One of the most common excavation job requests is clearing and leveling out driveway sites and installing fresh rock. This type of work is topsoil excavation. Hartloff of Hartloff Property Restoration says he measures driveway excavations by the square foot and gravel by the yard when calculating costs. Here’s how Hartloff breaks down costs:
270-foot-long and 10-foot-wide driveway, total project cost: $2,000
Day one—Clear and grade driveway site: $1,200
Includes clearing and grading down two inches using a Bobcat tractor to remove holes and create an even surface
Day two—Spread new gravel: $800
Bobcat tractor used to spread 24 yards of crushed rock
Includes a second laborer to hand rake and spread gravel evenly
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