Excavation and Dirt Work in Maryville, IL
Maryville is a small village squeezed between Glen Carbon, Troy and Collinsville, and it has kept filling in with new homes. That means footprints, basements, trenches and pads on lots that are often tight. Jon digs them, hauls the spoil in 3D's dump truck and takes care of the grading, drainage and clearing that go with them.
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Excavation in Maryville
A coal village that turned residential
Maryville was platted in 1900 by Fritz Lange and incorporated in 1902, the same year the Donk Brothers Coal and Coke Company opened Mine No. 2 here. At its peak the mine employed 700 to 800 men. It closed after an underground fire in 1924, and the village became a place people lived rather than worked.
It has grown steadily since. The census counted 4,651 people in 2000, 7,487 in 2010 and 8,221 in 2020, all inside a village of under six square miles. Each new house, garage and addition on those lots began with excavation.
Where the roads put it
Illinois Route 159 runs through the village as Center Street, about six miles south of Edwardsville and four north of central Collinsville. Route 162 crosses the north end on its way to Troy, and Interstates 55 and 70 clip the south end at Exit 15.
Those roads make Maryville an easy place to commute from. For 3D, the same roads make it a short run for the dump truck, whether it is bringing rock in or hauling spoil out. When a job needs fill or rock brought in, it arrives on the same truck that hauls the spoil away.
Digging on village lots
Most Maryville excavation is for houses: a basement or crawl space for a new home, footings for a detached garage, a footprint for an addition or an in-ground pool. Jon digs to the size and depth on the plans and leaves the hole clean for the foundation crew. 3D does not pour concrete.
On a village lot, the neighbours are close, so the work is planned around access and where the dirt will go. Spoil is spread where the grade needs it, and the rest is loaded and hauled off.
Trenches, pads and the ground
Water and electric lines to a garage or shop, drain lines from a sump pump, a gas line to a new appliance: each one needs a trench cut to depth and backfilled. Shed and shop pads are leveled and topped with rock.
The ground is loess over clay, as it is across the Metro East. It digs well dry and turns heavy wet. And with a large mine in the village's past, it is worth searching your address on the Illinois State Geological Survey's coal mine viewer before building something big.
Drainage, clearing and the rest
Digging is often only the start. A yard that holds water around a new foundation is regraded through yard drainage in Maryville. A lot grown up in brush and saplings is opened up through land clearing in Maryville before any digging begins.
3D also takes down old sheds, garages and slabs in the village; demolition in Glen Carbon, next door, shows how that work goes. How 3D approaches digging in general is set out on the excavation and site preparation page. Many projects combine clearing, digging and grading on one lot, and those are quoted together.
Permits, JULIE and a free quote
The Village of Maryville's Building and Zoning department, at 2520 North Center Street, handles permits through an online portal, and can be reached at 618-345-7028. Have the permit sorted before the dig date.
JULIE is called at 811 at least two working days before digging so the utilities mark their lines. Jon quotes every job himself after seeing the site, and the quote costs nothing. When you call, send the address, the plans or a sketch, and a photo of how a machine gets onto the lot. The figure he gives covers the dig and the hauling of the spoil, with nothing added later.
Excavation & Site Prep
Ground opened, cut to grade and made ready for a foundation, garage, pole barn, pool or utility line.
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Tell Jon what you are building in Maryville and send the plans. He walks the lot and prices the dig and hauling together.
Call nowWhat that covers
- Home and garage digs. Basements, crawl spaces and footings cut to plan.
- Additions and pools. Excavation on finished lots with careful access.
- Utility trenches. Water, power, gas and drain lines dug and backfilled.
- Pads and grading. Shed and shop pads leveled and the ground shaped to drain.
Maryville, IL
A village between Collinsville and Glen Carbon on IL-159, with subdivisions on rolling ground cut by creeks.
Town pageAlso in MaryvilleYard Drainage & Grading in Maryville, IL
See the pageAlso in MaryvilleLand Clearing & Brush Removal in Maryville, IL
See the pageThe serviceExcavation & Site Prep
Ground opened, cut to grade and made ready for a foundation, garage, pole barn, pool or utility line.
Main service pageMaryville and the towns nearby
Maryville's neighbours are all on 3D's route. North, excavation in Glen Carbon is rolling subdivision ground; east, excavation in Troy runs out onto farm fields; and south, excavation in Collinsville climbs the bluff. None of them is more than a few miles from Center Street. A job on the edge of the village is often only a few hundred yards from one of them.
Four steps, no surprises
Tell us the job
Call, text or send the form. A photograph of the ground and the way in tells Jon more than a description does.
Jon prices it himself
Jon quotes every job. You are not talking to a call centre and the number comes from the person who will do the work.
The machines turn up
Excavator, skid steer or the dump truck, whatever the job actually needs.
It gets left clean
Debris hauled off and the ground graded back, whichever was agreed. The job is not done while there is a pile in your yard.
Photos of his work.
These are photographs from actual jobs. See more recent work. Or read about the full excavation & site prep service.
Questions people ask
Not seeing yours? Call (217) 710-0606 and ask Jon, or read the guides.
Can you dig a basement on a tight Maryville lot?
Usually. Jon checks how the excavator gets in, where the spoil can go and what is close to the property line. On tight lots, more of the dirt is hauled off as it comes out rather than stockpiled.
Do I need a permit to excavate in Maryville?
Building projects go through the Village of Maryville's Building and Zoning department, which handles permits online. Call 618-345-7028 to ask about your job before a date is set, and have the permit in hand before digging.
What has to be marked before you dig?
Every utility line, through a JULIE call to 811 at least two working days ahead. Private lines a past owner installed are not marked, so mention them. The guide to calling JULIE before you dig explains the process.
How do I get a quote for excavation in Maryville?
Call or text (217) 710-0606, or email 3dexcavatinginc@gmail.com, with the address and plans or a sketch. Jon looks at the site and gives one free figure, hauling included, so there are no surprises later.
Other work he takes on
Most jobs end up being two or three of these at once, and they get quoted together.
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Demolition & Debris Removal
Sheds, garages, slabs and old buildings taken down and hauled.
Learn moreGrading & Dirt Work
Ground shaped so the water leaves, and keeps leaving.
Learn moreDriveways & Gravel
A drive built on a base that carries weight.
Learn moreExcavation & Site Prep
Ground opened, cut to grade and ready for the next trade.
Learn moreLand Clearing
Overgrown ground taken back to something you can use.
Learn moreHauling & Delivery
Rock, dirt, sand and mulch delivered by dump truck.
Learn moreFree estimate in Maryville.
Send the details and Jon will come out and look at it. If it is easier to talk it through, call him directly.
Hillsboro and Montgomery County, Edwardsville, Collinsville, Glen Carbon, Troy, Highland and the Metro East, and across central Illinois to Springfield, Decatur and Effingham.
Other work he does in Maryville
Yard Drainage & Grading in Maryville, IL
Standing water moved off the yard and away from the house: regrading, swales and buried drain lines.
See the pageAlso in MaryvilleExcavation & Site Prep in Maryville, IL
Ground opened, cut to grade and made ready for a foundation, garage, pole barn, pool or utility line.
See the pageAlso in MaryvilleLand Clearing & Brush Removal in Maryville, IL
Overgrown lots, brush, saplings and fence rows cleared so the ground can be built on, mowed or farmed again.
See the pageNeed excavation in Maryville?
Send the job over and Jon will come back to you himself.