Residential Building
Site Preparation

You’ve found the perfect lot. You have a vision of what your dream home looks like. Now the real work begins.

Building your new house doesn’t have to be a stressful and complicated undertaking – not when you have the Shilling Excavation team on your side.

We’ll help ensure the site you wish to build your home on is safely and adequately prepared. Shilling Excavation is a name you can trust, staffed with an experienced team of dedicated construction crew and land management contractors.

Focused on safe, prompt, and efficient project completion that meets jurisdiction requirements. Honest and transparent services. Invaluable know-how. Top-of-the-line construction vehicles and equipment. With the Shilling Excavation team working on your property, you’ll get first-rate services – guaranteed.

Contact us to discuss your project in greater detail. We offer a FREE estimate to residential property owners needing proper site preparation.

Site investigation, land clearing, proper drainage systems, and erosion control must be addressed to construct an excellent and well-built home.

Our expert team will start with a comprehensive assessment of your property site. This allows us to determine the condition of the land and make our expert recommendations.

Geotechnical assessment. Anticipated level of groundwater calculation. Land grading is needed for a sufficient drainage system—excavation requirements. We offer a wide range of residential building site preparation services.

We value the trust our clients put in us. We take pride in our long-standing reputation for brilliant work. Rest assured; we’ll only give you our honest advice and recommendations.

No surprise fees. No unnecessary expenses. Only the ideal site prep solutions are tailor-made to your specific requirements so you can build a home that will last for years.

Save yourself time and call the best residential site prep team in Central Texas. 

We assist in various excavation and residential building site preparation projects backed by friendly, reliable, and professional contractors.

We have the best and top-of-the-line site prep equipment and machinery operated by our experienced crew, ensuring that we deliver outstanding services and meet your specific site prep needs.

At Shilling Excavation, we have completed various site preparation services – making us a trusted local company.

Our commitment to supporting residential property owners in Central Texas drives us to give the best possible service to our clients.

Residential pads. Road and gravel driveway construction. Erosion control. Everything in between. 

Whatever your specific excavation, land management, or site preparation process needs are, our team is ready to take on your project.

We’ll help you turn a blank space into the home of your dreams with efficient and professional building site preparation and construction work services.

Call us for a FREE estimate.

When building a new home, house pad work is one of the most essential elements. Shilling Excavation has been providing residential pad services in Central Texas since 1992.

No matter what specific house pad services you need, we're here to help. Our experienced house pad contractors are ready to work on your project.

Installing an adequate house pad and foundation can lead to severe and catastrophic issues. Preparation is key.

Hire the services of Shilling Excavation to ensure your property will have a safe, sturdy, solid foundation to build.

What Makes a Quality Residential Pad?
• Prevents water infiltration
• Thwarts movement of earth and dirt around it
• Avoids soil erosion issues
• Provides proper insulation

With Shilling Excavation, you get a company that works hard to do the job right. Our land grading contractors take all the necessary steps and follow best practices and protocols for proper residential pad work.

We begin with thorough land clearing. The construction site must be free from all obstructions to allow for safe and practical building. We remove any trees, slumps, massive roots, and other obstacles for sufficient residential pad leveling.

Types of Land Clearing Techniques:

Bulldozing
Cut and Grind
Pulling
Pile and Burn

Depending on site conditions, the size of the property, and the exact technique you’re using, the type of equipment for land clearing may vary. We may use bulldozers, wheel loaders, tractors, mowers, and other necessary heavy machinery needed for site clearing.

We begin with thorough land clearing. The construction site must be free from all obstructions to allow for safe and practical building. We remove any trees, slumps, massive roots, and other obstacles for sufficient residential pad leveling.

Types of Land Clearing Techniques:
• Bulldozing
• Cut and Grind
• Pulling
• Pile and Burn

Depending on site conditions, the size of the property, and the exact technique you’re using, the type of equipment for land clearing may vary. We may use bulldozers, wheel loaders, tractors, mowers, and other necessary heavy machinery needed for site clearing.

Our residential pad work ensures no standing water in all the graded areas. We also take all essential steps to prevent erosion around the site's perimeter, the loading areas, and all access roads.

From land clearing, we move on to pad preparation. We accurately define the dimensions of the house pads by width, length, and height – allowing for over dig of three to five feet.

During our house pad construction, we ensure that the proper slopes are installed and the loading areas are sound. Most residential pads require a great deal of backfill to set the foundation.

Our experienced team will fill the right amount of dirt and heavily compact it. We ensure that the house does not settle down the line.

In any aspect of a construction job, you’ll want to choose a contractor with broad and significant work experience. 

It takes years of experience to master site prep and land management processes. Part of that is because no two properties are the same.

At Shilling Excavation, our extensive experience allows us to handle all kinds of residential properties with different project requirements.

You can trust our crew members to provide the right solutions to your residential site prep needs.

With our extensive experience comes competence and reliability in getting the project completed. We know the science behind land management and site preparation. 

On top of this, we have the expertise to operate the heavy-duty machinery needed to do the job.

We keep up with the latest industry trends and technology to complete our clients' residential site preparation needs.

With construction activities and jobs, it can be challenging to predict what kind of issues you might run into during the home building project.

Our experience in the field can give you accurate and honest quotes for the project you need.

We’ll always keep you in the loop at every project stage - keeping you updated on all the latest developments.