Excavating Contractor in Cripple Creek, CO

Cripple Creek sits at about 9,500 feet, the county seat of Teller County and the heart of one of Colorado’s best-known gold mining districts. Colorado 67 connects it north to Divide. It is high, historic ground, and that history is part of what anyone excavating here needs to think about.

Dream Ridge is based in Toponas, in Routt County, a long way north. We take on larger projects in Cripple Creek, and this page is plain about that.

Digging in Mining Country

The U.S. Geological Survey describes the Cripple Creek gold deposits as lying in a volcanic basin within ancient granite, gneiss and schist. More than a century of mining has left its mark on and under the ground.

The Colorado Geological Survey warns that old hard-rock mining areas can be prone to ground subsidence, and that many undermined areas have incomplete records or none at all. Before any foundation excavation or major site work in a historic mining district, it is worth finding out what is known about the ground beneath the property.

The City Runs Its Own Building Department

Cripple Creek is an incorporated city with its own building department, which processes building permit applications and annual contractor license applications. That is a different route from unincorporated Teller County, so check with the city early in the planning of any project inside city limits.

What We Travel for in Cripple Creek

• ✓Site preparation and foundation excavation for new buildings
• ✓Demolition and removal of old structures
• ✓Trucking and hauling of debris, fill and road base
• ✓Grading and drainage on high, exposed sites
• ✓Access road and driveway construction outside town

At this elevation the season is short, so demolition, excavation and hauling are usually best planned as one continuous job.

Septic Outside Town

Outside city services, septic permits in Teller County go through Teller County Public Health and Environment. Our septic installer registration is with Routt County, so we do not quote septic systems in the Cripple Creek area on it.

Getting Started

Call 970-740-7923 or send the form with the site location and the scope of work. If it is a project worth the drive, we will explain what it involves and how we would schedule it.