Excavation, earthworks and driveways in Murwillumbah

Local work in Murwillumbah NSW 2484

Murwillumbah sits on the Tweed River beneath Wollumbin (Mount Warning), with cane farms on the river flats and villages such as Uki, Tyalgum and Chillingham up the valleys. Much of the hinterland is steep red-soil country, which makes careful earthworks and drainage the main part of most jobs.

Building on a hillside block starts with a stable pad. We cut and fill to the levels on your plans, keep batters to a sensible angle and put drainage behind the cut so water does not end up under the slab. Trenching for stormwater, water and power usually follows in the same visit, and we can prepare the ground for retaining walls and the next trades.

Red soil holds up well when it is shaped and drained, but it washes badly when water runs straight down a driveway. We set crossfall, cut rollover drains and line up table drains, and on steeper sections a council-approved bitumen seal keeps the surface in place and the mud off the road.

Hinterland blocks also grow back fast. Lantana, camphor laurel and overgrown paddocks are a regular job for the Yanmar ViO55 with flail mulcher, which leaves mulch on the ground instead of piles to burn.

Builders, landscapers and landholders can also book wet plant hire, with a machine and operator working to your plan by the hour or day.

What we do in Murwillumbah

• Excavation and earthworks: site preparation, cut and fill, bulk earthworks and spoil handling as agreed.
• House and shed pads: levelled, compacted pads for houses, sheds and farm structures, ready for the slab or footings.
• Trenching and drainage: trenches for water, power and stormwater, plus drains to move runoff away from pads and driveways.
• Council-approved bitumen seal driveways and entrances: base preparation and a 2-coat or 3-coat seal, confirmed on quote.
• Land clearing: Caterpillar D3G with stick rake for house sites, tracks and paddocks.
• Vegetation management and flail mulching: Yanmar ViO55 with FAE flail mulcher for regrowth, lantana and fence lines.
• Wet plant hire: a machine with an operator for builders, farmers and other contractors.

Murwillumbah is in Tweed Shire, so driveway entrances and works on council land go through Tweed Shire Council. Clients are responsible for any vegetation approvals on their property. Every job is quoted after we understand the site, access and scope. Licensed (NSW 494973C) and fully insured, certificate on request.