First Phase Siteworks handles the part of a project that happens before anything gets built: clearing, digging, grading and draining. The company works for Hampton Roads homeowners, custom builders and general contractors on jobs ranging from a half day of brush clearing to full site preparation for new construction.
A foundation is only as good as the hole it sits in, a driveway is only as good as the base under it, and a finished lot is only as good as the grade that moves water away from the house. Get that wrong and the concrete crew, the framer and the first heavy rain all find out before you do.
Excavation and site work services
- Excavation and foundation digging
- Full site preparation for new construction
- Land clearing, brush removal and stump work
- Forestry mulching on wooded lots
- Driveway installation and stone base prep
- Drainage installation, French drains, basins and ditching
- Grading, final grade and regrading for water management
- Demolition and pool removal
- Material hauling and spoil removal
Cities served
First Phase works within roughly 35 miles of Norfolk, which covers Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Hampton, Newport News and Portsmouth, plus the surrounding counties. If you are not sure whether your lot is in range, ask during the match and they will tell you straight.
Who they work for
- Homeowners: drainage problems, driveways, pool removals, regrading, clearing and cleanup
- Custom builders: full site prep, pads, foundation excavation, backfill and finish grade
- General contractors: subcontract excavation, trenching, demolition and hauling
- Property owners and farms: acreage clearing, mulching, ditching, lane and road repair
Why ServiceGoat recommends them
Hampton Roads is low, wet and sandy, with a water table that surprises operators who learned to dig somewhere drier. First Phase plans for dewatering and stone bedding up front rather than discovering the problem mid dig. They also hold their start dates, which is the single most common complaint about excavation contractors anywhere, and they leave the site clean with spoil hauled and tracks washed off the road.
Trust points
- Licensed and insured for excavation and site work in Virginia
- Free on site estimates with no pressure
- Modern, well maintained equipment and experienced operators
- Start dates held, or a call before you have to make one
- Grade, drainage and compaction built to the standard the next trade will judge
- Spoil hauled, debris removed and the road left clean
- Goat Vetted, with identity and business verification on file
Related ServiceGoat pages
See the excavation and site work service page for how these jobs get scoped and priced. If the site work is the first phase of a bigger build, see garage builders, deck builders or hardscaping. For yard and planting work after the grade is set, see landscaping.
Have ground that needs work?
Tell us about the lot and the problem. Your project goes to one vetted site work contractor, free for homeowners.