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Excavation & Earthworks Picnic Point
Picnic Point sits on the sandstone ridge above the Georges River, pool, retaining and basement work cut into rock with river views. The regular jobs here are pool digs, retaining walls and basement digs. Services located first, sites left level and clean.
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What we do in Picnic Point
Excavation for every Picnic Point job
From a knock-down rebuild to a new estate pad, each service has its own page with the detail.
Excavation in Picnic Point
What's different about digging in Picnic Point
Picnic Point, in short
Picnic Point sits about 26 kilometres south-west of the city. It's anchored by Picnic Point Reserve, Georges River and Picnic Point shops. It's ringed by Panania, East Hills, Revesby Heights and Padstow Heights. What's changing: knock-down rebuilds, pools and basements cut into rock, and retaining on the steep river blocks.
The houses, and what they need
Picnic Point's housing near Picnic Point Reserve runs to post-war brick homes on the river ridge with knock-down rebuilds. Near Picnic Point Reserve, knock-down rebuilds are the running theme. On a Picnic Point block that usually means pool digs, retaining walls and basement digs.
The ground under Picnic Point
Picnic Point sits on Hawkesbury sandstone with rock close to the surface on the ridge above the Georges River, out toward Picnic Point Reserve. Sandstone sits close to the surface around Georges River, so a Picnic Point cut is sawn at the boundaries and broken out for anything deep. Around East Hills, the clay is reactive, so fill goes in in compacted layers.
The council, access, and getting to you
Picnic Point is in City of Canterbury-Bankstown, and around Picnic Point Reserve there's no flood or bushfire overlay, so it's a standard DA or CDC job. Machines come in to Picnic Point off Kelly Street or Henry Lawson Drive, and the slope is worked in benches with retaining.
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 Picnic Point we dig
Picnic Point and the streets around it, from the older estates to the new blocks.
Bankstown & Canterbury
Excavation across Picnic Point
From the older streets to the newer blocks, Picnic Point and the suburbs around it. If you're anywhere in the Picnic Point 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 Picnic Point, answered
How much does excavation cost in Picnic Point?
It depends on the volume of material, the ground (hawkesbury sandstone with rock close to the surface on the ridge above the georges river), 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 Picnic Point?
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 Picnic Point?
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 Picnic Point?
Yes. Hawkesbury sandstone with rock close to the surface on the ridge above the Georges River. Toward the Georges River the blocks sit on sandstone within a metre, sawn at the boundaries and broken out for pools and basements. It’s in the quote when the site look finds it.
Do you do duplex site cuts in Picnic Point?
Yes, and Canterbury-Bankstown is the busiest duplex market in Sydney. The old house down, slab and footings out, the block stripped, and two pads cut and compacted to the engineer’s spec, with the shared driveway boxed out at the same time.
My Picnic Point block slopes down toward the Georges River. How does that change a knock-down rebuild?
The block is benched into levels with retaining, and the lower cuts usually go into sandstone, which is sawn and broken. Bush along the river brings bushfire and tree rules too. The site look decides the approach and the machine.
Why do slabs and driveways crack around Picnic Point?
Reactive clay. It swells in wet winters and shrinks in dry summers, and anything poured on loose or uncompacted fill moves with it. A pad cut and filled in compacted layers to the engineer’s spec is what stops the new slab doing the same thing.
Do you do knock-down rebuild site cuts in Picnic Point?
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.
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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