PA license 018852

Shughart & Sons: Carlisle excavating since 1970

Site prep, demolition, lot clearing and septic systems. Free on-site estimates.

Call (717) 385-1863Free estimate
A squared foundation excavation with straight clay walls and a ramp cut down one side

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Excavation is not just digging holes

Every job starts with a free on-site consultation, so the ground gets read before it gets dug. Nothing starts without the project manager's go-ahead.

Book a free consultationHow a dig is planned

How a Shughart job starts

  1. Free on-site consultation

    We walk the property with you before anything is quoted.

  2. Read the ground

    We assess the kind of preparation your land needs: clearing, grading, rock, drainage.

  3. The go-ahead

    No work starts without the project manager's go-ahead.

  4. Dig, grade, haul

    Then the machines go to work, and the trucks take away what comes off.

Site work from first stake to final grade

Commercial and residential, from a single house lot to big commercial site prep. Pick the job, or call and describe the ground.

  1. Site prep & gradingClear + grade
  2. ExcavationDig
  3. Septic system installationSeptic
  4. DemolitionTear down
  5. Lot clearing & haulingClear + haul
  6. Sewer, water & drainage linesLines
Site prep & gradingSite prep & gradingClearing and grubbing, topsoil, erosion control and finish-grading to sub-grade, so the next trade starts on a true pad.
Every service, in detail
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Thirteen items on our excavation sheet

Sorted the way the ground gets worked, for commercial and residential sites. Septic is its own job, permits included.

Clear

Before anything is cut

  • Clearing and grubbing
  • Topsoil
  • Erosion control

Cut

Down to a true grade

  • Rock excavation
  • Finish-grading to sub-grade
  • Sinkhole repair

Lines

Under the finished grade

  • Storm sewer
  • Sanitary sewer
  • Waterlines
  • Roof drains

Down and out

What leaves the site

  • House demolition
  • Site demolition
  • Trucking
An open trench with green PVC sewer pipe and black corrugated storm pipe on washed stone
Green PVC sewer pipe and black corrugated storm pipe on washed-stone bedding.
Pulled stumps and a stacked log pile on a cleared wooded lot
Pulled hardwood stumps and stacked logs.
A precast concrete septic tank set level beside a washed-stone drain-field trench
A precast concrete tank beside a washed-stone drain-field trench.

PA license 018852

A family name on every job since 1970

Elwood B. Shughart & Son Excavating, Inc. is family-owned and operated in Carlisle. The family runs the company and the project manager runs the job.

1970
Family-owned and operated in Carlisle, PA since.
018852
Our Pennsylvania license number.
Free
The estimate, and the on-site consultation before it.
Both
Commercial and residential: contractors, developers and homeowners.

What to know before we dig

Short answers on how we work. Anything else, call the office at (717) 385-1863.

Yes. Every job starts with a free estimate, and for excavation work a free on-site consultation, so the crew can see the ground before quoting. Call (717) 385-1863.

Yes. On a new septic system we work with the township to make sure the system is up to code, and we take care of getting the permits.

No. We will not do any work without the project manager's go-ahead, and the project manager walks you through the whole process before anything is dug.

Both. Contractors, developers and homeowners hire us for demolition, site preparation and septic installation, from a single house lot to big commercial site work.

Our truckers haul it. We tear the structure down and take the materials to a local dumpsite, or move fill and material from one site to another if you need it kept.

We work in Carlisle, PA and the surrounding areas. If you are unsure whether your property is covered, give the office a call at (717) 385-1863.
Lath survey stakes with pink flagging along a freshly graded clay pad

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Tell us what the ground needs

Call the office or send the job details. The estimate is free, and so is the on-site consultation.

Call (717) 385-1863
Phone
(717) 385-1863
Email
bshughart@embarqmail.com
Hours
Mon-Fri 8am-5pm