In general, excavating is removing debris and dirt from land by using manual labor and heavy construction machines. Some think that there is only one type of excavating company. Actually, many excavating companies specialize in certain forms of excavation. For example, road excavation, home foundation installation, dirt removal, and sewage excavation are some specialties. Each specialty excavating company uses certain construction equipment made to help on a different excavation project. Working for excavating companies can be a lucrative career but it does involve long hours and hard work.

When a home foundation is built, it is not a simple project but one that requires specialized training and experience. The excavating companies that do this project are usually general contractors. They understand the footer excavation procedures for home types and the fundamentals for basic home design. They require someone to drive the backhoe to dig the foundation footers.

Another type of excavating companies is used to make drain fields. Drain fields are sewage lines required for building or home construction. These require the training and knowledge in sloping techniques and land grading. This training and knowledge is important to make sure that the sewage system is draining correctly on the building site of the home or building.

Designing and building a roadway is also a specialty. These excavating companies specialize in the development of roads. To prepare and then finish road surfaces these companies require special construction equipment. They need asphalt machines, heavy loaders, graders, rollers, and more. To operate this equipment will requires specialty experience and training. This is necessary to make sure that the road surface created is level.

Some of these companies do ground clearing and tree removal. They use heavy machinery to remove logs and shrubs from lots for homes and building construction. Most of these companies use dump trucks, backhoes, and loaders to remove debris from the land. This heavy equipment is used in combination with grader equipment. This is so the land will be level after the trees and shrubs have been taken away.

Excavating companies that are familiar with techniques in water drainage and ground erosion would be the company to call if you want a pond built. Most of these ponds use water from streams nearby so the ponds are more suitable for natural habitat. An excavating company would build the pond and then a little trench in order for the water from the streams to flow into the man-made ponds.

Some of these companies also branch out into doing work like laying gas pipes and water lines. This job uses special equipment to dig and lay long piping material made from concrete under the ground. The gas and water pipes are usually installed to provide towns and suburban cities with heat and water.