Red Fox Excavation
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View our recent jobs to get an idea of the wide variety of excavation projects we’re working on throughout the Treasure Valley. Let’s get your project on the schedule!
Sunken Trampoline and Dry Well
Ground-Level Trampoline with Dry Well | Eagle, March 2022 We addressed two problems in this project: drainage from low spots in the back yard and sinking a trampoline to ground level. Low spots on the north and south end of the lawn caused marshy areas to...
Terraced Garden Beds for Flood Irrigation
Excavating Sunken Garden Beds for Flood Irrigation | Nampa, March 2022 The goal of this unique project was to create four sunken garden beds that would allow flood irrigation to flow slowly through all four levels, saturating deep into the underlying soil. The...
Installing Culvert on Residential Street
Installing a 36" Culvert | Star, February 2020 An irrigation ditch running through the front yard can eliminate valuable parking space. A customer called us to install a 36" x 20' corrugated culvert pipe into the ditch, remove a tree stump, backfill around it, and...
Commercial Snow Removal
Warehouse Business Snow Removal | Boise, December 2021 - January 2022 When snow falls on a business that needs access to outdoor parking or outdoor product areas, it can cause significant losses in productivity and safety. We received a call to remove snow from a...
Grading a Horse Arena
Grading a Horse Riding Area | Eagle, December 2021 People who love to ride horses need a place to ride and exercise their beloved equines. The customer wanted us to regrade a section of fenced pasture so it would be useful for riding. Previously, the ground was...
Sewer Line Excavation
Sewer Line Excavation | Boise, October 2021 When we arrived on site, the customer explained that a plumbing company had found a fault in the sewer line, had hired another company to do the excavation, but that excavation process had gone wrong and stalled. We were...
Basement Excavation Under Existing Home
Excavating a Basement Under an Existing Home | Boise, December 2021 A builder contacted us to see whether we could rescue an excavation project on an emergency basis. Concrete was due in a few days and their previous excavation company was off the job. We stepped...
Commercial Seepage Beds and Vaults
Seepage Beds and Vaults for Commercial Business Site | Boise, October 2021 While we normally specialize in residential work most of the time, this project was an opportunity to help out a fellow contractor working on a commercial project. We created three drainage...
Grading for Irrigation in Agricultural Field
Grading Field to Fix Slope for Flood Irrigation | Nampa, October 2021 This field was set up for flood irrigation and an inlet pipe was set in the southwest corner. However, about halfway across the field, the ground starts to ascend toward the east, meaning that a...
Land Grading for Truck Parking Area
Grading Land, Redirecting Drainage, and Installing Gravel Driveway | Nampa, September 2021 The customer needed us to solve several challenges in his three-quarter area parking area. First, there were low areas that collected as much as twelve inches of water that...
Dry Well and Crushed Pea Gravel Driveway
Gravel Parking Area and Dry Well | Kuna, September 2021 In this relatively new housing development, the sprinklers caused a marshy area to form whenever they were turned on. A previous contractor had graded the lawn, but it was all now sloping to a low spot a few...
Driveway Apron Concrete Prep for Barn
High-Quality Concrete Prep for a Barn Driveway Apron | Nampa, August 2021 Following the septic tank installation from the prior post, the homeowner also wanted us to prepare a level gravel surface for a concrete driveway pad measuring approximately 60' long by 25'...
Septic System Excavation and Installation
Septic Tank and Drain Field Excavation | Nampa, July 2021 We excavated and installed a new septic system with tank and drain field in Nampa, Idaho. The client was building a custom home behind their existing farmhouse surrounded by corn fields. We were careful to...
Pier Footing for Lighted Basketball Hoop
Digging a Pier Footing with an Auger | Eagle, August 2021 This home was almost ready for a concrete driveway to be poured. Across from the garage, the customer wanted to install a lighted basketball hoop and needed a strong pier footing poured for it. Part of...
Barn Foundation Backfill and Flatwork Prep
Backfill, Flatwork Prep, and Rough Grade | Middleton, July 2021 We were called in by a fellow contractor at the last minute to help him perform a backfill and rough grade on a barn foundation that he wouldn’t be able to get to in time. As we would find out, framers...
Concrete Removal and Driveway Replacement
Restoring a Concrete Driveway | Nampa, July 2021 The client had previously experienced a problem with their sewer line and received a bid for the work which they felt was excessive. So, they decided to do the digging and repair work themselves with the help of family...
Backfill and Grading with Foundation Drain
Foundation Drain Installation During New Construction Backfill and Grading | Eagle, July 2021 In a new residential subdivision, we were called to complete the backfill and install a foundation drain system in a new home. We dug out a space for the foundation drain...
Agricultural Irrigation Pipe Repair
Fixing a Section of Damaged 8″ Irrigation Pipe | Nampa, July 2021 A homeowner had employed a contractor who brought in a heavy truck on to his property. Unfortunately, the weight of the truck crushed an underground 8″ irrigation pipe. Originally, we had been told...
Flagstone Paver Installation
Beautiful Paver Patios in Decorative Gravel Landscaping | Nampa, June 2021 Typically, this type of work is performed by landscapers, but we decided to take on this project to complete the exterior of an in-town duplex. We started by leveling the ground and providing...
Foundation Backfill and Garage Flatwork Prep
Backfilling a Custom Home Foundation and Garage Concrete Prep | Melba, June 2021 This client needed a backfill to be completed around their custom home project near Melba, ID. We used two skidsteers, a plate compactor, a “jumping jack” compactor, several hand tools,...