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Licensed excavation, Curl Curl
Excavation & Earthworks Curl Curl
Curl Curl is a beach-and-lagoon suburb on sand, low blocks where drainage and water table lead every job. The regular jobs here are pool digs, site cuts and drainage. Services located first, sites left level and clean.
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What we do in Curl Curl
Excavation for every Curl Curl job
From a knock-down rebuild to a new estate pad, each service has its own page with the detail.
Excavation in Curl Curl
What's different about digging in Curl Curl
Curl Curl, in short
Curl Curl sits about 15 kilometres north-east of the city. It's anchored by Curl Curl Beach, Curl Curl Lagoon and Curl Curl headland. It's ringed by Freshwater, North Curl Curl, Dee Why and Brookvale. What's changing: knock-down rebuilds and duplexes, and pools, drainage and site-cuts in the sandy beachfront blocks.
The houses, and what they need
In Curl Curl, near Curl Curl Beach, it's mostly mid-century beach cottages giving way to knock-down rebuilds and unit blocks. Near Curl Curl Beach, knock-down rebuilds are the running theme. On a Curl Curl block that usually means pool digs, site cuts and drainage.
The ground under Curl Curl
Curl Curl, near Curl Curl Beach, is on coastal sand over Hawkesbury sandstone near the beach and lagoon flats. Behind Curl Curl Lagoon, Curl Curl runs to sand with the water table close, so the dig is shored or dewatered rather than cut vertical. Around North Curl Curl, the sand won't stand, so the dig is shored or battered and the sump keeps it dry.
The council, access, and getting to you
Around Curl Curl Beach, Curl Curl sits in Northern Beaches Council with no flood or bushfire overlay, a standard DA or CDC job. Into Curl Curl the crew comes off Pittwater Road or Carrington Parade; access is tight through the older inner streets.
How it runs
First call to clean handover
Every job follows the same sequence, whether it's a single trench or a full site cut.
A trench can be a day, a basement can be weeks. Dates come with the quote, not after.
Where we work
Where around Curl Curl we dig
Curl Curl and the streets around it, from the older estates to the new blocks.
Northern Beaches
Excavation across Curl Curl
From the older streets to the newer blocks, Curl Curl and the suburbs around it. If you're anywhere in the Curl Curl area, we can get to you.
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Sites we've dug
Penrith Site cut
Castle Hill Pool dig
Ryde Basement
Liverpool Civil
“Very easy to deal with.
Excellent communication” Priya, Penrith
Excellent communication” Priya, Penrith
“Left the site spotless.” Dave, Castle Hill
“Would definitely recommend them!” Marcus, Ryde
“Great job thanks so much.” Lauren, Liverpool
“Very easy to deal with. Excellent communication” Priya, Penrith “Left the site spotless.” Dave, Castle Hill “Would definitely recommend them!” Marcus, Ryde “Great job thanks so much.” Lauren, Liverpool
“Very easy to deal with. Excellent communication” Priya, Penrith “Left the site spotless.” Dave, Castle Hill “Would definitely recommend them!” Marcus, Ryde “Great job thanks so much.” Lauren, Liverpool
Excavation in Curl Curl, answered
How much does excavation cost in Curl Curl?
It depends on the volume of material, the ground (coastal sand over hawkesbury sandstone near the beach and lagoon flats), access for the machine and how far spoil has to be carted. Every job gets a written quote after a site look, with the dig, cartage and cleanup spelled out, so you know what’s included before anything starts.
Do I need council approval before you dig in Curl Curl?
Usually, if the excavation is part of a build. Cut and fill beyond set limits, work near boundaries and anything on a lot with a flood, bushfire or heritage overlay needs approval as part of the DA or CDC. We work to the approved plans; check with your certifier before the dig is booked.
How long does an excavation job take in Curl Curl?
A trench, pool dig or single pad is a day or two; a knock-down site cut or a basement runs longer and depends on volume, ground and weather. Dates come with the quote, not after.
Is there rock in Curl Curl?
Not on the flats. Coastal sand over Hawkesbury sandstone near the beach and lagoon flats. Behind the beaches it’s sand over lagoon silt, and the problem is water rather than rock: the dig is shored and dewatered instead of sawn and broken.
Can you dig a pool in the sand at Curl Curl?
Yes, and it’s the standard flats pool. Sand walls don’t stand, so the dig is shored or battered, the water table is pumped from a sump, and the shell goes in fast once the hole’s at level. The pool builder’s engineer usually wants the base checked for silt.
Do you do knock-down rebuild site cuts in Curl Curl?
Yes. The old house down, slab and footings out, the block stripped and the new pad cut and compacted, as one run if you want the demolition handled too.
Do you do duplex site cuts in Curl Curl?
Yes. One house down, the block stripped, and two pads cut and compacted to the engineer’s spec, with the basement dug if the design has one.
My Curl Curl house is a terrace with no side access. Can you still excavate?
Yes. Small machines go through the house or over the fence by crane, and spoil comes out by conveyor or barrow. Slower than a side-gate job, but it’s how most inner-suburb digs are done.
What happens next
Tell us the job. We'll size it up.
✓ Tell us the suburb, the access and what needs digging
✓ We'll come out and look before quoting anything
✓ You'll get a written quote with what's included spelled out
✓ The machine's matched to your access, not whatever's free
✓ Clear on spoil, cartage and cleanup before we start
✓ No obligation, no pressure
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