Excavation contractor in Fontana
Pool digs, pads, laterals and trenches priced off the published cost guide. Call (443) 364-3676 or send the form below.
Fontana splits in two for an excavation crew. North of Baseline, the Sierra Lakes and Heritage tracts went in from the late 1990s on, and the pool phone rings there all summer. Those lots were mass graded, the native ground below is sandy fan material with scattered cobble, and a standard pool dig finishes in a day when the gate is wide enough. Shandin Excavation covers that north side out of San Bernardino in under half an hour.
South of the 10, old Fontana Farms laid out half acre and one acre lots in the 1920s and 1930s for chicken ranches and orchards. Many of those still have the original house, a lot of yard and sometimes a septic tank. They are the best ADU lots in the valley, and the work is a pad, a long sewer or water trench and often a tie in to the city sewer that replaces the septic at the same time.
Fontana also carries the light industrial work along Jurupa and Slover: pad grading for a small warehouse addition, trenching for fire water lines, trailer yard base. Those are quoted hourly or by the cubic yard rather than off the residential table.
What is under an old Fontana Farms lot
Old Fontana Farms lots often have a buried surprise: an abandoned cesspool or a filled septic tank from the chicken ranch days, sometimes right where the new ADU pad goes. A quick probe during the site walk finds it. Finding it with the excavator costs a change order and a county abandonment permit.
Fontana neighborhoods and corridors
Around Fontana the requests come from north Fontana above Baseline, Southridge, the old Fontana Farms lots, Sierra Lakes, Jurupa Avenue corridor, Heritage, covering ZIPs 92335, 92336, 92337. City of Fontana Engineering issues grading permits; sewer through the city, with the old south Fontana half acre lots the main septic pocket until they tie in. The permits page has the details.
Get a Fontana pad or pool quote
The address and a photo of the yard get the fastest answer. One licensed contractor who works Fontana calls within one business day.
Fontana questions we hear
How long does a pool dig take in north Fontana?
One working day for a standard 14 by 30 shell with an eight foot or wider side gate. Narrow access or a spa and sunken deck push it to two. The dig is usually the fastest part of the whole pool build.
Can I connect my south Fontana septic property to city sewer when I build the ADU?
Usually yes, if a city main runs in your street. The connection fee goes to the city, the trench and the septic abandonment go to the excavation contractor, and doing both in one mobilization is cheaper than two separate jobs.
Do you grade small commercial pads?
Yes, for additions, trailer yards and equipment lots along the Jurupa and Slover corridors. Those are priced by the hour or by the yard after a site visit rather than off the residential table.
What permits does a Fontana ADU pad need?
The ADU building permit from the city covers the pad, with a grading plan when the pad changes drainage or moves significant dirt. The grader provides the compaction report before the foundation inspection.
Shandin Excavation covers the whole east valley. See the cost guide, the pool excavation page, or nearby areas: Rialto, Colton, Loma Linda.