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Christchurch, with its Maori heritage, and home to the Canterbury Crusaders, is home to a chillier climate in New Zealand than the other cities, but it is nonetheless a happening place.
Excavation has been a hot profession over the last few years in Christchurch. Excavator operators have helped transform the city centre of Christchurch from a crumbled mess to a workable space to rebuild on once again.
Earthmoving machine operators or Kaiwhakamahi Wakapana Oneone can help transform your space with their expertise, so read on to find out how they can help you build your dream property.
Tasks for Excavation Experts:
Excavators may use a variety of equipment to fulfil your needs including excavators, bulldozers, compactors, graders, diggers, back hoes, loaders and other large machinery.
They may require extensive site access, and the cost of using an earthmoving professional may vary depending on whether they on their own equipment or hire it from another company.
Qualifications
People that perform excavation services with machinery will hold a licence for that particular piece of equipment. This may include heavy vehicle licences from class 2 to class 5, with tracks, wheels or rollers. The operator may also have completed their National Certificate in Civil Plant Operation in Bulk Earthmoving Level 3. You can ask your tradie all the details of their qualifications.
Cost of works
Large scale earthworks jobs will attract a large cost, due mainly to the cost of the equipment used in the project. If you have a project that can be done by a small machine, or by hand the cost will decrease significantly.
The cost will involve the machine operation cost, machine hire, labour costs, material cost if building a retaining wall, as well as the cost to remove any debris from your property. The cost of removing debris will usually be charged depending on the type of material to be removed (e.g. rock, soil, clay) and the cubic meterage of the debris.
Ensure that you receive written quotes from any potential hires after they have surveyed your property but before going ahead with the project.
Putting up the advertisement seeking earth works professionals
Include a description of what you want to achieve from your project. If you don’t know the technical terms, that’s ok, the contractor should be able to talk you through what is needed. Measure out the area to be worked on, and if it involves depth, that too. Stipulate whether you need any removal of waste from your property and put in a picture of the current state of the area to give them an idea of what will be involved.
If you have time constraints then make sure to outline this in the description, and if you have any pictures of what you would like the end result to look like include them too.
Check out how homeowners like you are using Excavation Experts on Builderscrack to build, repair and improve their homes right now.
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Read moreHi We have a site underway in Mt Pleasant where we require about 8-10m2 of granite rock to be chipped away and removed. It is a day job asap next week and then some backfilling of aggregate onto a block retainer the week after Thanks
Read moreHi. I need a trench from my house to my garage to be dug across my lawn for my new electrical cable, filled in and compacted. I already have the electrical cable. The trench is approx 7 1/2 mtres. This section is clear of drains. It is a back section, no fences with easy drive-on access.( Prompt payment). Thanks.
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Read moreHi there We have a site that I'd like a quote to tidy up as per the plan on Victoria Street, Surfacing work (13mm chip finish) or chip seal, line mark, and garden bed areas. Also potentially have more sites that need upgrading as well. Thanks
Read moreWe require our back yard to be levelled and graded with a slight slope away from the house, the yard is approx 38m2. We are prepping for a deck and after digging the post holes have realized our initial site scape has left the ground a bit too high. Access with heavy machinery into the back yard is limited because of some concrete that is already in place. Since holes for the deck posts have already been dug it would be preferable if these weren't filled back in during the grading. We also have...
Read moreLook for a site clearance over 1,900 sqm in St martins, has been partially cleared, but has some tree stumps and other vegetation still to move. Ideally need 5T or 12T digger, or smaller if someone wants to potter.
Read moreWe have an old mailbox that we would like removed and replaced with a new one. Images of the existing mailbox along with the new post below. It will need to be concreted into place.
Read moreI need a conduit installed under a 4m concrete driveway. I would prefer not to cut into the drive so looking for a way to get irrigation and low voltage garden lights across to the other side. I believe a Grundormat or similar tool would work for this.
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Read moreI just need some soil/clay shifted urgently and looking for a digger (min 5 ton) with truck for a few hours (on hourly rate), preferably just after this weekend. I need to shift a bit of the clay, then strip that bit of topsoil showing in the middle of the image and dump it 50m away. We then need to excavate some of the clay/silt to widen access for concrete truck.
Read moreClean bulk fill supply and delivery required for garden, area of approx 12m x 3m 0.5m. Preference for clay or unscreened soil. Access off private lane, will required 2.5T dumper. Preference for delivery 1 - 5 Feb.
Read moreHi Just need my front section and street verge dug out to be ready for top soil. It is just of average size and I would like it if the old grassy soil was taken away. Please get in touch if you are interested. Thank you very much
Read moreHi there, Have about 5-7m3 of unused soil needing to be removed. Thanks
Read moreLooking for a price/quote for someone who can level out our front yard with a digger/bobcat so we can then re-grass it. Take out all the bumps and get it flat. Its an L shape, I have cleared out the gardens and will be clearing out a side path too. Its right beside our driveway, good access. About 120sqrs area.
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