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Licensed excavation, Tempe
Excavation & Earthworks Tempe
Tempe is a low Cooks River suburb on alluvium and made ground, drainage and site-cut work around the water table. The regular jobs here are basement digs, site cuts and drainage. Services located first, sites left level and clean.
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What we do in Tempe
Excavation for every Tempe job
From a knock-down rebuild to a new estate pad, each service has its own page with the detail.
Excavation in Tempe
What's different about digging in Tempe
Tempe, in short
Tempe sits about 9 kilometres west of the city. It's anchored by Tempe station, Cooks River, Tempe Reserve and IKEA nearby. It's ringed by Sydenham, St Peters, Marrickville and Wolli Creek. What's changing: apartment and townhouse sites, and basements and drainage working around the water table.
The houses, and what they need
Around Tempe, near Tempe station, you're mostly on federation cottages and warehouses giving way to apartments and townhouses. Near Tempe station, knock-down rebuilds are the running theme. On a Tempe block that usually means basement digs, site cuts and drainage.
The ground under Tempe
Tempe ground runs to river alluvium and reclaimed flats over shale near the Cooks and Parramatta rivers, over by Tempe station. Any old fill around Cooks River is tested and dug out or re-compacted to spec before a Tempe slab goes near it. Around St Peters, the fall is built into the pad and the trenches, and fill goes in compacted.
The council, access, and getting to you
Tempe is in Inner West Council, and the Tempe station blocks carry contamination controls, dug to the approved plans. Machines come in to Tempe off Union Street or the Princes Highway, and it's tight-access through the old grid.
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 Tempe we dig
Tempe and the streets around it, from the older estates to the new blocks.
Inner West
Excavation across Tempe
From the older streets to the newer blocks, Tempe and the suburbs around it. If you're anywhere in the Tempe 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 Tempe, answered
How much does excavation cost in Tempe?
It depends on the volume of material, the ground (river alluvium and reclaimed flats over shale near the cooks and parramatta rivers), 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 Tempe?
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 Tempe?
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 Tempe?
Not usually in the first metre on the flat streets. River alluvium and reclaimed flats over shale near the Cooks and Parramatta rivers. Shale under clay is ripped rather than broken, and old fill is the more common surprise than rock.
Can you dig a basement under my Tempe 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 Tempe 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 Tempe 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.
Could the ground on my Tempe block be contaminated?
Along the rivers, Parramatta Road and the old industrial land, possibly. A century of fill is common and some of it carries lead, ash and asbestos. Council maps flag it, spoil is classified and managed to a plan, and the site look prices the handling honestly.
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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