Dupree's Dirt and Excavation handles the dirt work on a job from start to finish. We clear the lot, dig and grade the ground, build the pad and put the gravel drive in. Pick the work you need below, or call (318) 614-2073 and tell us what the property is doing.

Tracked excavator on a cleared building site with a long berm of excavated dirt

Excavation

Excavation services from the first cut to the backfill

We dig footings and cut and fill lots across northeast Louisiana. Soft ground comes out, good fill goes back in, and the spoil leaves in our dump truck.

Footing and foundation digs cut to the builder's layout
Cut and fill on lots that run high on one end and low on the other
Soft or bad ground dug out and replaced with select fill in compacted lifts
Stumps and root balls pulled with the excavator bucket and thumb
Old concrete slabs, footings and foundations broken out and carried off
Spoil, roots and broken concrete loaded and hauled in our dump truck

Excavation Contractor in Bastrop

Tracked excavator pulling a small pine out of an open field at the edge of the woods

Land Clearing

Lots, home sites and overgrown acreage cleared

We clear lots, home sites, fence lines and grown-up acreage with the excavator and the skid steer. Stumps and root balls come out, the debris is hauled off, and the ground is smoothed back down.

House lots and home sites cleared before the build starts
Fence lines, pasture edges and overgrown acreage opened back up
Trees and brush pushed over and pulled out with the excavator
Stumps and root balls dug out, the hole backfilled and packed
Light brush and small growth worked with the skid steer
Debris piled and loaded, then hauled off in our dump truck

Land Clearing in Bastrop

Tracked excavator breaking into the roof and wall of a small house during a teardown, rubble piling up below

Demolition

Houses, mobile homes and outbuildings taken down and hauled off

We take houses, mobile homes, sheds, barns and garages down with our excavator and grapple. The debris leaves in our dump truck and the lot gets graded behind it.

House demolition: frame, brick veneer and fire damaged structures taken down
Mobile home demolition and removal, single wides and double wides
Sheds, barns, garages and old shop buildings torn down
Concrete removal: slabs, old driveways, footings and foundations broken out
Debris loaded with the grapple and hauled off in our dump truck
Old piers, slab edges and buried footings dug out and backfilled

Demolition in Bastrop

Wide pad of freshly spread crushed limestone running back to a barn at the treeline

Gravel Driveways

Rock that stays put and water that runs off

We build and rebuild gravel driveways, private roads and parking pads across northeast Louisiana. The base is cut and shaped first, then rock is hauled in our dump truck and spread.

New gravel and crushed limestone driveways for houses, shops and camps
Private roads, camp roads and long rural drives cut in and rocked
Parking pads and turnarounds shaped and rocked
Topsoil and soft ground cut out before the rock goes down
Base shaped with a crown so water sheds off both sides
Rock hauled in our dump truck and spread in layers

Gravel Driveways in Bastrop

Compact track loader on a wide red clay pad graded smooth with silt fence along the treeline

Land Grading

Yards and lots graded so water runs off

We level and grade yards, lots and acreage around Bastrop. Low spots get filled, high ground gets cut, and the surface is sloped so water leaves.

Yard leveling that fills the low spots and cuts the high ground
Fall shaped so water runs away from the house and off the lot
Rough grading after land clearing, demolition or construction
Ruts, washes and old piles of fill smoothed back out
Fill dirt and topsoil hauled in and spread with the skid steer
Finish grading ahead of sod, seed or a slab

Land Grading in Bastrop

Cleared building site with the pad area spread and leveled inside a ring of pines and oaks

House Pads

Built up in lifts and sloped to shed water

We build raised dirt pads for houses, shops, barns and mobile homes. Topsoil comes off, select fill goes in, and the pad is compacted and sloped.

Raised dirt pads for houses, shops, garages, barns and mobile homes
Topsoil and the organic layer stripped off before any fill goes down
Soft or boggy spots dug out and replaced with good fill
Select fill hauled to your lot in our dump truck
Fill spread and compacted in lifts up to the height the plan calls for
The pad shaped and sloped so water runs off and away from the slab

House Pads and Site Prep in Bastrop

Newly dug pond basin starting to fill, with the shaped bank and a pine treeline behind

Pond Construction

Farm, fishing and stock ponds dug on rural land

We dig farm, fishing and stock ponds on rural land around Bastrop. The basin, the dam and the spillway are all our work.

New farm ponds, fishing ponds and stock ponds dug on rural land
The site read for clay, for the watershed above it and for where the water comes from
Test holes dug below the planned pond bottom to see what the dirt holds
The basin dug and shaped with our excavator
The dam or levee built in lifts and packed, with a core trench where the ground calls for one
A spillway shaped so high water leaves without cutting the dam

Pond Construction in Bastrop

Compact track loader with a grapple lifting a heavy downed limb off a grass yard

Storm Cleanup

Downed limbs, trunks and brush loaded and hauled off

We pick up storm debris with the grapple on our excavator and haul it off in our dump truck. Damaged sheds and barns come down, and the lot gets graded back out.

Downed limbs, trunks and brush picked up with the grapple on our excavator
Debris loaded into our dump truck and hauled off the property
Piles stacked where you want them if you would rather keep the wood
Storm damaged sheds, barns, garages and outbuildings torn down
Broken building debris, roofing and fence panels cleared off the yard
Root balls from blown over trees dug out and the hole backfilled

Storm Cleanup and Debris Removal in Bastrop

Large pile of delivered fill dirt dropped on a worked-up lot

Fill Dirt Delivery

Hauled in by the load with our own dump truck

We haul fill dirt, select fill, topsoil, sand, gravel and crushed limestone by the load. It can be dumped where you want it or spread and graded with the skid steer.

Fill dirt and select fill hauled in for pads, low spots and settled ground
Topsoil brought in for yards, flower beds and finish grade
Sand, gravel and crushed limestone hauled in for drives, parking pads and work areas
Dumped in a pile or tailgate-spread along a drive as the truck rolls
Spread and leveled with the skid steer when you want the ground finished
Loads run to homes, camps, farms and job sites across northeast Louisiana

Fill Dirt and Gravel Delivery in Bastrop

Dirt Work and Excavation Services Around Bastrop, LA