Excavating Contractor in Hillsboro, IL
Ground moved. Grade held. Excavation, grading, land clearing and hauling out of Hillsboro — across Montgomery County and central Illinois. Jon quotes every job himself, and the ground gets left the way you were told it would be.
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- Jon quotes every job
- Residential and commercial
- Hillsboro, ILWhere the yard is
- Central ILAnd further — just ask
- JonQuotes every job himself
- FreeQuotes, always
Dirt, rock and everything that moves it
Eight things, done with the machines that belong on them. If your job is on this list, Jon has a price for it.
01Excavation & Site Prep
Ground opened, cut to grade and left ready for the next trade to start.
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02Land Clearing & Brush Removal
Overgrown ground taken back to something you can actually work.
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03Grading & Dirt Work
Ground shaped so the water leaves, and keeps leaving.
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04Driveways & Gravel
A drive built on a base that carries weight, not just rock over mud.
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05Hauling & Material Delivery
Rock, mulch, sand and dirt delivered — and the spoil hauled away.
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06Demolition & Debris Removal
It comes down, it goes in the truck, and the ground gets left clean.
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07Utility Trenching
Trenched, bedded and backfilled so the ground settles once, not for years.
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08Skid Steer & Equipment
Machine and operator on your job, for the work that needs both.
See the workRock, mulch,
sand and dirt
Delivered by the truckload across the area, straight off the yard. Tell us the material and roughly how much ground you are covering and we will work the tonnage out with you.
Four steps, no surprises
Tell us the job
Call, text or send the form. A photograph of the ground and the way in tells us more than a description does — width of the gate, where the truck can sit, what is in the way.
Jon prices it himself
Jon quotes every job on this site. You are not talking to a call centre and you are not getting a number from someone who has not looked at the ground.
The machines turn up
Excavator, dozer, skid steer or the truck — whatever the job actually needs, with an operator who has run it before.
It gets left clean
Spoil hauled off or graded back, whichever was agreed. The job is not done while there is a pile sat in your yard.
Drag to look around
Montgomery County
and well beyond
Montgomery County is home — Hillsboro, Litchfield, Nokomis, Witt, Irving, Raymond, Coffeen. From there we work north to Springfield and Decatur, south to Vandalia and Greenville, west into the Metro East, east to Effingham and Pana. If your job sits outside that, ring anyway — Jon would rather tell you himself than have you rule it out.
Close to home: land clearing in Hillsboro, grading in Hillsboro, demolition in Hillsboro, gravel driveways in Hillsboro and rock and dirt delivery in Hillsboro. In the Metro East: land clearing in Edwardsville IL.
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Read Before You Dig
Plain answers to what people ask Jon before a job: cost, rock, utility marks, drainage and machines.
Call JULIE Before You Dig: How It Works in Illinois
In Illinois you contact JULIE, the statewide one-call center, by dialing 811 or filing a request online before any digging, at any depth. JULIE's own homeowner guidance says to give notice at least three days before the shovel goes in, then wait until the lines are marked.
Read the guideGravel Driveway Cost in Illinois: What Moves the Price
A gravel driveway's cost in Illinois comes down to its length and width, how much soft ground has to come out, how much rock goes in, what will drive on it, and how easy the site is to reach. There is no honest flat rate, so the quickest route to a real number is a free quote from someone who has seen the ground.
Read the guideLand Clearing Cost Per Acre in Illinois: What Sets the Price
Land clearing cost per acre in Illinois depends mostly on how thick the growth is, whether root balls have to come out, and what happens to the debris. Two acres of light brush and two acres of grown-up timber are different jobs, so an honest price comes from someone who has walked the ground.
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How to Grade a Yard for Drainage
To grade a yard for drainage, shape the ground so it falls away from the house on every side and then gives the water a clear path off the property. The work is cut and fill: take dirt from the high spots, pack it into the low ones, and finish with topsoil so the new slope holds.
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Best Gravel for Driveways in Illinois: CA-6, CA-7 and Big Rock
For most Illinois driveways the workhorse is CA-6, a crushed rock with the fine dust left in so it packs into a hard, tight layer. Cleaner rock such as CA-7 earns its place where water has to pass through, and larger rock goes in first where the ground underneath is soft.
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What a Skid Steer Can Do on Your Property
A skid steer is a small, quick loader that can grade, spread rock and topsoil, move dirt, clear light brush, load trucks and backfill, often in spaces a bigger machine cannot reach. Skid steer services with an operator suit jobs that are too big for a shovel and too small or tight for an excavator or dozer.
Read the guideHow far will you travel?
Further than most people expect. Montgomery County is home, and we are in Springfield, Decatur, Effingham, Vandalia, Greenville, Carlinville and out into the Metro East as a matter of course. If your job sits past that, ring and ask — Jon would rather hear about it and tell you himself than have you rule it out.
Do you quote for free?
Yes. Every quote is free and Jon does them himself.
Can you give a price over the phone?
Sometimes, for straightforward work where a photo tells the whole story. Anything involving a cut, drainage or access we would rather look at, because a number given blind helps nobody.
Do you do small jobs?
Yes. Being based in Hillsboro rather than an hour away is what makes small jobs worth doing at all.
Do you haul material as well as move it?
Yes — rock, mulch, sand and dirt delivered, and spoil, concrete and brush hauled off.
Tell Jon what you need moved
Send the job over and Jon will come back to you himself. A photo of the ground and a rough idea of access gets you a straighter answer than a paragraph ever will.
- Free quotes, given by Jon himself
- Residential and commercial work
- Rather talk now? Call or text (217) 710-0606