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Digging in Wilmington means digging in sand with water not far under it. On the ridges the sand cuts clean and drains well, so the work moves. Down in the low ground the water table sits close, and a trench can fill as you dig. Both show up on the same New Hanover County lot, sometimes within a hundred feet of each other.
Coastal Brush Mowing has run excavation in this area since 2013. We work out of Burgaw and bring an excavator, a tracked skid steer and a dump truck. Most jobs are building pads, footings, utility trenches, driveway cuts and drainage repair. Our excavation page covers the service in full.
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Wilmington is dense underground. Cape Fear Public Utility Authority runs over a thousand miles of water main under the city and county. Sewer main runs about as far, and power, gas, cable and irrigation sit on top of it. Every dig here starts with an 811 locate, which state law requires and which takes three working days.
Sewer service in Wilmington also moves by pump station, with more than 160 of them across the system. Hitting a force main is a different problem than nicking a lawn irrigation line. We hand dig around marks where the plan is tight and let the excavator work where it is clear. That is slower on paper and faster in practice.
Standing water is a common reason Wilmington owners call. Flat lots, a tight layer under the sand and a high water table all move water the wrong way. We cut swales, reset grades, dig drain runs and tie into existing ditch lines. New Hanover County runs a stormwater program that maintains eligible ditches and pipes, so some fixes belong with the county.
Permits follow the size of the work. A stormwater permit comes into play once a project adds ten thousand square feet or more of new impervious surface. Disturbing an acre or more brings an erosion control plan through New Hanover County Engineering. If the dig follows a teardown, see demolition in Wilmington, and our Wilmington page lists the rest.
More about the service itself is on our Excavation page, and everything we do around town is on the Wilmington service-area page.
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Land to clear, an old structure to take down, brush that's won too many summers, or a pond you've been thinking about for years? Call or send the form. We come look at the property with you and the estimate is free, from the owner who has worked this ground since 2013.
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