Site Preparation
Clearing, cut and fill, building pads and finish grade — ready for foundation.
Site Preparation details
Lowell, Ohio — serving a 75-mile radius of the Mid-Ohio Valley
Owner-operated excavation out of Lowell, Ohio — site prep, land clearing, driveways, drainage, trenching, ponds and tracks for homes, farms and commercial lots across southeast Ohio and West Virginia.
Call us: 740-629-7020What We Do
Eleven services, one crew: residential, commercial and agricultural ground work across a 75-mile radius of the Mid-Ohio Valley.
Clearing, cut and fill, building pads and finish grade — ready for foundation.
Site Preparation detailsBrush, small-tree and lot clearing, stump removal and backfill, acreage and fence lines.
Land Clearing detailsNew gravel drives, regrading, gravel top-off, washout and culvert repair.
Driveways detailsEquipment pads, shop pads, driveways aprons and parking areas built to stay put.
Gravel Pads detailsFrench drains, swales, yard regrading and grading that sends water away from the building.
Drainage detailsTrenching for water lines, power and drainage tile — 811 locates handled before we dig.
Utility Trenching detailsCulvert cleanout, sizing and replacement, plus breaking and hauling out concrete pads.
Culverts detailsPond digging and cleanout — sited, sealed and shaped with an overflow that holds up.
Recreation Ponds detailsPractice tracks, jumps, berms and ATV/UTV trail systems shaped to drain and ride.
Dirt Bike detailsHazard tree removal, stump grinding and cleanup of brush piles and overgrown lots.
Tree, Stump detailsWalking, horse and access trails cut in with proper grade and drainage.
Trails details
Trusted Local Contractor
About Ridgeline Excavation
Ridgeline Excavation is owner-operated by TJ Flowers out of Lowell, Ohio. We work a 75-mile radius of the Mid-Ohio Valley — Marietta, Belpre, Beverly, Lowell and the rest of Washington County, the Athens, Caldwell, Woodsfield and Cambridge areas, and across the river in Parkersburg, Vienna and Williamstown. Fully licensed and insured, 811 locates handled before anything gets dug, and you deal with the owner, not a call centre.
Types Of Work
Residential
Clearing, grading & pad for a custom home.
Commercial
Full land clearing for a business development.
Agricultural
French drains & swales for field runoff.
Residential
New drive install with proper subgrade.
Commercial
Multi-use trail built with proper grading.
Agricultural
Stump removal and vegetation cleanup.
Where We Work
Based in Lowell, Ohio — a 75-mile radius across southeast Ohio and the Wood County side of West Virginia.
We run a 75-mile radius out of Lowell, Ohio — up the Muskingum Valley, down the Ohio River through Marietta, Belpre, Parkersburg and Vienna, west into the Athens hill country and north through Caldwell, Cambridge and Woodsfield. Clay-heavy soil, shale and sandstone, spring runoff and flood-plain water tables are the conditions we deal with every week — and they are the reason drainage gets planned before anything gets built.
How We Work
No sales pitch. We look at the ground, tell you what it needs, and put it in writing.
Give us the address, what you want done and your rough timeline. We come back within one business day and book a time to see the site.
We look at access, how water moves across the lot, where rock sits close to the surface, and what has to be cleared before anything else can start.
Scope in plain language, and what would change it — rock, wet ground, hauled-off material. No hidden add-ons after the machines show up.
Clearing, digging, grading and drainage in the right order, then a walkthrough with you at the end. Driveways and lanes left passable every day.
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Tell us about your project and we'll get back to you within one business day.