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Excavation services in East & West Sussex.

Site preparation and excavation that sets every project up properly.

  • Site clearance and preparation
  • Foundation and drainage trenches
  • Reduced level digs and muck away
  • Residential and commercial sites
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Curved garden path with brick edging and a lawn

Excavation

Getting the groundwork right

Excavation is the first stage of almost every building project, and mistakes here are costly to fix later. Our team plans each dig carefully, checking for services, managing spoil and keeping the site safe, so the next stage can start without delay.

Our excavation services

Site clearance and vegetation removal
Foundation trenches
Drainage and service trenches
Reduced level digs for extensions and floors
Basement and lower ground excavation (client to confirm)
Ground levelling for patios and driveways
Muck away and waste disposal

Safe, tidy and organised

Service checks before digging
Trench support where needed
Spoil managed and removed responsibly
Sites left safe and secure at the end of each day

Reviews

What our customers say.

9.77/10

Checkatrade · 23 reviews

Workmanship
9.7
Reliability
9.8
Communication
9.88

Checkatrade score based on 10 reviews from the last 12 months.

10

Garden and patio redesign

Matt was able to discuss our patio and garden plans with us and and put them in to reality.
The end result is everything we had hoped for, we're really pleased with the result. We now have an eye-catching low maintenance garden.

We also had the house wall repointed.

Checkatrade customerVerifiedOctober 2026 · RH19
10

Patio extension

Matt and his fab team recently extended my patio. It was just what I had in mind - the slabs matched perfectly and shingle was added by the fence so it matched existing work. They also tidied up like nothing ever happened. Amazing. Would highly recommend. Thank you!

Checkatrade customerVerifiedSeptember 2025 · BN8
10

Stunning new garden

Amazing experience with this friendly, considerate and highly skilled team. We had a new wall, fence, patio and artificial grass laid. The results are even better than we hope. Would highly recommend Bradford Brickwork.

Checkatrade customerVerifiedAugust 2025 · RH19
10

Shorten garden wall and make good driveway

Matt and his team did a very good job of putting right a job previously carried out by a non qualified brick layer.
The job is now completed to a very high standard and everything was left clean and tidy. The team were polite and courteous at all times. We would highly recommend .

Checkatrade customerVerifiedNovember 2024 · RH11
10

Brickwork to extension.

Matt attended to quote and review on brickwork before and after completion of work. Advised on house generally. Respected garden and placed lawn boards. Particularly impressed with matching the coloured mortar, unlike previous contractor.

Checkatrade customerVerifiedJune 2024 · RH19
9

Construction of retaining wall

Bradford Brickwork built a retaining wall in our garden, installing footings and a reinforced block wall to our engineer’s drawings. The team were very professional, extremely polite and they did an excellent job, completing the work on time and leaving the site in good order and I would recommend them to anyone with confidence.

Checkatrade customerVerifiedDecember 2025 · TN8
10

Reliable and great work

Great work, great communication, sorted out the problem quickly and no fuss, even when the job expanded beyond what we agreed. Result is better than we had originally. Very pleased.

Checkatrade customerVerifiedJuly 2026 · BN1
10

Great work, on time, tidy and well priced.

Excellent job, turned up on time, did a great job exactly as agreed, left the job tidy and charged as quoted. I will definitely use them again.

Rob DApril 2026 · RH10

FAQs

Excavation FAQs

Do you remove the spoil?

Yes. Muck away is included or priced separately, depending on the job.

Can you dig in tight spaces?

We use mini diggers for restricted access and hand dig where machinery can’t reach.

How a job runs

Four steps, no surprises

1

We call you back

To talk through the job and book a free site visit at a time that suits you.

2

Free site visit

We measure up, listen to what you want and flag anything that will affect cost or timing.

3

Written estimate

A clear breakdown of labour, materials and programme, with no vague provisional sums.

4

The build and sign-off

An agreed start date, regular updates, a tidy site and a walk-round together at the end.

Need groundwork done right? Get a free excavation quote.

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Tell us about the job. We’ll come and take a look.

Free site visit and a written estimate, no obligation. Prefer to talk? Call 07771 393494.