DigExcavation & trenching

A utility trench with electrical conduit running along the side of a new house

Water · sewer · electric

Utility trenching

Utility trenching is the work Jones EarthWorks is built around: trenches for water service lines, sewer lines and electrical conduit to a new home, a shop, a barn or a well. We dig to the depth the line and the inspector need, keep the trench clean and straight, and backfill in lifts so the ground doesn’t settle into a ditch next spring.

Water service and yard hydrant lines
Sewer lines from the house to the tank or the main
Electrical conduit to shops, barns, gates and wells
Trenches for new construction and add-on buildings
Locates called in through Colorado 811 before we dig

Ask about utility trenching

A mini excavator parked on a freshly graded dirt pad on the open plains under a blue sky

New builds · additions · outbuildings

Excavation & site prep

Comprehensive site preparation to get your project started right: clearing the site, stripping topsoil, digging for footings and foundations, and setting the site up for the next trade. On the plains that usually means bare, open ground and a lot of wind, so we plan where spoil goes and how the site will drain before the first bucket.

Site clearing and topsoil stripping
Footing and foundation excavation
Over-excavation and backfill where the soil calls for it
Spoil piles placed for reuse or hauled off
Residential and light commercial sites

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A deep, straight utility trench with a blue line at the bottom beside metal outbuildings

Trenching · excavation

Septic & sewer site work

Out here most homes are on septic, and every septic job starts with dirt work. We trench sewer lines and handle excavation for septic projects. Every septic system in Colorado is permitted by the county health department and designed from a soil evaluation, so the permit and the design set the depth, the location and the setbacks before anything is dug. Call and tell us what your project needs; we’ll tell you straight what we can take on.

Sewer line trenching from the house to the tank
Excavation for septic projects
Digging soil profile test pits for your designer or soil tech
Backfill and final grading over the work
Work built to the permit the county issues

Ask about septic & sewer site work

An excavated egress window well beside a blue house foundation, with gravel at the bottom

Basements

Egress window excavation

Adding a basement bedroom usually means adding an egress window, and that means a hole beside the foundation. We dig it out, haul the spoil, and leave the well area backfilled and graded so water runs away from the house instead of into the well.

Excavation beside the foundation
Gravel for drainage in the well area
Backfill and grade away from the house
Spoil hauled off

Ask about egress window excavation

A pile of drainage rock on graded ground with the flat plains horizon behind it

Sheds · slabs · brush

Demolition & land clearing

Demolition and clearing come before most new work: an old slab where a shop is going, a collapsed outbuilding, a fence line, brush and debris across a lot. We take it out, load it up and leave the ground ready to grade.

Concrete removal
Small-structure demolition
Brush and debris clearing
Haul-off of demolition material

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GradeGrading, driveways & drainage

A wide graded gravel apron along a long white metal building

Homes · shops · barns

Grading & pad preparation

A good pad is the cheapest insurance a building will ever have. We build and grade pads for homes, shops, barns, containers and garages, set to the elevations your plans call for, and grade the ground around them to shed water. Around existing homes we regrade yards so water moves away from the foundation.

Building pads for shops, barns and garages
Pads for homes and additions
Finish grading around new and existing homes
Regrading to move water away from foundations
Gravel aprons and work yards

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A long, freshly graded gravel driveway running between pine trees and a fence line

Install · repair

Gravel driveways

Long gravel driveways are a fact of life east of Aurora. We build new ones and repair old ones: cutting out ruts and washboard, reshaping the crown so water runs off instead of down the middle, and adding base and surface gravel where it’s worn thin.

New gravel driveway installation
Rut, pothole and washboard repair
Reshaping the crown and ditches
Base and surface gravel
Turnarounds and parking areas

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A river-rock drainage bed along the side of a house

French drains · water control

Drainage solutions

Water that sits against a foundation, ponds in a driveway or cuts a gully across a yard has to be sent somewhere. We install French drains, shape swales, build rock drainage beds and regrade so water moves off and away, which matters even more on the clay soils common on the Front Range plains.

French drains
Swales and regrading
Rock drainage beds and splash areas
Downspout and surface water control
Drainage around foundations

Ask about drainage solutions

A new culvert under a gravel driveway entrance off a rural road, with a red excavator in the distance

Driveway crossings

Culvert installation

Where a driveway crosses a ditch, a culvert keeps the water moving and the driveway in one piece. We set culverts on a proper bed at the right grade, backfill and cover them, and shape the ditch on both ends. If your driveway meets a county road, the county usually has rules for the crossing; we’ll help you check before we dig.

Driveway culverts
Ditch crossings on acreage
Replacing crushed or plugged culverts
Ditch shaping at the inlet and outlet

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HaulHauling & finish work

A red dump trailer on a new construction site with gravel piles and utility poles

Gravel · dirt · rock

Hauling & material delivery

Efficient hauling and delivery of materials to keep your project on schedule: gravel for driveways and pads, fill dirt, rock, and haul-off of spoil and debris.

Gravel and road base
Fill dirt and topsoil
Rock for drainage and landscaping
Spoil and debris haul-off

Ask about hauling & material delivery

New sod edged with a mulch border and white rock beside a two-story house

Sod · turf · rock · concrete

Yard finish work

Once the grading is right, the finish goes on. Our job photos include new sod with mulch and rock borders, artificial turf yards and patios, and concrete walks beside homes. Ask us about finishing the ground after the dirt work is done.

Sod installation
Artificial turf
Rock and mulch beds
Concrete flatwork

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STA PRICEPricing

A price after we see the ground.

Access, soil, depth, haul-off and what’s buried all change a dirt job. We walk the site, explain the work in plain words and give you the price before we start. No dollar figures over the phone that the ground won’t back up.

STA SAFEBefore anyone digs

811, every time.

Colorado 811 marks the utilities before we dig. Tell us about any line you installed yourself, like power or water to a barn or a well, because those usually aren’t marked. If sewage is backing up into the house, stop using water, keep people and pets away and call.

Excavation & sitework services in Strasburg, CO.