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Excavation & Grading in Malibu

Malibu excavation is the deep end of the trade: bluff and canyon lots, engineered pools on caissons, PCH logistics, coastal-zone rules layered over county permits, and — since the Palisades and Franklin fires — a wave of rebuild lots needing careful re-grading. We bring the hillside and crane-dig experience this coast demands.

What's different in Malibu: projects in the coastal zone add California Coastal Commission / local coastal program review on top of normal permitting, hillside lots usually mean engineered (caisson) pool designs, and access is often a driveway a truck can barely turn around in. None of that is a problem — it's just planning. We dig to the structural plan, stage trucks around PCH realities, and arrange crane assists where the lot requires it.
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Hillside dig above the Pacific — excavator benching a Malibu slope

Fire rebuild support

For rebuild lots, we pick up after certified debris removal: re-grading, engineered fill and compaction testing support, foundation over-excavation per the soils report, and utility trenches — sequenced with your architect and builder.

What we do in Malibu

Pool excavation

Digs to print with haul-off included — standard, tight-access, and hillside.

Pool excavation →

Grading & pads

Homesite pads, ADU prep, hillside grading, drainage.

Grading →

Demo, trenching & hauling

Pool removal, utility trenches, concrete demo, dirt in/out.

Pool removal →

Malibu excavation questions

Does coastal-zone permitting change the excavation?

It changes the paperwork and timeline more than the dig itself — coastal development review can add months up front, and some lots carry grading-season restrictions. Your architect leads that process; we execute the approved plan and keep the site compliant.

Ready to break ground?

Free site visits and same-week estimates across Ventura & Los Angeles counties. Call, text, or send the job details.

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