Excavation & Land Clearing in Beverly, Ohio

Beverly sits along the Muskingum River in northwest Washington County, where flat river-bottom fields give way to wooded hillsides and long gravel farm lanes. Ridgeline Excavation clears, grades and drains acreage here so it holds up to the water and the weather.

River-bottom ground that needs somewhere for the water to go

Out near the river, flat bottomland holds water well into spring, and runoff from the hills above pools against foundations, barns and driveways. We grade for positive fall and cut swales and culverts so water moves off your land instead of through it. Getting the pitch right is the difference between a dry building pad and a muddy one every March.

Clearing wooded hillsides above the valley

Step back from the river and the ground climbs fast. Beverly's hillsides are thick with timber, brush and stumps, and many buildable lots sit on slopes that need clearing before anything else happens. We open up the tree line, pull stumps and grub roots, and leave you with a clean, walkable site.

Farm lanes and the long gravel drive out back

Much of the acreage around Beverly is reached by a single lane that runs from the road to the back fields. We install and refurbish gravel drives and farm lanes, building a base that sheds water instead of rutting out after the first hard rain.

Where we work

We serve Beverly and the surrounding river-valley towns of Waterford, Lowell, Stockport and McConnelsville, along with the wider Mid-Ohio Valley. See our full service areas or check our frequently asked questions. We also work nearby in Marietta and Caldwell.

Our Services

Groundwork Services for Beverly

Excavation questions Beverly landowners ask us

Our bottomland pond never holds water — can you fix the drainage?

Usually the problem is that water isn't being moved away, so it has nowhere to go but the low spots. We grade for fall and add swales or a French drain so water sheet-flows off instead of pooling. Most wet-pond problems come down to regrading.

How do you get equipment to a lot at the back of a long gravel lane?

We run the machines right down the lane, and if it's rutted from weather we'll dress the base as we go so we leave it as good as we found it. Narrow lanes aren't a problem — we plan access before we ever start digging.

There's a lot of shale in our ground — what does that mean for the job?

Shale breaks up readily, but a rocky site means more machine work than one that's all soil. We'll tell you what we're seeing as we open the ground, and we'll grade on top of it so your pad or lane stays sound.

Can you prep a homesite up on the hillside above town?

Yes. We clear the slope, cut a level pad, and put in the drainage and access a hillside build needs. Sloped sites are common on the Beverly side of the river, and we plan each one for how the water will run before we cut anything.

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