Basement excavation dug square with footing shelves cut clean, farmhouse and road behind it

Site prep, basements and grading, central Illinois.

Basements dug square, pads and driveways graded to plan, culverts set, and ground cleared with a forestry mulcher. AKW gets the site ready for the next trade on schedule.

Site prep and excavating

Dug right, so the next crew is not fixing it.

A crooked basement dig or a pad that is off grade becomes the concrete crew’s problem, then the builder’s, then the owner’s. Getting the dirt work right at the start is cheaper than every fix after it.

AKW digs basements and footings, grades pads, driveways and final grade, sets culverts, and clears ground with a forestry mulcher. Builders, contractors and homeowners use them because the site is ready when it is supposed to be.

Work runs across the area around Brimfield, including Brimfield, Elmwood, Farmington, Princeville, Hanna City, Yates City, Williamsfield, Dunlap, Kickapoo, Peoria, Eureka, Metamora, Washington, Canton, Knoxville and Galesburg.

What we do on a job site

Dirt work for builders and homeowners.

Basements and footings

Dug to depth, corners squared and footings marked for the concrete crew.

Building pads

Pads cut and built up to the grade the plans call for.

Final grade

Ground shaped so water runs away from the house and the yard is ready for seed.

Driveways and culverts

Driveways cut in and culverts set so the water crosses where it should.

Land clearing

Trees and brush taken out along fence lines, field edges and building sites.

Forestry mulching

A mulcher head grinds brush and small timber in place. No burn pile left behind.

How it works

Walk it, schedule it, dig it.

  1. Walk the site

    Kevin looks at the plans or the ground, what has to come out and what has to go in.

  2. Get a number and a date

    You get a straight number and a date that lines up with your other trades.

  3. Dig it to plan

    The work gets done square and on grade, and the site is left ready for the next crew.

Recent work

Site work around Brimfield.

Real AKW job sites. No stock photos.

Basement excavation dug and squared with footing lines marked in Farmington, Illinois
BasementFarmington, IllinoisDug to depth, corners squared, footings marked.
Curved block retaining wall with rock backfill along freshly graded ground and a culvert outside Farmington, Illinois
Retaining wall and gradingFarmington, IllinoisWall set, rock placed, ground graded to carry runoff to the culvert.
CAT 308 excavator with a forestry mulcher head clearing timber at a field edge in Brimfield, Illinois
Tree mulchingBrimfield, IllinoisField edge cleared with the mulcher head.

Questions

What people ask before they call.

Do you dig basements for new houses?

Yes. AKW digs basements and footings, squares the corners and marks the footings for the concrete crew.

Do you work for builders or homeowners?

Both. Builders and contractors use AKW for site prep, and homeowners call for basements, driveways, grading and clearing.

What is forestry mulching?

A mulcher head on the excavator grinds brush and small trees into mulch right where they stand. The ground gets cleared without a burn pile or a pile of logs to haul.

Can you set a culvert under my driveway?

Yes. Driveways and culverts are part of the site prep work AKW does.

Is the site visit free?

Yes. The site visit and the estimate are free and there is no obligation.

What area do you cover?

AKW works out of Brimfield, Illinois and covers Peoria, Knox, Fulton, Stark and Woodford counties, including Brimfield, Elmwood, Farmington, Princeville, Hanna City, Yates City, Williamsfield, Dunlap, Kickapoo, Peoria, Eureka, Metamora, Washington, Canton, Knoxville and Galesburg.

Get your site on the schedule.

Book a free site visit online or call Kevin. He looks at the site and gives you a straight number and a date.