Excavation and site prep
Clearing, digging, trenching and grading for new builds, ponds and utility lines.
$145 an hour
Family run since 1998
Dirt work done right the first time
Excavation, shop pads, gravel roads and pole barns for farms and families across the Camas Prairie.
- Licensed and insured in Idaho
- Free estimates, usually within a week
- Our own machines and our own crew
- We leave the site cleaner than we found it
27Years in business
1,100+Jobs finished
6Machines we own
40 miService area
What we do
Foundations and shop pads
Dig, compact, rock and form, ready for concrete or a post-frame shop.
From $4,800
Gravel driveways and roads
New lanes and old ruts rebuilt with ditches, culverts and good rock.
From $2,400
Pole barns and shops
Post-frame shops, hay barns and machine sheds, start to finish.
From $18,500
Sample prices. Every job gets a written estimate before we start.
★★★★★ "Showed up the day he said he would and left the yard raked." Sample review
Three generations of moving dirt on the prairie
Dale's dad started Holt & Sons with one backhoe and a dump truck in 1998. Today Dale runs it with his two boys, Cody and Wyatt, and you'll talk to one of the three of them from the first call to the last load.
We work around harvest, calving and weather, because most of our neighbors do too. If the ground's too wet, we'll tell you and wait. Shortcuts in dirt work show up in your foundation five years later.
Talk to DaleEvery job comes with
- A written estimate. The price, the plan and the start date, on paper before anything moves.
- Utility locates. We call them in before every dig, so nobody hits a line.
- Drainage that works. Grades and ditches set so water goes where it should.
- Cleanup. Rock raked, ruts filled and tracks swept off the road.
Recent jobs around the county
Start yours
Keuterville
40 by 60 shop pad
Greencreek
Half-mile farm road
Grangeville
New house site
Ferdinand
Driveway rebuild
What the neighbors say
Dale walked the whole place with us before he quoted it, and the final bill matched the estimate to the dollar.
Our new driveway made it through the spring melt without a single rut. The old one never did.
They worked around our harvest schedule and still had the shop pad ready before the snow.
Common questions
How soon can you get out here?
Estimates usually happen within a week. Most jobs start two to four weeks after you say yes, sooner in the fall.
Do estimates cost anything?
No. Dale comes out, walks the ground with you and sends a written number within two days.
How far do you travel?
Anywhere in Idaho County and the Camas Prairie. No travel charge within 30 miles of Cottonwood.
Who handles permits and utility locates?
We call in locates before every dig and help you with county permits if your job needs one.
How it works
Three steps and no runaround
- 1
Call or send the form
Tell us what you need and where. We'll set a time to come look.
- 2
Walk the ground
Dale meets you on site, listens, and sends a written estimate within two days.
- 3
We get to work
We show up on the day we said, do the job and clean up before we pull out.
Ready for a real number?
Free estimates on every job, big or small. Call or text, and Dale will set a time to walk your place this week.