Excavating in Cullman, AL
Footings, long farm trenches, driveway culverts, stump pulling and drainage around Cullman, on plateau ground where sandstone is often shallow. Cullman County is one of the eight counties we cover. Call or text (205) 535-6376.
Excavating on the plateau around Cullman
Sandstone is never far down on Brindley Mountain, the plateau Cullman is built on. The town sits at a little over 800 feet, near the divide between the Tennessee River and the Black Warrior, and the dirt on top is a sandy loam that came from the rock below it. It digs easy until it stops. Any footing, trench or drain line here should be planned with rock in mind.
Cullman is inside our service area, and we take the excavating jobs a farm county turns up: footings for shops, barns and pole buildings, long trenches for water and power, culverts under drives and field roads, stumps and root balls pulled, and ditching for wet ground. Our own excavator opens the ground, and the Cat dozer closes it back up and grades it. The main excavating page lists it all.
An estimate costs nothing. We price off the property after a look, or go over it with you on satellite first if you are not nearby. There is a minimum on small jobs, stated before you agree to the work. Our page on land clearing in Cullman covers brush and timber. Have a job that is not on this page? Text us a few photos and ask.
Excavating jobs we take around Cullman
- Shop, barn and pole-building footings
- Long water and power trenches
- Driveway and field-road culverts
- Stumps and root balls pulled
- Ditches and swales for wet ground
- Backfill and grading after the dig
Digging conditions around Cullman
Sandy loam over sandstone
Alabama Extension says most soils of the Appalachian Plateau come from sandstone or shale, with the more level ground dominated by soils such as Hartsells. USDA describes Hartsells as a fine sandy loam on broad plateaus with sandstone bedrock 20 to 40 inches down. Around Cullman that means a trench for a water line can run into rock before it reaches the depth you wanted. Some of it rips out with the excavator and some of it is a ledge. We tell you what we hit, and if it changes the price you hear the new figure first.
Farm ground and long runs
The Encyclopedia of Alabama lists poultry, beef cattle and sweet potatoes among Cullman County's main farm products, and that shows in the calls. A water line across a pasture. Power out to a barn. A culvert so a field road can cross a draw. For a long trench, tell us the length, what it crosses and what is going in it. West of town the plateau breaks off toward Smith Lake and the creeks that feed it, and the ground gets steep quickly. Footings and trenching has more on how the digging is done.
City, county and state offices
Inside the city limits, the City of Cullman Building Inspection Department issues building permits and inspects the work. On county roads, ask the Cullman County Road Department what it requires for a driveway pipe before a culvert goes in. US-31, US-278, Highway 69 and Highway 157 are state routes, and a drive or pipe on one needs an ALDOT permit. Alabama 811 comes first on any dig, farm or town. It covers utility lines only, so the water and power lines strung between your own barns and wells are yours to point out.
Real Job Photos
Phone pictures from real jobs, captioned with what they show. See more recent work or read about our full excavating service.
How deep can you dig before hitting rock in Cullman, AL?
It varies lot to lot. USDA describes one of the common plateau soils here as having sandstone bedrock 20 to 40 inches down, and other spots go deeper. Nobody knows for sure until a bucket is in the ground. We tell you what we find and what it means for the job before going on.
Do I need a permit for a driveway culvert on a Cullman County road?
For a county road, ask the Cullman County Road Department what it requires for a driveway pipe. For a US or state highway the permit comes from ALDOT, and inside the city ask the City of Cullman. Once you have the size and location they approve, we set the pipe. See culvert installation.
Can you trench water and power lines to a barn or poultry house in Cullman County?
Yes. We need to know how long the run is, what it has to cross and what is being laid in it. Rock, drives, fences and other buried lines all change how it is dug. The trench is opened with the excavator and backfilled once your lines are in and checked.
Is Cullman too far from Berry for a small excavating job?
Cullman County is one of the eight counties we cover, so call or text and ask. Small jobs anywhere carry a minimum, because loading and hauling a machine costs the same for a short job as a long one. You hear that figure before you commit, and the estimate is free.
Cullman and Around
We cover Cullman and the country around it, including:
Forestry Mulching in Cullman
Brush, briars and small timber ground to mulch where they stand. No piles, no hauling.
See the Cullman pageHouse Demolition in Cullman
Old houses and outbuildings torn down, hauled off, slab out, lot filled and graded.
See the Cullman pageTree Removal in Cullman
Dead, leaning and storm-damaged trees taken down by machine, stumps pulled, ground left level.
See the Cullman pageHouse Pads in Cullman
Pads cut, filled in lifts and compacted to grade for houses, shops and mobile homes.
See the Cullman pageMobile Home Removal in Cullman
Old single-wides and double-wides torn down on site, hauled off, and the ground left graded.
See the Cullman pageAll Services in Cullman
Everything we do in Cullman and Cullman County.
Cullman overviewCullman County
Land clearing, mulching and dirt work across Cullman County.
County overviewExcavating
Footings, trenches, culverts, stumps and the digging jobs that have no name.
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