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Excavation & Grading

SITE PREP · NORTHERN KENTUCKY

EXCAVATION & GRADING IN DRY RIDGE & NORTHERN KENTUCKY

Spencer’s Outdoor Solutions handles site clearing, foundation excavation, soil removal, fine grading, and base prep across Grant, Boone, Kenton, and Campbell counties. Owned equipment includes a Bobcat T66 compact track loader, a CAT 305 mini excavator, and a Kenworth tandem-axle dump truck for haul-off. Owning the equipment means schedules don’t depend on rental availability, and the same crew that digs the site does the compaction and grading.

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Bobcat skid steer doing excavation and grading at a lakefront property in Northern Kentucky

WHAT SPENCER'S DIGS

SITE PREP, FOUNDATION DIGS, AND PRECISION GRADING

Excavation is the work that happens before the concrete arrives. A poorly prepped site is the most common reason concrete fails years later. Spencer’s preps every site to spec: topsoil and organic material stripped to undisturbed subgrade, a compacted #57 limestone base laid in lifts, and final grading checked with a transit before forms go in.

The same crew handles excavation for new builds, additions, driveway tear-outs, basement walkouts, retaining wall footers, and septic field cuts. Northern Kentucky soils run heavy to clay, so compaction matters more here than in sandy regions. Spencer’s coordinates with general contractors and homeowners across Walton, Florence, Williamstown, Burlington, Independence, and Covington.

  • Site clearing and topsoil stripping for new builds
  • Foundation excavation and footing trenches
  • Driveway tear-out and replacement excavation
  • Walkout basement and hillside cuts
  • Fine grading, compaction, and base prep for pours
  • Soil and debris haul-off with the Kenworth dump truck

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WHAT EXCAVATION TYPICALLY LEADS TO

Concrete foundation wall pour prep with form panels by Spencer's

CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS

Foundation excavation flows directly into footer and stem-wall pours. Same crew runs both with no handoff gap.

Curved segmental block retaining wall replacement along a driveway

RETAINING WALLS

Wall footer trenches are excavation work. Spencer's excavates, sets the base, and installs the segmental block in one workflow.

French drain with white rock around a firepit drainage area

DRAINAGE SOLUTIONS

French drains, surface drains, and downspout tie-ins go in while the excavator is on site. Far cheaper to install during a dig than as a retrofit.

WHERE SPENCER'S WORKS

NORTHERN KENTUCKY, ROOTED IN GRANT & BOONE COUNTIES

Headquartered five minutes off I-75 exit 159 in Dry Ridge, KY. Spencer’s covers four Northern Kentucky counties: Grant, Boone, Kenton, and Campbell. Most residential concrete jobs schedule within the week. Pumping bookings handle same-week pours within the 35-mile included radius.

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EXCAVATION & GRADING QUESTIONS

Spencer’s Outdoor Solutions handles site clearing, foundation excavation, basement and walkout cuts, driveway tear-out and base prep, retaining wall footer trenches, septic field excavation, drainage trenching, and final fine grading. The same crew runs the equipment from initial dig through finished grade, so there’s no handoff gap between subs.
Spencer’s owns a Bobcat T66 compact track loader (skid steer), a CAT 305 mini excavator, a Kenworth tandem-axle dump truck, and a Ford F-450 service truck. Owned equipment means scheduling is not held up by rental yard availability and the same operator runs the machine on every job.
Yes. A significant share of excavation work is done as a subcontractor to general contractors, home builders, and concrete crews across Grant, Boone, Kenton, and Campbell counties. Lien-release documentation, certificate of insurance, and references are provided on request before any commercial job begins.
Topsoil and organic material are stripped to undisturbed subgrade. The base is compacted with a vibratory plate or jumping jack. #57 limestone is laid in 4 to 6-inch lifts and compacted between lifts. Final grade is checked with a transit. Forms go in, rebar is tied, and the pour is scheduled. The same crew handles every step.
Some yard impact is unavoidable on excavation jobs that require equipment access. Spencer’s protects in-place features that should not be touched (mature trees, sprinkler heads, gas meters), confirms locate marks before digging, and restores tracked areas with topsoil and seed at the end of the job unless the customer is doing their own landscape work.
A driveway tear-out and base prep takes 1 to 2 days. A foundation excavation for a typical residential addition takes 2 to 4 days. Larger projects (new home pad, retaining wall footers) are quoted by the day. Spencer’s gives a realistic schedule at the estimate visit, including weather contingency days.

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