Excavation in Lake George, New York
We dig foundations, footings, drainage and utilities around Lake George, on ground that is rarely as simple as it looks from the road.
John Trombley Construction is a family-owned excavation contractor working throughout Lake George and the surrounding area. Alongside excavation we handle:
Get A Free EstimateDigging on Ledge
The thing that decides most excavation jobs around this lake is how close the bedrock sits to the surface. Along a lot of the shoreline there is not much soil on top of it, and ledge turns up at a foot or two where the plan assumed six. That is the difference between a day with an excavator and a week with a hammer, and it is worth knowing before the quote rather than after.
We plan around it instead of hoping. On a walk of the property we look at where rock is already showing, what the neighbours ran into, and how the ground falls, and we tell you plainly if we think there is rock in the way. Being wrong about ledge is the single most expensive surprise in this work.
Steep Lots and Getting Equipment In
Plenty of properties here drop hard from the road toward the water, on narrow drives with mature trees close in. Access is usually the first problem to solve, not the digging. We would rather look at the approach in advance than arrive with a machine that cannot get down it, and on tight lots that sometimes means smaller equipment and a longer day.
Grade also decides where water goes once you have opened the ground. Digging above a steep pitch without a plan for drainage is how a finished job turns into a callback the first wet spring.
Where We Work
We cover both shores and the hamlets along them, including Sabbath Day Point, Huletts Landing, Indian Kettles, Crosbyside, Diamond Point, Cleverdale, Lake Sunnyside and Big Hollow. Winter is worth considering on the softer inland lots — frozen ground carries equipment that April mud will not, and we will tell you if waiting is the better call.
Excavation in Lake George — Common Questions
We walk it first and look at where rock is already showing, how the ground falls, and what has been dug nearby. That gets it right most of the time. Where there is real doubt on a large job, test pits are cheaper than finding out with the machine on site.
Usually, and it is the first thing we check. On tight approaches that can mean smaller equipment and more time rather than forcing a large machine down a drive it will damage. We look at access before quoting.
Possibly. The land sits inside the Adirondack Park and work near the shoreline or on steep ground can carry requirements that would not apply elsewhere. We will say on the walk-through whether we think your job needs a conversation with the town first.
Excavation in Lake George & Beyond
