The only dirt crew around Modestowhere the owner who looks at your photos runs the machine

Trenches for utility lines, pads for sheds and ADUs, drainage grading and dirt hauled, for homeowners within about 30 miles of Modesto, CA.

$100 an hour, 4 hour minimum

See the price
The owner of Dirtywork in a dusty work jacket, arms crossed, smiling (generated image)
A trench dug across a backyard

Utility trench

Job note

Sample

Work

  • Trench
  • Pad
  • Grading
  • Hauling

$100 an hour, 4 hour minimum

Modesto, CAOwner runs it

Jobs the crew takes

Pictures on this page are generated illustrations, not photos of finished jobs.

Not sure what the job needs? The owner looks at your photos first

Dirtywork does what the owner would do on the phone, before anyone drives. Your photos get read by the same person who will run the machine.

Sample photo of a backyard trench
A homeowner on a gravel road checking a phone beside a white pickup (generated image)

Photos sent

Sample

The owner

Owner, sample message

Got your photos. I'll look at them myself.

A rugged laptop open on a truck tailgate beside a trench and a small excavator (generated image)

Site visit

A homeowner

Homeowner, sample message

It's a pad for a shed, right about here.

Another homeowner

Homeowner, sample message

And the trench runs along the fence?

Owner, sample message

I'll walk it with you, then set the bid.

The owner

A bigger scope gets a free site visit first

The site visit costs nothing. After it, the owner sets a day rate or a per-job bid for the larger scope. A one-day trench is as welcome as a full site prep.

The hourly price is posted before you call

$100 an hour, 4 hour minimum. Day rates and per-job bids for larger scopes are set by the owner after the site visit, and the site visit is free.

Price sheet

Sample
  • Utility trench

    Posted price

    $100 an hour

    4 hour minimum
  • Shed pad

    Posted price

    $100 an hour

    4 hour minimum
  • ADU pad, larger scope

    After the free site visit

    Day rate or bid

    Owner sets it

A one-day trench is as welcome as a full site prep