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Each case study sets out the access restriction, the equipment used and the scope completed. The St Albans and Oak Park jobs below are real completed projects; the remaining records are structural placeholders until more details and photographs are supplied.

  1. Branded Rigid Earthworks excavator parked on an intact lawn before trenching begins
    Stage 1 — Site as found, trench line marked out
  2. Excavator bucket breaking the surface of the lawn to open the trench line
    Stage 2 — Surface opened along the set-out line
  3. Narrow trench excavated close to an established tree with roots exposed in the trench wall
    Stage 3 — Dug carefully around established tree roots
  4. Compact Caterpillar excavator trenching tight against the white timber windows of the house
    Stage 4 — Trench carried tight to the house line
  5. Trench line carried across the lawn towards the house with spoil windrowed along one side
    Stage 5 — Trench line carried across the yard
  6. Worker standing chest-deep in the completed trench beside the weatherboard outbuilding, showing the depth achieved
    Stage 6 — Depth reached, checked on foot in the trench
  7. Deep trench excavated to grade with spoil stockpiled neatly to one side
    Stage 7 — Trench excavated to grade, spoil stockpiled
  8. Pipe laid along the base of the trench with the branded Rigid Earthworks excavator straddling the line
    Stage 8 — Pipe laid in the base of the trench
  9. Spoil heaped beside the completed trench with buckets and attachments on the lawn
    Stage 9 — Spoil held on site ready for backfill
  10. Lawn area backfilled and raked flat after the trenching works were completed
    Stage 10 — Backfilled and raked flat

Suburb to be confirmed by Lucas

Residential Drainage & Service Trenching Beside a Period Home

Residential — engaged by a plumbing contractor (client name to be confirmed by Lucas)

Initial challenge
Drainage and service lines had to be run through an established lawn and garden beside a period home, working in wet conditions without damaging the building line, paving or mature trees.
Access restrictions
The machine worked from the lawn between the house and the boundary, tracking around an established tree and keeping clear of paving, planters and window frames.
Equipment used
1.7T Caterpillar excavator (301.7) with digging and trench buckets, quick hitch
Scope completed
Trench line set out and excavated to grade beside the house, spoil stockpiled on site, trenching carried carefully around tree roots, then the ground backfilled and raked back flat once the plumbing was laid. Depths and pipe sizes to be confirmed by Lucas.
  • Trenching
  • Tight Access
  • Excavation
  • Residential
Discuss a Similar ProjectExcavation & Site Preparation
On site — trenching along the boundary on ground protection mats
  1. Compact excavator working in a very narrow side path between the house wall and the boundary fence
    Stage 1 — Access down a path barely wider than the machine
  2. Excavator working the trench line hard against the boundary fence and around the base of a large tree
    Stage 2 — Trench worked in hard against the fence line
  3. Long drainage trench excavated along a boundary fence with pipe laid out beside new concrete pads
    Stage 3 — Trench run out along the boundary fence
  4. Stormwater pipe laid in the trench past a large established tree, with ground protection mats over the finished paving
    Stage 3 — Pipe laid past the tree, surfaces protected

Suburb to be confirmed by Lucas

Residential Drainage & Service Trenching Through a Narrow Side Access

Residential — engaged by a plumbing contractor (client name to be confirmed by Lucas)

Initial challenge
Stormwater and drainage lines had to be run down the side of the house and along the boundary of a yard under construction, with a large established tree and its root plate directly on the trench line.
Access restrictions
The side path was barely wider than the machine itself, with the house wall on one side and the boundary fence on the other. Ground protection mats were laid over finished surfaces so the excavator could track across without marking them.
Equipment used
1.7T Caterpillar excavator (301.7) with trench buckets, quick hitch, ground protection mats
Scope completed
Trench excavated down the narrow side path and along the boundary fence, stormwater pipe laid and connected past the established tree, and the run continued through to the new paved area. Pipe sizes and connection details to be confirmed by Lucas.
  • Tight Access
  • Trenching
  • Excavation
  • Residential
Discuss a Similar ProjectTight-Access Earthworks
  1. Excavator and tracked loader breaking out old concrete and paving in a rear yard, with the tipper truck loaded under the carport
    Stage 1 — Concrete and paving broken out
  2. Broken concrete and rubble stockpiled in the yard beside the Hino tipper truck ready for cartage
    Stage 2 — Rubble loaded out and carted away
  3. Rear yard stripped back to bare ground and levelled, with the branded Rigid Earthworks excavator and Posi-Track loader on site
    Stage 3 — Yard stripped and levelled
  4. String lines, braced formwork and galvanised retaining wall posts set out along the boundary fence
    Stage 4 — Posts set out to string line and braced
  5. Concrete sleepers being lifted into galvanised posts by the excavator with a spirit level checking the course
    Stage 5 — Concrete sleepers set and levelled
  6. Waterproof membrane installed behind the concrete sleeper wall with soil backfilled into the garden bed
    Stage 6 — Membrane installed and bed backfilled
  7. Finished concrete sleeper retaining walls running along two boundary fences with the yard levelled
    Stage 7 — Walls complete, ground left level

St Albans, VIC

Concrete Removal, Site Levelling and Concrete Sleeper Retaining

Residential

Initial challenge
The rear yard was covered in old concrete and paving over uneven ground, leaving no usable level space and no clean line along the boundary fences.
Access restrictions
Work was staged from the driveway and under the carport, with the tipper loaded on the hardstand beside the house and machines tracking through to the rear yard.
Equipment used
1.7T Caterpillar excavator, ASV RT-30 Posi-Track loader, Hino 1124 tipper truck for cartage
Scope completed
Old concrete and paving broken out and carted off site, the yard stripped and levelled, then galvanised posts set in concrete footings and concrete sleeper retaining walls built along two boundaries, waterproof membrane installed behind the wall and the garden bed backfilled.
  • Site Clean Ups
  • Excavation
  • Site Preparation
  • Retaining Walls
  • Residential
Discuss a Similar ProjectRetaining Walls
Aged timber sleeper garden wall and dry lawn before works began
New concrete sleeper retaining wall with the ground graded level
BeforeAfter
Failing timber sleeper wall on the upper side path before works
Before — upper side path
New concrete sleeper wall running along the upper side path
After — upper side path

Oak Park, VIC

Sleeper Wall Replaced with Concrete Sleeper Retaining

Residential

Initial challenge
Old timber sleeper walls around the house had aged out and the ground behind them had slumped, leaving uneven, unusable yard on a sloping block.
Access restrictions
Works ran along a narrow side path between the house and the boundary fence, so material had to be moved in and out through restricted space.
Equipment used
1.7T Caterpillar excavator, digging and mud buckets, auger drive for post holes
Scope completed
Old walls removed, batters cut back, galvanised posts set and concrete sleeper walls built along the side and front, then the yard graded back to a clean, even surface ready for landscaping.
  • Retaining Walls
  • Excavation
  • Site Preparation
  • Residential
Discuss a Similar ProjectRetaining Walls
Overgrown backyard before excavation works
Same backyard levelled and prepared after excavation works
BeforeAfter

Suburb to be confirmed

Rear-Yard Site Cut Behind an Existing Home

Residential — client details to be supplied

Initial challenge
Placeholder — the original site condition and what the client needed achieved.
Access restrictions
Placeholder — access route, gate width and surfaces crossed.
Equipment used
1.7T Caterpillar excavator, 1000mm mud bucket, 400mm ripper
Scope completed
Placeholder — excavation, levelling and spoil handling completed.

Space reserved for before, during and finished photographs, plus an optional customer testimonial — only once genuine material is supplied.

  • Tight Access
  • Excavation
  • Site Preparation
  • Residential
Discuss a Similar ProjectExcavation & Site Preparation
Compact excavator working in a narrow side access beside a house

Suburb to be confirmed

Narrow Side-Access Excavation

Residential — client details to be supplied

Initial challenge
Placeholder — why larger plant could not be used on this site.
Access restrictions
Placeholder — narrowest point of the entry and protection used.
Equipment used
1.7T Caterpillar excavator, quick hitch, 450mm digging bucket
Scope completed
Placeholder — excavation completed through restricted access.

Space reserved for before, during and finished photographs, plus an optional customer testimonial — only once genuine material is supplied.

  • Tight Access
  • Excavation
  • Residential
Discuss a Similar ProjectTight-Access Earthworks
Clean narrow service trench excavated across a residential lawn

Suburb to be confirmed

Service Trench Across a Residential Block

Residential — client details to be supplied

Initial challenge
Placeholder — service run required and ground conditions encountered.
Access restrictions
Placeholder — access and reinstatement requirements.
Equipment used
1.7T Caterpillar excavator, 300mm trench bucket
Scope completed
Placeholder — trench excavated, backfilled and surface reinstated.

Space reserved for before, during and finished photographs, plus an optional customer testimonial — only once genuine material is supplied.

  • Trenching
  • Excavation
  • Residential
Discuss a Similar ProjectExcavation & Site Preparation
Auger drilling a clean post hole in clay soil

Suburb to be confirmed

Post Holes for a Boundary Fence Line

Residential — client details to be supplied

Initial challenge
Placeholder — hole count, diameter and depth required.
Access restrictions
Placeholder — overhead clearance and set-out constraints.
Equipment used
Auger drive with 300mm auger
Scope completed
Placeholder — holes drilled to a consistent depth along the line.

Space reserved for before, during and finished photographs, plus an optional customer testimonial — only once genuine material is supplied.

  • Auger Drilling
  • Residential
Discuss a Similar ProjectAuger Drilling
Mini excavator clearing vegetation and debris from a suburban block

Suburb to be confirmed

Block Clearing Ahead of Construction

Commercial or builder — details to be supplied

Initial challenge
Placeholder — vegetation, debris and fill removed from the site.
Access restrictions
Placeholder — vehicle and machine access to the frontage.
Equipment used
1.7T Caterpillar excavator, 900mm sieve bucket, 10 × 5 trailer
Scope completed
Placeholder — block cleared and left ready for set-out.

Space reserved for before, during and finished photographs, plus an optional customer testimonial — only once genuine material is supplied.

  • Land Clearing
  • Site Preparation
  • Commercial
Discuss a Similar ProjectLand Clearing
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