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House excavation on a country block complete.  Earthmoving in rural settings has it challenges however this one turned out great. Earthlift have excavation capacity in most rural areas.  Contact us to chat about your next country project. We are a member of HIA  

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Residential site cut in this Melbourne suburb. Nice weather is a thing of the past but this site cut was completed with one of the few sunny days in Winter. You will notice all vegetation has been removed.  This is critical to ensure no slab heave occurs.  Vegetation has to be removed to comply with […]

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Residential excavation on a large titled block.  This job had great access which made soil removal easy.  Earthmoving in Melbourne has become tougher as block sizes reduce,  Access on to these tighter blocks can sometimes mean smaller machines are needed.  Tight access also restricts soil removal. Despite these challenges we love Residential Excavation.  It has […]

Site cut completed in a new estate

Site cuts Melbourne are what we do.  This site cut was completed in a new estate in South East Melbourne. As you can see from the photos the building platform is much higher than the footpath which has resulted in a large batter. This block had significant fall from side to side.  The builder worked […]

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Residential excavation is what Earthlift have been doing for more than 50 years.  We have seen the suburbs of Melbourne explode and have completed site cuts in every estate on the map. The site cut represents the start of the build journey, we pride ourselves on our compliance ensuring your home is built on the […]

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Site cut in regional Victoria on a foggy morning. The block slopes away from the road considerably.  The cut is over 1m at the front and considerable fill to the rear. Our in house surveyor was onsite training new employees.  Site cuts on large blocks in regional Victoria are some of our favorites. The trustee […]

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Site cuts in Melbourne’s fog:  As the days get shorter and begin to get colder we are starting to see the Fog roll in.  This significant site cut in an outer suburb was completed in a blanket of Fog. A lot of soil removal was done on this job due to the sloping block.  The […]