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Real foundation and excavation work from across central Illinois.
Footing digs, basements, crawl spaces, garages, and pole barn footings. Square corners, accurate grade, drainage tied in. Mattoon, IL — 60-mile radius.
📞 Call (217) 809-0779 Free EstimateA foundation that's dug right makes the next ten steps go fast. The wall crew sets up easy, the concrete crew pours clean, and the building sits on ground that won't move. A foundation that's dug rough costs you in time and concrete every step after.
Brohez Trucking handles foundation excavation across central Illinois — footing digs, full basement digs, crawl spaces, garage and pole barn foundations, and addition footings. Square corners, depth to print, and ground left clean enough that the next crew can get right to work.
The fundamentals matter: locate properly, stake true, dig square, hold the depth, and watch your spoils. One contractor for the dig, the spoils handling, the foundation drain rough-in, and the backfill once the walls are up.
Building new? We'll meet your concrete crew on-site, walk through the access, and figure out the best sequence — when to dig, when to pour, when to backfill. Adding on? We'll work around the existing structure carefully. Pole barn? Hole-by-hole or trenched as your post crew prefers.
Whether it's a footing trench or a full basement, the steps are the same.
Walk the site, look at the prints, talk through access, depth, drainage, and spoils. Free estimate with a clear scope and timeline.
Utility locates called in. Building corners and elevation marks set so the crew can see the dig before we start.
Strip topsoil off the footprint and stockpile. Open the basement or footing trench to depth and width per the prints. Square corners, true to grade.
Spoils stockpiled on-site for backfill, spread across the property, or hauled off — whichever fits the job. Dump trucks if we're moving material off.
If called for, perforated foundation drain laid along the footing in clean gravel and tied to a real outlet. Downspout drain runs roughed in while the trench is open.
Hand off to the concrete crew clean. Once walls are up and waterproofed, we backfill in lifts, compact, and grade for surface drainage away from the foundation.
From a single footing to a full basement.
New home basement excavation. Square, deep, and ready for the wall crew to set up. Ramps included.
Perimeter, interior bearing, and pier footings dug to width and depth per the prints. Spoils handled.
Crawl space digs for new builds and additions. Right depth, square corners, drainage roughed in.
Detached garage and shop building foundations — slab-on-grade with thickened edges or full perimeter footings.
Hole-by-hole or trenched post footings sized for the building. Coordinated with the post-set crew.
Tight-access foundation excavation for additions, sunrooms, and second-story bumps. Mini excavator where the big iron can't go.
Perforated drain pipe in clean gravel along the footing, tied to a real outlet. Done while we're already there saves a second mobilization.
Once the walls are waterproofed, backfill in lifts, compact, and grade away from the foundation so water moves away from the building.
Real foundation and excavation work from across central Illinois.
Depends on size, depth, soil type, spoils handling, and whether it's footings only, crawl space, or full basement. Free estimate — call (217) 809-0779.
Yes. Square corners, accurate depth, ramps for the wall crew, spoils stockpiled or hauled off as you prefer.
Yes — perimeter, interior bearing, and pier footings dug to width and depth per the prints.
Yes — both, plus pole barn footings of any spec.
Foundation drains roughed in along the footing while we're already trenching. Tied to a real outlet.
Stockpile on-site for backfill, regrade across the property, or haul off — your call.
60-mile radius from Mattoon, IL — Decatur, Champaign, Effingham, Charleston, Urbana, Sullivan, Tuscola, Shelbyville, Pana, and Terre Haute.
Call us before the concrete crew shows up. No pressure, no obligation — just a straight number.
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