoil, and grade the site before we leave.
What local conditions mean for this job
Site access and ground conditions vary lot to lot across the Alberni Valley. We check both on site before we quote a job, rather than pricing off a description alone.
What does a typical job look like?
- The problem
- A Sproat Lake building lot sits on a slope, with rock close to the surface where the foundation needs to go.
- What makes it harder
- The rock adds time to the dig, and the slope means extra care grading the spoil pile.
- What we do
- We bring in a larger machine class for the rock, excavate to grade, and haul the spoil off site.
People also ask
Do you need a permit for excavation in Port Alberni?
Yes, for most structural work — we pull it through the City or the Regional District, depending on where your property sits.
How does BC 1 Call work?
We submit a locate request before digging. It stays valid for 30 days, and work has to start within 14 days.
What happens to the dirt you dig up?
We haul it to the Alberni Valley Sort'nGo Centre or move it on your lot, and we price haul-off for each job.
What machine do you use?
It depends on the job — mini excavators for tight lots, larger classes for bigger digs.
For related help, see site preparation and drainage, or compare typical prices in the excavation cost guide. Port Alberni Excavating also serves Sproat Lake and Cherry Creek.
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