First Phase Siteworks provides excavation, land clearing, grading, driveways and drainage throughout Norfolk and the surrounding area.
Norfolk is the tightest ground we work. Dense older neighborhoods, narrow alleys, mature street trees, and lots that were platted long before anyone owned a mini excavator.
What the Ground Is Like in Norfolk
Norfolk sits low and wet. Much of the city is at or barely above sea level, the water table is shallow, and the soil is largely sand over marine clay. Dig four feet in Ghent or Larchmont and you can hit water. That changes everything about how a foundation hole or a utility trench gets handled, dewatering, shoring, and timing around the rain stop being optional.
Work We Do in Norfolk
- Compact and mini excavators for backyard access through gates and side yards where a full-size machine will not fit
- Dewatering and trench shoring for the shallow water table common near the Elizabeth and Lafayette Rivers
- Recurring-flood drainage work: regrading, French drains and drywells in yards that hold water after every hard rain
- Careful work around mature root systems and the city’s street tree canopy
- Debris hauling planned around narrow streets and on-street parking
Every Service, Available Here
- Excavation
- Site Preparation
- Land Clearing
- Driveway Installation
- Drainage Installation
- Forestry Mulching
- Demolition
- Material Hauling
- Brush Removal
- Grading
- Pool Removal
Areas of Norfolk We Cover
We work throughout Norfolk, including Ghent, Larchmont, Colonial Place, Ocean View, East Beach, Riverview, Park Place, Lafayette-Winona, Berkley and Campostella, and everywhere in between.
Why Call Us
- Licensed and insured: certificate available on request
- Free estimates: we walk the site, explain the approach, and give you a real number
- We keep the schedule: you get a start date and we hold it, or you hear from us first
- Clean sites: spoil hauled, debris gone, road swept
- Right-sized equipment: from mini excavators that fit through a gate to machines that move real volume
Nearby Cities We Also Serve
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- Excavation in Newport News, VA
- Excavation in Portsmouth, VA
Call (757) 239-0707 for a free excavation estimate in Norfolk.