Chelan County, Washington
Excavation in Entiat, WA
Entiat runs from the Columbia back up a narrow river valley, and properties up that valley tend to be long on ground and short on easy access.
Core sample
What’s under Entiat
- 1TopsoilBrushy ground around structures
- 2Slope and valley materialSteep side slopes mean cut and fill
- 3Valley floor gravelsAlong the river
- Frost depth 24 inFootings and water lines go below it
Illustration based on the ground notes for Entiat, Ardenvoir and the Entiat River valley. Not to scale and not a soil test.
Working ground in Entiat
What the ground is like
- Steep side slopes above the valley floor mean cut and fill work and retained approaches are common.
- Long private access roads take a beating from runoff and usually need ditching as much as rock.
- Parcels back off the highway can have limited turnaround, which decides what equipment can realistically get up there.
- Open, brushy ground around structures is a regular reason people call for clearing in this valley.
Long roads up the valley
A long gravel road up the Entiat valley lives or dies on water. The fix is usually a crown, ditching on the uphill side, and culverts or drainage dips where water wants to cross. Adding rock without fixing the shape usually buys you one season.
Clearing around buildings
Brushy ground right up against a house or shop is common up the valley. Opening it up, pulling stumps and leaving the ground workable is regular work for us, and what stays and how far out we go is your call.
Permits in Entiat
Inside city limits the City of Entiat handles permits. Up the valley it’s Chelan County Community Development. Work near the river can bring in shoreline and critical areas review. We talk through where you stand before anything gets dug.
Backcountry Excavation LLC is a registered Washington contractor, licensed, bonded and insured. You can check all of it before you hire us.
Services in Entiat
What we do in Entiat
Site Preparation in Entiat
Raw ground turned into a pad you can build on: cleared, stripped, cut to grade and compacted.
See the detailExcavation and Earthwork in Entiat
Digging, moving and placing dirt. Foundation holes, bulk earthwork, backfill and haul off.
See the detailGrading and Drainage in Entiat
Shaping ground so water leaves the property the way it should, instead of sitting against a building.
See the detailLand Clearing in Entiat
Overgrown or wooded ground opened up. Brush, stumps, slash and debris out, site left workable.
See the detailDriveways and Access Roads in Entiat
Gravel driveways and access roads built or rebuilt to hold up to weather, grade and loaded trucks.
See the detailUtility Trenching in Entiat
Trenching and backfill for water, power and other underground lines, dug to depth and bedded properly.
See the detailFoundation Excavation in Entiat
Foundation holes, footings and cutting to concrete grade, ready for the concrete crew.
See the detailStorm Drainage Systems in Entiat
Catch basins, storm pipe, culverts and drywells that carry storm water off the property.
See the detailRetaining Walls in Entiat
Vertical block and large retaining walls that hold a grade change where dirt alone won’t.
See the detailAsphalt Prep in Entiat
Subgrade cut, base rock placed and compacted, grades held so the paving crew can do their job.
See the detailDemolition in Entiat
Structures, slabs and hardscape taken down, material hauled off and the ground left clean.
See the detailEmergency work in Entiat
Washouts, broken lines, plugged culverts and storm damage. Call or text the owners.
What to do right nowSomething else in Entiat?
Most jobs are a combination. Describe what you want to end up with and we’ll work out the pieces.
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Entiat questions
Is Entiat too far out for you?
No, though for a very small job the travel can outweigh the work. Call and describe it, and we’ll tell you up front whether it makes sense.
Can you get a machine up a steep private road?
Usually. Our machine travels on a trailer to where the truck can safely go and tracks the rest. Send a photo of the steepest pitch and the turnaround and we’ll tell you.
Do you fix washed out access roads?
Yes. Reshaping, ditching, culverts and base rock where it’s needed, in that order.
Nearby
Other ground we work
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Chelan, WA
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Manson, WA
Manson sits on the benchland along the north shore, and a lot of the ground there has been orchard at some point. That changes what’s under the surface.
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Wenatchee, WA
Wenatchee mixes town lots with orchard and acreage on the edges, and the two need very different approaches on the ground.
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Got a job in Entiat?
Tell us where the site is and what you’re trying to get done. We’ll let you know whether we can take it on and roughly when.
(509) 421-1539