In a town of about 243 people, most trenching jobs are personal: a new water service for a house on Brontosaurus Boulevard, a power feed out to a backyard shop, or an old sewer line that finally needs replacing. Each one has to come out straight, at the right depth, and without tearing up more of the yard than necessary.
We handle trenching in Dinosaur for homeowners, small businesses, and contractors who need the ground opened and closed correctly. We request Colorado 811 marks, confirm depth and bedding with your installer, and keep spoils on one side so the trench stays workable. After the line passes inspection, we backfill in thin lifts, compact each one, and leave the surface level and tidy.
We understand how older Dinosaur yards can hide abandoned pipe and forgotten lines, so we dig carefully and ask questions first.
We bring a trencher or compact excavator sized for your run, which keeps long lines moving and tight yards protected.
If a shorter or easier route would save you money or spare a tree, we'll tell you before the first cut.
Spoils stay on one side, open trenches stay flagged, and the strip gets raked smooth once the backfill is done.
Most trenching in Dinosaur comes down to getting something from point A to point B underground. A new water or sewer service for a house. Power to a detached garage or shop. Gas to a heater or appliance out back. Conduit for yard lights, a gate, or a sign in front of a business that serves travelers on US-40. Sprinkler mains when a yard gets redone. Even a short run to a mailbox light or a hydrant by the garden counts.
Whatever is going in, the job is about the same: a trench that runs where it should, holds the depth the line needs, and gets closed up without leaving a scar across the property.
We keep the roles simple. Basin digs the trench and backfills it. Your plumber, electrician, gas company, or septic installer puts the line in, makes the connections, and handles the inspection. That way each trade is responsible for the part they know, and nobody is guessing about who did what.
Before we dig, we check with your installer on width, depth, bedding material, and any fall a sewer line needs. If your project has several services going to one building, planning all the service routes together with utility prep usually saves a second round of digging.
We don’t pick the depth. It comes from the type of line, your installer, and the plans or code requirements they’re working from. A water line, a power conduit, and a gas line can all call for different depths, and sewer lines need a steady slope from start to finish. Our job is to hit those numbers and hold them along the whole run.
Colorado 811 comes first. Since we’re the ones digging, we place the request at least two full business days ahead, not counting the day of the call, and we slow down and hand dig near anything that’s been marked.
Plenty of homes in Dinosaur date back decades, and their yards can hold surprises: old pipe abandoned in place, a buried clothesline footing, or a forgotten feed to an outbuilding that’s long gone. Private lines like these never get marked by the utility companies, so we ask you to point out anything you know about before we start.
When a route has to cross a patio, sidewalk, or worn out driveway, we’ll talk through whether it makes sense to go around or cut through. If cutting is the better call, removing that section of concrete or asphalt clears the way so the trench can run straight.
A little prep on your end makes trench day go faster. Here’s what helps:
We’ll handle the rest, including flagging the open trench while it waits for the installer.
Backfill decides whether you’ll notice the trench next spring. Dirt pushed back in all at once settles, leaving a sunken line through the lawn or a soft rut in a gravel drive. We place bedding around the pipe when your installer calls for it, then fill in thin lifts and compact each one, keeping rocks away from the line. On gravel drives, the top few inches get capped with matching material so tires don’t find a soft strip.
Topsoil or gravel goes back on top to match what was there. If the trench clipped a sprinkler line, we’ll show you where, and repairs to your irrigation system can get the yard watering again. Call (801) 669-0512 to set up a route walk in Dinosaur.
We walk the route with you, mark start and end points, and check depth and bedding needs with your installer.
Your written quote spells out trench length, depth, any crossings, and how we'll backfill, so you know what's included.
Once Colorado 811 marks are in, we dig a straight trench with a smooth bottom and keep it flagged for the installer.
After the line passes inspection, we backfill in compacted lifts and walk the finished route with you before heading out.
