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Edison Excavation

Highland Park, North Middlesex

Tight-Access Excavation in Highland Park, NJ

Edison Excavation works Highland Park's compact, tree-shaded lots with gate-width machines, getting into backyards that larger contractors look at once and walk away from.

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Highland Park is under two square miles, and it feels intimate. Streets of early 1900s homes and modest bungalows sit close together under old shade trees, set on the high land above the Raritan River that gave the borough its name.

That means small lots, narrow side yards, and neighbors a few feet away. A backyard project here is rarely limited by how big the dig is. It's limited by how a machine gets there, where the soil goes, and how many tree roots are in the way.

Our compact end of the fleet exists for exactly this: a tracked mini skid steer that passes through a standard gate and a mini excavator that fits down a single driveway, with a dump truck at the curb so nothing piles up in a small yard.

  • Licensed & Insured
  • NJ One Call Before Every Dig
  • Gate-Width to 5-Ton Machines
  • Edison & North Middlesex

High ground, small lots, old trees

From Livingston Manor and the streets around Raritan Avenue to the neighborhoods toward Donaldson Park and the Edison border, Highland Park's homes were built as a streetcar and then automobile suburb. Lots were laid out for a different era, and fences, garages, and additions have filled in what little open space there was.

Because the borough sits on the bank above the river, some yards slope noticeably toward the water and others hold runoff from the properties uphill. Regrading and drainage here are as much about the neighbors' water as your own, so we look at the slope of the whole block before deciding where a drain should go.

Also serving nearby: Edison · Piscataway · Metuchen

What we do here

Excavation services in Highland Park

The same disciplines, tailored to Highland Park properties.

Footing trenches dug and set with rebar for a new home foundation on a residential street.

Footing & Foundation Digging

Footings for additions, garages, pool houses, and sheds, cut to the plans and ready for the concrete crew.

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An excavator clearing a wooded residential lot, with cut logs stacked along the cleared path.

Lot & Land Clearing

Brush, overgrowth, and stumps removed selectively, with the good trees left standing.

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A cleared lot rough graded smooth beside a house, track marks still in the soil.

Grading & Site Preparation

Yard grading and compacted sub-base for patios, pool decks, driveways, and flat lawns.

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Mature Tree Planting

Large balled-and-burlapped trees set by machine. Privacy and shade right away, not a decade from now.

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A mini excavator digging in a small front yard between the lawn and the street, spoil piled beside the hole.

Small Jobs & Tight-Access Digs

Backyard excavation through a 36-inch gate. The small jobs larger outfits never call back on.

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A deep drainage trench bedded with clean stone, with PVC pipe being laid in.

French Drain Installation

Exterior French drains done properly: fabric, washed stone, perforated pipe, and an outlet that works.

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A precast catch basin connected to corrugated drainage pipe in a freshly dug trench.

Yard Drainage Fixes

Water sitting in the yard? We find the source first, then build the fix that fits it.

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A new asphalt driveway running alongside a house after the old drive was dug out and rebased.

Driveway Dig-Outs & Gravel Driveways

Failed driveways excavated and rebuilt from the base, finished in gravel or prepped for your paver.

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A large, deep rectangular excavation in a wooded residential backyard.

Inground Pool Digs

Pool excavation to your builder's dig sheet, with access and spoil planned before the first scoop.

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An excavator tearing down a brick building, with demolition debris spread across the site.

Demolition & Haul-Away

Houses, garages, interiors, commercial buildings, sheds, and decks taken down, hauled away, and graded flat.

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Pool Removal & Fill-In

Inground pools broken up, filled in compacted lifts, and graded back to usable lawn.

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A narrow utility trench cut across a residential lawn, with the excavator bucket beside it.

Utility Trenching

Trenches for water, sewer, electric, and gas lines, opened, bedded, and backfilled. Your licensed trade connects.

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A precast concrete tank set into a deep excavation beside a residential street.

Septic Excavation & Tank Digs

Tank pits, field excavation, and abandonment digs, completed to your licensed septic contractor's plan.

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Test Pits & Soil Investigation Digs

Pits dug on schedule for soil logs, perc tests, and footing checks, backfilled clean once the observation is done.

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Full Stump Extraction

Stumps pulled out whole, roots included, then backfilled flush and ready for seed.

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Retaining Wall Excavation & Base

The benched cut, compacted base, and drainage that keep a wall straight.

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A leveled stone pad on a sloped lawn, with a tracked skid steer at the edge.

Gravel Shed Pads & Bases

Compacted gravel pads for sheds, barns, and hot tubs, leveled to your installer's spec.

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Snow Plowing & Removal

Snow plowing by compact track loader for commercial lots, long driveways, and private roads.

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What happens after you call

From the site walk to the final cleanup

  1. 1. Site Walk

    We visit the property by appointment, check access and any constraints, and go over your plans or what you have in mind.

  2. 2. Marking & Layout

    The layout is set on the ground with laser accuracy. Depths, lines, and elevations are marked before any digging starts.

  3. 3. The Work

    The right machine for the access comes in, ground protection goes down where needed, and disturbance to lawns, trees, and hardscape is kept to a minimum.

  4. 4. Clean Handover

    You're left with a site ready for the next step and a yard that's still in one piece.

Highland Park: Common Questions

Yes. NJ HIC# 13VH13405100 and NJ Home Builder LIC# 056779, held by Ridge Companies Excavation & Site Development LLC, the licensed and insured company that operates Edison Excavation.

Planning earthwork in Highland Park?

Request a by-appointment site visit and we'll walk your Highland Park property to plan the right approach.

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