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Edison Excavation

Metuchen, North Middlesex

Excavation & Site Work in Metuchen, NJ

Edison Excavation brings small, precise machines to Metuchen's older blocks, where a footing or drain line has to fit between a century-old foundation, a mature tree, and a neighbor's fence.

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Metuchen is a small borough with a lot of history packed into it. The blocks around Main Street and the train station hold Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, and Craftsman homes, many on lots where the driveway is the only way into the backyard and the trees are older than the houses next door.

Excavation here is mostly about precision. An addition footing has to sit cleanly against an older foundation. A drain line has to thread past roots instead of through them. A patio base has to go in without the lawn on either side turning to mud.

So we bring the smallest machine that will do the job well, lay ground protection along the route, and haul spoils off as we go. The goal is a finished project that looks like it was always meant to be there.

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

Old houses, narrow drives, big trees

From the historic district near Main Street out to sections like Jefferson Park and Robinvale, Metuchen properties tend to share the same constraints: a single driveway for access, detached garages tucked at the back of the lot, and plantings that have been growing for decades. Access gets measured before anything gets quoted.

Older homes also bring older problems. Downspouts that discharge right at the foundation, yards that slope the wrong way after a century of settling, and walks or patios that have heaved. We regrade, trench, and rebuild bases with the house's age in mind, keeping the digging away from old footings wherever we can.

Also serving nearby: Edison · Menlo Park · Iselin · Piscataway

What we do here

Excavation services in Metuchen

The same disciplines, tailored to Metuchen 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.

Metuchen: Common Questions

Yes. Ridge Companies Excavation & Site Development LLC, which operates Edison Excavation, holds NJ HIC# 13VH13405100 and NJ Home Builder LIC# 056779 and carries insurance for residential work in Metuchen.

Planning earthwork in Metuchen?

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

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