Little's Excavating Blog

Professional experience with wet weather excavation will keep your project on track

Excavating in wet weather presents a host of challenges that can make the process difficult, dangerous, and less efficient. Heavy rainfall or saturated ground conditions transform soil dynamics, machinery performance, and worker safety, complicating excavation projects in significant ways. Soil instability One of the primary challenges is soil instability. Wet soil tends to [...]

November 18, 2024|Main|

A properly insured excavator is crucial in protecting your construction project

An insured excavator is crucial for any construction project for several reasons, ensuring not only the protection of the equipment but also safeguarding the project's financial and legal aspects. Excavators are among the most essential pieces of heavy machinery on construction sites, often responsible for tasks like digging, grading, and earth-moving. Given their [...]

October 16, 2024|Main|

While it may seem straightforward, excavation is definitely something you want a professional handling

Professional excavation is a critical component of any construction project, ensuring both the safety of the workers and the structural integrity of the final build. The excavation phase involves digging, trenching, and grading land to prepare it for construction. While it may seem like a straightforward task, excavation requires specialized knowledge, equipment, and [...]

September 20, 2024|Main|

Differences between land grading and land leveling 

Both leveling and grading land can be useful, but though they may sound similar, they are not typically interchangeable. Here are some similarities and differences between the two, and when you might want to employ either tactic: Land-leveling makes the earth in a given place flat by filling in holes and cutting off [...]

August 25, 2024|Main|

Some best practices for drainage at your commercial property 

The effective management of stormwater is important at any property, but that’s magnified at a commercial place, with customers, vendors and community stakeholders frequently around places of business. Here is a series of best practices for stormwater management systems for commercial properties: Assess the site To conceive and install a suitable stormwater management [...]

July 11, 2024|Main|

Signs your driveway needs work 

Your driveway is one of the first things frequent household guests and first-time visitors alike might notice about your property. In the interest of putting your best foot forward from an aesthetic standpoint, it’s best to keep an eye on your driveway for signs it needs anything from TLC to being replaced. Cracks [...]

June 13, 2024|Main|

How to maintain a gravel driveway

There are many reasons why a gravel driveway might be right for your home or property. In order to maximize those benefits, proper maintenance is important. Here are some tips for how to keep your driveway looking and functioning as it should: Keep an eye out for potholes One pitfall of gravel driveways [...]

May 24, 2024|Main|

You don’t want your pond maintenance to get out of hand

OK, so you’ve either acquired a manmade pond or installed one yourself. Like most any landscaping feature, it’ll require some elbow grease to keep it looking and functioning as it should. Muck, waste and assorted unsightly and foul-smelling gunk accumulates in both the bottom of the pond and filter. This is especially problematic [...]

April 24, 2024|Main|

How to slow soil erosion (top-level soil stripping)

Soil erosion is a problem that compounds itself: the stripping away of the top level of soil on your property can increase the likelihood of flooding, which in turn can create worse erosion. Erosion – most often caused by water and wind – can take topsoil off your land and leave compacted what [...]

March 19, 2024|Main|

What you need to know about land clearing 

Many projects of a construction nature require clearing the site first. Knowing how this can be correctly done before beginning the process will save time and effort further down the line. Removing trees, brush, rocks and stones, stumps and whatever else may be in the way is typically the first order of business [...]

February 15, 2024|Main|
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