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Licensed excavation, Paddington
Excavation & Earthworks Paddington
Paddington is a dense Victorian-terrace suburb straddling two councils on sandstone, basement, underpinning and lift-pit work on the tight heritage lots. The regular jobs here are basement digs, underpinning and pool digs. Services located first, sites left level and clean.
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What we do in Paddington
Excavation for every Paddington job
From a knock-down rebuild to a new estate pad, each service has its own page with the detail.
Excavation in Paddington
What's different about digging in Paddington
Paddington, in short
Paddington sits about 3 kilometres east of the city. The markers are Oxford Street, Five Ways, Paddington Reservoir and Victoria Barracks. It's ringed by Woollahra, Edgecliff, Centennial Park, Darlinghurst and Bondi Junction. What's changing: basement digs and underpinning under terraces, and rear pools and lift pits cut into rock.
The houses, and what they need
Most blocks in Paddington, around Oxford Street, are victorian terraces and semis in tight heritage conservation streets. Near Oxford Street, knock-down rebuilds are the running theme. On a Paddington block that usually means basement digs, underpinning and pool digs.
The ground under Paddington
Out toward Oxford Street, Paddington sits on Hawkesbury sandstone under shallow shale on the ridge. Sandstone sits close to the surface around Five Ways, so a Paddington cut is sawn at the boundaries and broken out for anything deep. Around Edgecliff, the clay is reactive, so fill goes in in compacted layers.
The council, access, and getting to you
Paddington is in Woollahra Municipal Council (some streets City of Sydney); the Oxford Street end carries heritage and tree protection controls, so we dig to the approved plans. The crew reaches the Paddington job off Glenmore Road or Jersey Road, where it's tight-access through the old grid, past Woollahra.
How it runs
First call to clean handover
Every job follows the same sequence, whether it's a single trench or a full site cut.
A trench can be a day, a basement can be weeks. Dates come with the quote, not after.
Where we work
Where around Paddington we dig
Paddington and the streets around it, from the older estates to the new blocks.
Eastern Suburbs
Excavation across Paddington
From the older streets to the newer blocks, Paddington and the suburbs around it. If you're anywhere in the Paddington area, we can get to you.
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Sites we've dug
Penrith Site cut
Castle Hill Pool dig
Ryde Basement
Liverpool Civil
“Very easy to deal with.
Excellent communication” Priya, Penrith
Excellent communication” Priya, Penrith
“Left the site spotless.” Dave, Castle Hill
“Would definitely recommend them!” Marcus, Ryde
“Great job thanks so much.” Lauren, Liverpool
“Very easy to deal with. Excellent communication” Priya, Penrith “Left the site spotless.” Dave, Castle Hill “Would definitely recommend them!” Marcus, Ryde “Great job thanks so much.” Lauren, Liverpool
“Very easy to deal with. Excellent communication” Priya, Penrith “Left the site spotless.” Dave, Castle Hill “Would definitely recommend them!” Marcus, Ryde “Great job thanks so much.” Lauren, Liverpool
Excavation in Paddington, answered
How much does excavation cost in Paddington?
It depends on the volume of material, the ground (hawkesbury sandstone under shallow shale on the ridge), access for the machine and how far spoil has to be carted. Every job gets a written quote after a site look, with the dig, cartage and cleanup spelled out, so you know what’s included before anything starts.
Do I need council approval before you dig in Paddington?
Usually, if the excavation is part of a build. Cut and fill beyond set limits, work near boundaries and anything on a lot with a flood, bushfire or heritage overlay needs approval as part of the DA or CDC. We work to the approved plans; check with your certifier before the dig is booked.
How long does an excavation job take in Paddington?
A trench, pool dig or single pad is a day or two; a knock-down site cut or a basement runs longer and depends on volume, ground and weather. Dates come with the quote, not after.
Is there rock in Paddington?
Yes. Hawkesbury sandstone under shallow shale on the ridge. On the headlands and the harbour slopes sandstone is at or near the surface, so pools, basements and garage cuts are rock jobs from the start: sawn at the boundaries, broken in the middle, carted as rock. It’s in the quote from the site look.
Can you cut a garage or basement under my existing Paddington house?
Yes, it’s a common harbour-slope job. The rock is sawn at the house footing line and the boundaries and broken out in stages to the engineer’s underpinning and shoring sequence, so the house above and the neighbour’s house stay where they are.
There’s no way to get a machine into my Paddington backyard. Can you still dig?
Yes. Mini machines are craned over the house or walked through it, and spoil comes out the same way in bins or by conveyor. Slower than a side-gate job and priced for it, but it’s how most Eastern Suburbs backyards get dug.
Why do slabs and driveways crack around Paddington?
Reactive clay. It swells in wet winters and shrinks in dry summers, and anything poured on loose or uncompacted fill moves with it. A pad cut and filled in compacted layers to the engineer’s spec is what stops the new slab doing the same thing.
Do you do knock-down rebuild site cuts in Paddington?
Yes. The old house down, slab and footings out, the block stripped and the new pad cut and compacted, as one run if you want the demolition handled too.
What happens next
Tell us the job. We'll size it up.
✓ Tell us the suburb, the access and what needs digging
✓ We'll come out and look before quoting anything
✓ You'll get a written quote with what's included spelled out
✓ The machine's matched to your access, not whatever's free
✓ Clear on spoil, cartage and cleanup before we start
✓ No obligation, no pressure
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