Excavating Contractor in Hartsel, CO

Hartsel sits at about 8,860 feet where US 24 meets Colorado 9, on the South Platte River between Spinney Mountain and Antero reservoirs. This is the open heart of South Park: wide grassland, big sky, and a great deal of land that has been divided into lots but never built on.

Dream Ridge works out of Toponas, in Routt County, so Hartsel is a long trip for us. That is why we concentrate on the bigger jobs here, and the kind of work where several tasks can be done in one visit.

Thousands of Lots Waiting to Be Built On

Park County’s master plan counts more than 20,000 platted lots across the county, nearly half of them around Hartsel, and about 16,000 vacant parcels in the Hartsel area alone. If you have bought one of those lots, the first real work is usually getting in and getting a building site ready.

That means a driveway that stands up to wind, snow and spring mud, a level building pad, and grading that moves water away from the house rather than toward it. Doing all three in one visit is exactly the kind of project that makes the drive worth it.

Wells, Septic and Careful Siting

Most homes around Hartsel rely on their own well and septic system, and Park County’s master plan is frank that geology and water constraints make that difficult in parts of the area. Where the well, the septic field and the house sit on a lot matters, and it is better decided before the pad is dug.

Septic permits and site evaluations are handled by Park County’s Environmental Health office. David’s septic installer registration covers Routt County only, so we do not quote septic installation in Hartsel on it. We are glad to plan the rest of the site around whatever the county approves.

Jobs We Travel for in Hartsel

• ✓Driveways and access roads onto vacant lots
• ✓Building pads and foundation excavation for new homes and outbuildings
• ✓Grading and drainage across open ground
• ✓Ranch dirt work and access improvements
• ✓Trucking and hauling of fill and road base

Permits Before Pads

In Park County, building permits come from the county Building Department, and Environmental Health handles septic and driveway permits. The county itself points out that these are separate departments. A driveway cut permit is required before building a driveway onto a county or private road.

Getting Started

Call 970-740-7923 or send the form. Tell us which lot, what you plan to build, and when you hope to start, and we will tell you honestly whether it is a job we should travel for.