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Real excavation jobs from around central Illinois.
Foundations, basements, drainage, trenching, and site prep across central Illinois. Komatsu, JCB, and Takeuchi equipment with operators who know the ground here.
📞 Call (217) 809-0779 Free EstimateExcavation is everything that happens before the building goes up — and a lot of what happens after. Done right, you never think about it again. Done wrong, you spend years fighting water, settlement, and rework.
Brohez Trucking has been doing excavation work across central Illinois for years. We dig foundations and basements, run drainage and utility trenches, set septic systems, prep building pads, dig ponds, and clean up problems other contractors left behind.
Central Illinois soil is no joke. Heavy clay holds water. Tile lines run through farm ground. Frost gets into soft fill and lifts everything you put on top of it. Knowing the ground is the difference between a job that lasts and a job that fails.
We run a Komatsu PC150LC for the heavy work, a JCB mini for tight spots and yard jobs, a Takeuchi TL150 skid steer, and dump trucks to move spoils. One contractor, full job — dig, haul, backfill, grade, done.
Different jobs, same fundamentals. Here's how we approach an excavation project from estimate to cleanup.
We come out, look at the site, talk through what you need, and check for utilities, slope, soil, and access. You get a straight number — no pressure.
We mark the dig area, confirm dimensions and depth, and call JULIE for utility locates before any blade hits the ground. Safety first, always.
We dig to spec — straight walls, clean bottom, accurate depth. Spoils get stockpiled, hauled off, or spread depending on what the job calls for.
When the structure goes in, we backfill in proper lifts and compact each one. No voids. No settlement six months from now.
We grade the surface so water moves where it should — away from buildings, into drains, off the property. Drainage is the whole game.
We haul off debris, leave the property clean, and walk the job with you. If something isn't right, we fix it. That's the deal.
If it involves moving earth, we've probably done it.
Excavation for new home foundations, garage slabs, pole barn footings, and additions. Cut to grade, ready for forms.
Full basement excavation for new builds. Clean walls, accurate depth, spoils handled — your concrete contractor walks onto a ready hole.
Drain tile, French drains, downspout trenching, and surface drainage to fix wet yards and protect foundations.
Septic tank and field excavation, water and electric line trenches, propane line digs, and gas line work.
New farm ponds, recreation ponds, and stock ponds — dug to the right depth, with a proper clay seal where the soil allows.
Building pads, equipment yards, parking lots, and access roads cleared, graded, and prepped for whatever's going in next.
Cutting out old driveways for replacement, lowering grade for proper rock installs, and digging to base depth for long-lasting drives.
Farm field tile, equipment shed pads, livestock waterers, fence post holes in volume, and tile inlet repairs.
Real excavation jobs from around central Illinois.
Pricing depends on volume of dirt, depth, soil, access, and what's being dug. We give free on-site estimates with a straight number — no inflated quotes. Call (217) 809-0779 and we'll come look.
Foundation and basement excavation, drainage and trench work, septic excavation, utility trenching, pond digging, footings, retaining walls, and full site prep. Residential and commercial.
Komatsu PC150LC excavator for the main work, JCB mini excavator for tight spots and yard jobs, Takeuchi TL150 skid steer, and dump trucks for spoils. The right machine for the job.
Yes. We haul off excess dirt or spread it on-site, and we can bring in fill dirt or stone if needed. One contractor handles the whole job.
A trench or footing can be a half-day to a day. A full basement or pond can take several days. We give a realistic timeline at the estimate.
Both. We work for homeowners, builders, farmers, and businesses across central Illinois. The equipment and skill scale to fit.
60-mile radius from Mattoon, IL — including Decatur, Champaign, Effingham, Charleston, Urbana, Sullivan, Tuscola, Shelbyville, Pana, and Terre Haute.
Call us and we'll come look. No pressure, no obligation — just a straight number from someone who's done the work.
(217) 809-0779 📞 Call For Free Estimate Send A MessageHours: Open daily, 7am–7pm · Mattoon, IL · 60-mile service radius