Excavation and demolition in Olympia
Thurston County
Olympia is the south end of what we cover. It is far enough that we plan the work in longer stretches rather than short visits, which usually suits the jobs down there anyway.
The ground in Olympia
Lots are generally bigger than in Seattle and a lot of them are wooded, so the work starts with clearing and stump removal rather than with a machine already on open ground.
The low ground near the water is soft with a high water table; further out the parcels sit on firmer, better-draining glacial soils.
More of the work down here is on parcels outside a dense street grid, which means space to stage material and room to balance cut and fill on site instead of trucking it.
Areas we work in Olympia
Access and terrain change a job more than anything else does. These are the parts of Olympia we get called to and what each one usually means for the work.
- Downtown and the isthmus
- Low, filled ground with water close to the surface. Deep work needs shoring.
- Westside
- Wooded lots on slopes. Clearing and stump removal is usually the bulk of the job.
- Eastside
- Established neighbourhoods and older houses on ordinary town lots.
- Lacey and Tumwater edges
- Larger parcels where there is room to balance cut and fill rather than haul it away.
What Olympia usually needs
- Site preparationRaw ground turned into a pad the next trade can work on.
- Excavation and earthworkDigging to grade, and ground that holds what goes on it.
- Trucking and haulingMaterial in, spoil and debris out.
Working in Olympia?
Tell us what the site is and what has to come out. We would rather look at it than price it off a drawing.