What we can do
- Machine-drilled post holes for timber pole retaining walls, fences, decks and pergolas
- Excavating banks and cutting back behind new or existing walls
- Digging footings and drainage trenches behind walls
- Backfilling behind finished walls
Drilling with an auger
Digging deep post holes by hand in Wellington clay is slow going. The auger on our digger drills each one straight and to depth in a few minutes, and your builder gets hours of their day back.
Consents and engineering
Taller walls often need building consent and engineering. So do walls that hold up a driveway or a building. Check with your council or designer before you start, and we’ll dig to the plans your builder or engineer gives us.
We check for underground pipes and cables before every job. Before We Dig explains how, and what we’ll need from you.
Common Questions
By the hour meter on the digger, which only counts while the machine is running. The minimum charge is $100 to deliver the digger plus 2 hours of machine hire. Past those 2 hours, we charge the extra time in quarter-hour steps.
We dig out the site and drill the post holes. Most customers get a builder or landscaper in for the wall, and some build it themselves. Either way we’ll work alongside whoever’s doing it.
Depth depends on the auger and the ground. Tell us the hole diameter and depth on your plans and we’ll confirm.