STORKE EXCAVATION. Scottsville, NY
Monroe · Livingston · Genesee

Site work that holds grade.

Excavation, concrete, drainage, and land clearing across Monroe, Livingston, and Genesee counties. Owner-operated out of Scottsville. Free estimates, and the machine shows up when we said it would.

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Mon–Sat7am to 6pm
Services

Dug, hauled, leveled, drained, or poured.

Dirt work and concrete, from a backyard shed pad to a full lot clearing. If it needs to be dug, hauled, leveled, drained, or poured, it's on this list.

Bulldozer grading a level pad on open ground for site preparation
Dozer pad, open ground
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Excavation & earthmoving

Footers, foundations, digging out around existing structures, cut and fill, and haul-off of spoils. The mini excavator fits through a standard backyard gate, which is where most residential work is. The dozer and backhoe handle open ground and the deeper digs.

  • Footers and foundations
  • Digging out around existing structures
  • Cut and fill, with spoils hauled off
  • Dig Safely New York called before every dig
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Side yard cleared and graded flat down to the block foundation wall
Side yard graded flat for the pour
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Concrete & base prep

Pads, walkways, and slabs, poured on a properly dug and compacted base instead of soft ground. The same base work goes under patios, pavers, sheds, pool decks, and parking pads: dug out, leveled, stone hauled in, and plate-compacted so it doesn't settle.

  • Concrete pads, walkways, and slabs
  • Base for patios, pavers, and sheds
  • Pool decks and parking pads
  • Stone hauled in and compacted
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From the owner

The person who walks your property and prices the job is the person running the machine.

Shale Storke, owner-operator

More services

The rest of the list.

Trench excavated along a house foundation to run a new downspout drain line

Drainage

Drain tile, downspout and gutter lines run away from the house, French drains, swales, and regrading water that runs the wrong way.

Residential lot after brush and small tree clearing, graded smooth

Land & brush clearing

Brush, undergrowth, trees, shrubs, and stump removal. Ground down or hauled off, your call.

Utility trench dug in open ground with backhoe working and mini excavator staged behind

Trenching & utilities

Water, electric, and irrigation lines. Dig Safely New York called on every job before a bucket goes in the ground.

Old concrete walkway broken out into slabs ready for removal

Demolition & removal

Walkways, driveways, slabs, patios, sheds, and small structures, including debris haul-away.

Driveways & culverts

New driveways and rebuilds: base stone, crown, culvert pipe, and aprons.

Ponds

Clearing, dredging, and cleaning out silted-in ponds and drainage basins.

Post hole digging

Fence posts and deck footings, including through the rocky ground a lot of this county is made of.

Ready when you are.

Free on-site estimate · flat price in writing · usually inside 48 hours

Fully insuredFree estimatesOwner-operatedDig Safely New York on every jobMon–Sat 7am–6pmMonroe · Livingston · Genesee
How a job runs

Four steps, one flat number.

A flat number in writing, and no change orders you didn't hear about first.

  1. 01

    You call

    Give us the address and what you're trying to get done. Two minutes on the phone.

  2. 02

    We walk it

    We come out and check access, soil, slope, and utilities, and answer questions on the spot.

  3. 03

    Written quote

    A flat price in writing with the scope spelled out line by line, usually inside 48 hours.

  4. 04

    We dig

    Dig Safely New York called, machine on site the day we promised, and your property left clean.

Equipment

What shows up on site.

The mini fits through a standard backyard gate, which is where most residential work is. The dozer and backhoe handle open ground and the deeper digs.

Mini excavator

Airman · fits a standard gate

Backyard digs, footers, trenching, stumps, post holes, tight access.

Backhoe

Deeper digs

Utility trenching, deeper digs, loading spoils and stone.

Bulldozer

Small-frame

Pad building, mass grading, pushing spoils, rough driveway cuts.

Skid steer

Grading bucket & grapple

Clearing, backfill, moving stone, finish grade.

Dump trailer

Tandem axle

Hauling stone and topsoil in, spoils and debris out.

Plate compactor

Base compaction

Compacting base under pads, pavers, and slabs so they don't settle.

Recent jobs

Photos from our own sites.

Every photo here is a Storke job around Monroe County. Tap one for the full story.

Before & after

Before and after beats any description.

A side yard prepped for a new pour. Drag the handle to compare.

BeforeOvergrown side yard buried in ivy and leaf cover, machine staged and ready.
AfterSame yard stripped, cut back clean to the foundation wall, and graded flat for the pour.
After: side yard cleared and graded flat down to the block foundation wall Before: overgrown side yard with ivy and leaf cover, mini excavator staged BeforeAfter

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Reviews

What customers say.

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Every review across Google and Facebook has been a positive one. 16 on Facebook, more on Google.

Service area

Where we work.

Based in Scottsville, working across all of Monroe, Livingston, and Genesee counties. Same-day site visits are usually possible in the Rochester metro.

Outside those three counties, call anyway. On larger jobs we'll travel and quote the trucking separately.

Monroe

  • Scottsville
  • Rochester
  • Chili
  • Churchville
  • Henrietta
  • Rush
  • Honeoye Falls
  • Pittsford
  • Brockport
  • Mumford

Livingston

  • Caledonia
  • Avon
  • Geneseo
  • Lima
  • Livonia

Genesee

  • Le Roy
  • Batavia
  • Bergen
Narrow drainage trench dug across a residential backyard lawn
Drain line, Monroe County
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Prefer the phone? Call (585) 474-5549.