Fill dirt and excavation in Boynton Beach means raising a low lot, leveling a pad, or digging to grade for a drain, driveway or footing, on canal-side streets and tight infill lots. We do the machine work with a Bobcat T740, $1,385/day with an operator. Estimates are free; the fill material itself is a call for a quote.
Boynton Beach runs from the Intracoastal and the coastal ridge in the east to flatter, wetter subdivisions out toward Lawrence Road and Boynton Beach Boulevard in the west, and the ground work changes with it. Our calls are usually one of three jobs: bring a low lot or yard up with fill, grade a cleared or teardown lot to a level pad that drains, or dig a cut to depth for a driveway base, French drain or footing. Older streets and 55+ communities add a fourth problem, which is access: gates, narrow side yards and parked cars decide how much fill can come in and where it can go.
The machine is a Bobcat T740 compact track loader with a 60" grapple. It pushes and spreads fill, cuts and levels a pad, and digs shallow cuts. The rate is $1,385 a day with an operator, no Boynton Beach surcharge. That covers machine and operator only. The fill material, delivered by the load, depends on the supplier and how many loads your lot takes, so for that we say call for a quote. (561) 779-3213.
East of Federal Highway the ground is sandy coastal-ridge soil, higher and quicker to drain, but with a water table that is never far down and salt-influenced groundwater close to the Intracoastal. Farther west the land is flatter and wetter, and a summer storm can leave yards standing for days. That makes fill and drainage a pair: raising a lot without giving the water somewhere to go just sends it to the next lot. If your parcel is in a FEMA flood zone, added fill can change how it handles floodwater, so we read the flood map and the survey before we quote.
Much of Boynton Beach drains through the Lake Worth Drainage District, whose canals and easements cross the city, with the South Florida Water Management District reviewing larger works and the City handling its own stormwater. A canal bank, a culvert and a drainage easement are infrastructure, not spare yard, so which body owns what at your address is the first question we settle.
Boynton Beach is an incorporated city with its own Building Division at City Hall, 100 E. Ocean Avenue, and an online portal for applications, plan review and inspection scheduling. It is a different desk from the Palm Beach County Building Division. Grading, placing fill and changing drainage can trigger a review that plain clearing does not, so we confirm with the City whether your job needs a permit before we book it, and we pull it when it does.
Communities matter here as much as the City does. Leisureville, Hunters Run, Quail Ridge and the other large 55+ and active-adult communities each run their own architectural review, and regrading a yard or adding fill can fall under it. Work on a canal bank or in a drainage easement also needs the district's say. And every excavation starts with a free Sunshine 811 locate. Our permits and regulations guide covers what applies where.
We work across the city, from the beachside and Intracoastal streets east of Federal Highway and the older core around Ocean Avenue to the 55+ communities and the West Boynton subdivisions off Boynton Beach Boulevard and Lawrence Road. Our yard is at 16140 Okeechobee Blvd in Loxahatchee, and the T740 travels to the job on its own trailer. If the lot still has to be cleared first, see land clearing in Boynton Beach, Bobcat grading in Boynton Beach and tree and stump removal in Boynton Beach.
Bell Land Services works under Bell Engineering and Construction Corporation, operating continuously since February 2009 and holding Florida Certified General Contractor CGC1528750, a state certification that lets the owner contract in any Florida county, and an EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm (#NAT-F122701-2). BBB A+ Accredited Business. Every job carries a written one-year workmanship warranty. We have no confirmed named Boynton Beach excavation project to point to, so we do not name one; we hold the Palm Beach County business tax receipt, not a City of Boynton Beach one.
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Machine time is one published price: a Bobcat T740 with a 60-inch grapple is $1,385 per day with an operator, with no separate Boynton Beach rate. The fill material itself, delivered by the load, depends on the supplier and how many loads your lot takes, so that part is a call for a quote. A free estimate turns your lot into a day count.
Often a review is needed. Boynton Beach runs its own Building Division at City Hall, 100 E. Ocean Avenue, with an online permitting portal, and grading, placing fill and changing drainage can trigger a review that plain clearing does not. We confirm with the City before booking and pull the permit when one applies.
Much of the city drains through the Lake Worth Drainage District, whose canals and easements cross it. The South Florida Water Management District reviews larger works and the City handles its own stormwater. We confirm who owns the culvert, bank or easement at your address before the machine goes near it.
It can if the water has nowhere to go. Boynton Beach has a shallow water table and flat western subdivisions, so raising a lot without grading and a drainage path can push runoff onto the next property. If your parcel is in a FEMA flood zone the City's floodplain rules also apply. We plan the fill and the drainage together.
Yes, with the community's approval. Leisureville, Hunters Run, Quail Ridge and similar communities run their own architectural review, and regrading or adding fill can fall under it. A Bobcat T740 is a compact track loader, so it fits side yards and gates that bigger equipment cannot. Tell us your community and gate access when you call.
Yes. Every excavation job starts with a free Sunshine 811 utility locate so digging stays clear of buried power, water and cable. It is required by law and it is the cheapest insurance on the job.