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Two locations: Russell & Charleston LakeOwner-operated · Fully insured · Free estimates
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Russell · Charleston Lake · Eastern Ontario

Excavation, grading & drainage — done right.

Driveways, culverts, lot grading and armour stone shorelines for homeowners, farms and builders. Our team handles the job from the first call to the final grade.

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  • Owner-operated
  • Fully insured
  • Reply within 24–48 hours
Long new gravel laneway beside a field on a farm property Farm laneway · near Casselman

What we do

Everything your property needs.

From the first dig to the final grade, our team and equipment handle the whole job — so you’re not juggling contractors.

Finish grading around a newly built home, yard levelled and ready for sod

Grading & Levelling

Finish grading for new homes, yard levelling and slopes that send water away from the house.

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 Narrow trench dug along a driveway for a buried line

Excavation

Trenching, site clearing, foundation digs and rockwork, with locates arranged before we dig.

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 New culvert set and driveway entrance rebuilt with fresh crushed gravel

Drainage & Culverts

Culvert replacement, French drains, swales and ditches for yards that won’t dry out.

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 Skid steer land plane regrading a rutted gravel driveway

Driveways & Laneways

New gravel driveways, rural laneways, resurfacing and regrading built for the spring thaw.

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 Armour stone shoreline wall and new sand beach at a waterfront property, excavator on site

Shorelines & Landscaping

Armour stone walls, waterfront grading and topsoil to finish a property properly.

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 New gravel laneway winding through a wooded rural lot

Property Maintenance

Spring and fall laneway upkeep, ditch cleaning and brush clearing for rural properties.

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Skid steer spreading new gravel on a driveway

Who we are

A local crew that does it right.

CD Excavation is a owner-operated excavation company working out of two locations, Russell and Charleston Lake. From a single culvert to a full site prep, you get straight answers, a clear quote and a crew that takes pride in the finish.

We walk every site before we price it, show up when we say we will, and grade it out clean before we leave — from Ottawa’s east end to Brockville and the Thousand Islands.

Free estimatesMost jobs quoted within 24–48 hours.
Fully insuredResidential, rural and farm work.

Recent jobs

Real work, close to home.

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On the jobFinal gradingSkid steer & land plane
Mini excavator digging out a rusted culvert under a rural driveway entranceCulvert replacementRussell Township Armour stone shoreline wall and new sand beach at a waterfront property, excavator on siteArmour stone shorelineCharleston Lake Finish grading around a newly built home, yard levelled and ready for sodNew-home finish gradingNorth Dundas CAT track loader rough-grading a residential lotLot gradingRussell village New gravel laneway winding through a wooded rural lotLaneway through the bushNear Chesterville Skid steer land plane regrading a rutted gravel drivewayDriveway regradingWinchester

Where we work

Two locations. All of Eastern Ontario.

Home base

Russell

RussellEmbrunCasselmanKemptvilleWinchesterMetcalfeVarsKenmoreMorewoodChesterville

Clay farmland, new subdivisions and rural acreage across Russell, Prescott, Dundas and Ottawa’s rural east and south.

Lake country

Charleston Lake

Charleston LakeBrockvilleAthensLyndhurst

Shorelines, cottage driveways and site prep on Canadian Shield ground.

Free estimate

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Tell us about the job and we’ll get back to you within 24–48 hours. Photos help — text them to the number below.

(613) 402-1127

Cam@cdexcavation.ca

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