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The problem, then the ground.

Drainage, driveways, pads, utilities, clearing, and land. Town names are captions, not the point.

Some of the larger machines in these photos were brought in for that job. The machines DigRight owns are the Bobcat T66, the Bobcat E35, the F-350, and the Lamar trailers.

Drainage

We don’t have a drainage job in this set of photographs. If water is the problem, send the address and we’ll look at the ground itself.

Driveways

A drive that was washing out, rebuilt so the water leaves it alone.

Driveway subgrade cut, with a laser set up. — Green Meadow

Geotextile fabric laid for the driveway base at Green Meadow. — Green Meadow

The worn gravel driveway. — Mapleville

A regraded stone driveway at Mapleville, with a blossoming tree. — Mapleville

The rough-graded drive corridor. — Purcellville, VA

The paved driveway. This pair is the same project, not the identical camera position. — Purcellville, VA

New stone on the driveway at Green Meadow. — Green Meadow New stone on the driveway at Green Meadow.

A Ford F-350 on the finished driveway at Mapleville. — Mapleville A Ford F-350 on the finished driveway at Mapleville.

The long regraded gravel driveway at Mapleville. — Mapleville The long regraded gravel driveway at Mapleville.

A stone drive through the woods to an outbuilding in Purcellville. — Purcellville, VA A stone drive through the woods to an outbuilding in Purcellville.

A stone driveway along the tree line in Purcellville. — Purcellville, VA A stone driveway along the tree line in Purcellville.

A new asphalt driveway to the farmhouses at the Purcellville project. — Purcellville, VA A new asphalt driveway to the farmhouses at the Purcellville project.

A curving stone driveway across open ground at Wildcat. — Wildcat A curving stone driveway across open ground at Wildcat.

Building pads and site prep

Raw ground, then the dig, then a pad a house can sit on.

Pasture where the pad will go. — Green Meadow

The T66 and E35 working a graded pad at Green Meadow. — Green Meadow

The Bobcat E35 on the driveway at Green Meadow in late light. — Green Meadow The Bobcat E35 on the driveway at Green Meadow in late light.

The Bobcat E35 in the foreground of the graded site at Green Meadow. — Green Meadow The Bobcat E35 in the foreground of the graded site at Green Meadow.

A fine-graded yard at Green Meadow, set so water moves away from the house. — Green Meadow A fine-graded yard at Green Meadow, set so water moves away from the house.

A graded building pad at Green Meadow, with clean track lines. — Green Meadow A graded building pad at Green Meadow, with clean track lines.

Trucks and equipment staged on the graded pad at Green Meadow. — Green Meadow Trucks and equipment staged on the graded pad at Green Meadow.

The Bobcat T66 chained down on a Lamar gooseneck at Green Meadow. — Green Meadow The Bobcat T66 chained down on a Lamar gooseneck at Green Meadow.

The T66 on a freshly graded pad at Green Meadow. — Green Meadow The T66 on a freshly graded pad at Green Meadow.

An excavator loading a dump truck on a building pad at Haymarket. — Haymarket, VA An excavator loading a dump truck on a building pad at Haymarket.

A basement excavation at Haymarket, with an excavator and a dump truck on the pad. — Haymarket, VA A basement excavation at Haymarket, with an excavator and a dump truck on the pad.

A foundation dig beside the pond at Haymarket. — Haymarket, VA A foundation dig beside the pond at Haymarket.

A basement excavation at Laverock. — Laverock A basement excavation at Laverock.

A Bobcat excavator digging a foundation beside footing forms.

A Bobcat T66 working a tight alley between rowhouses at the Ontario project. — Ontario A Bobcat T66 working a tight alley between rowhouses at the Ontario project.

A house framed on a pad graded at the Purcellville project. — Purcellville, VA A house framed on a pad graded at the Purcellville project.

The framed house on its graded pad in Purcellville, from the air. — Purcellville, VA The framed house on its graded pad in Purcellville, from the air.

A graded pad cut into a wooded lot in Purcellville. — Purcellville, VA A graded pad cut into a wooded lot in Purcellville.

Final grade sloped away from a new house in Purcellville. — Purcellville, VA Final grade sloped away from a new house in Purcellville.

A rough-graded field before the build in Purcellville. — Purcellville, VA A rough-graded field before the build in Purcellville.

A basement excavation with clean cut walls at Touchstone. — Touchstone A basement excavation with clean cut walls at Touchstone.

Silt fence around the excavation at Touchstone. — Touchstone Silt fence around the excavation at Touchstone.

A dozer grading at Touchstone, with the house behind it. — Touchstone A dozer grading at Touchstone, with the house behind it.

Mass excavation on a suburban lot at Touchstone. — Touchstone Mass excavation on a suburban lot at Touchstone.

A dozer finishing the excavation floor at Touchstone. — Touchstone A dozer finishing the excavation floor at Touchstone.

A cleared hillside at Wildcat, with a machine at the tree line. — Wildcat A cleared hillside at Wildcat, with a machine at the tree line.

A wide view of the graded site at Wildcat. — Wildcat A wide view of the graded site at Wildcat.

Utilities

Layout, then the trench. We dig and backfill. A licensed trade makes the connection. This set shows the layout and the open run, not the backfill.

Painted utility layout lines on the ground at Green Meadow, before the dig. — Green Meadow

A Bobcat T66 cutting a utility trench across the pasture at Green Meadow. — Green Meadow

The T66 trenching at Green Meadow, with the farm buildings behind it. — Green Meadow The T66 trenching at Green Meadow, with the farm buildings behind it.

A trench line across the field toward the house at Green Meadow. — Green Meadow A trench line across the field toward the house at Green Meadow.

Clearing and demolition

What was in the way, the machine at work, and the ground after it was hauled off.

The house coming down among the trees. — Wildcat

An excavator taking down a farmhouse at the Wildcat project. — Wildcat

The house before demolition. — High Street

An excavator taking down a house at High Street. — High Street

Demolition debris still on the lot. — Laverock

The Laverock lot after the debris was hauled off. — Laverock

An excavator clearing demolition debris at High Street. — High Street An excavator clearing demolition debris at High Street.

An excavator working through demolition debris at High Street. — High Street An excavator working through demolition debris at High Street.

An excavator sorting demolition debris at Wildcat. — Wildcat An excavator sorting demolition debris at Wildcat.

A debris pile staged to be hauled off at Wildcat. — Wildcat A debris pile staged to be hauled off at Wildcat.

A house opened up during demolition at Wildcat. — Wildcat A house opened up during demolition at Wildcat.

Land development

A piece of land taken toward something a house can be built on.

Freshly cleared ground at Haymarket, with an excavator at the tree line. — Haymarket, VA Freshly cleared ground at Haymarket, with an excavator at the tree line.

A wooded lot cleared and rough-graded at Haymarket. — Haymarket, VA A wooded lot cleared and rough-graded at Haymarket.

Cleared and graded lots at Haymarket. — Haymarket, VA Cleared and graded lots at Haymarket.

Graded pads and haul roads beside a pond at the Haymarket project. — Haymarket, VA Graded pads and haul roads beside a pond at the Haymarket project.

Graded home sites, a pond, and the Blue Ridge horizon at Haymarket. — Haymarket, VA Graded home sites, a pond, and the Blue Ridge horizon at Haymarket.

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