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Licensed excavation, Rodd Point
Excavation & Earthworks Rodd Point
Rodd Point is a small waterfront cottage pocket on sandstone at Iron Cove, pool and retaining work on the slope. The regular jobs here are basement digs, pool digs and retaining walls. Services located first, sites left level and clean.
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What we do in Rodd Point
Excavation for every Rodd Point job
From a knock-down rebuild to a new estate pad, each service has its own page with the detail.
Excavation in Rodd Point
What's different about digging in Rodd Point
Rodd Point, in short
Rodd Point sits about 7 kilometres west of the city. Locals place it by Rodd Point, Iron Cove and Bay Run. It's ringed by Russell Lea, Drummoyne, Five Dock and Haberfield. What's changing: basement digs and pools cut into rock, and underpinning and retaining on the steep terrace blocks.
The houses, and what they need
Most blocks in Rodd Point, around Rodd Point, are victorian and Federation terraces and workers cottages, with heritage conservation areas. Near Rodd Point, the older brick and fibro is renovate-or-rebuild ground. Day to day around Russell Lea that's basement digs, pool digs and retaining walls.
The ground under Rodd Point
On harbour slopes, Rodd Point sits on Hawkesbury sandstone with rock close to the surface, out by Rodd Point. The rock under Iron Cove is close, so Rodd Point footings and pits are broken out and the spoil leaves the block as rock. Around Drummoyne, the sandstone is sawn at the boundaries and carted out as rock.
The council, access, and getting to you
Rodd Point falls under City of Canada Bay, with heritage and tree protection controls checked at Rodd Point before the plans are followed. Machines reach the Rodd Point block off Henley Marine Drive or Rodd Point, and the slope is worked in benches with retaining, out toward Russell Lea.
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 Rodd Point we dig
Rodd Point and the streets around it, from the older estates to the new blocks.
Inner West
Excavation across Rodd Point
From the older streets to the newer blocks, Rodd Point and the suburbs around it. If you're anywhere in the Rodd 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 Rodd Point, answered
How much does excavation cost in Rodd Point?
It depends on the volume of material, the ground (hawkesbury sandstone with rock close to the surface on harbour slopes), 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 Rodd 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 Rodd 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 Rodd Point?
Yes. Hawkesbury sandstone with rock close to the surface on harbour slopes. The ridge suburbs sit on sandstone at or near the surface, often right under the floorboards of a terrace. It’s sawn against the party walls and broken out, and it’s in the quote from the site look.
Can you dig a basement under my Rodd Point terrace?
Yes, and it’s one of the most common Inner West jobs. The house is supported to the engineer’s underpinning design, the ground under it is dug in stages through the front or rear, and rock is sawn at the party walls so the neighbours’ footings stay put. Spoil goes out by conveyor.
My Rodd Point house has no side access at all. How does the machine get in?
Through the house on boards with the floor protected, or over the back fence by crane. Spoil comes out the same way or by conveyor into a skip in the lane. Slower than a side gate and priced for it, but it’s how most Inner West yards get dug.
My Rodd Point house is in a heritage conservation area. What does that mean for the dig?
Conditions on the approval, usually about keeping the front of the house, protecting the neighbours’ walls, and sometimes an archaeologist watching the dig on the oldest streets. Haberfield and the older parts of Balmain, Glebe and Marrickville are the strictest. We dig to what’s approved.
Do you do knock-down rebuild site cuts in Rodd 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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