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Earthworks Project Photos & Guides

Project photos and practical guides covering house foundations, shed pads, commercial earthworks and retaining walls.

  • House Foundation Earthworks in Halswell: Base Preparation
    House foundation earthworks in Halswell, showing aggregate base preparation with a compact tracked loader and grading attachment. A closer look at the ground preparation stage for a residential house pad.
    Posted: Monday 12 October 2026
  • House Foundation Earthworks in Halswell: Levelling
    House foundation earthworks in Halswell, with a levelled aggregate surface, excavator and compaction equipment on site. This project photo shows residential site preparation ahead of the next stage of foundation work.
    Posted: Monday 12 October 2026
  • Burning and Land Clearing in Ohoka
    Burning work during land clearing in Ohoka, with an excavator alongside a pile of woody material. This project photo records the site-clearing stage of rural earthworks.
    Posted: Monday 12 October 2026
  • Shed Pad Earthworks in Rolleston
    Shed pad earthworks in Rolleston, showing the prepared aggregate base and excavated post holes. A project photo of rural shed site preparation, with earthmoving equipment and a tip truck on site.
    Posted: Monday 12 October 2026
  • Timber Retaining Wall on Banks Peninsula
    A timber retaining wall on Banks Peninsula, supporting the change in level beside a sloping driveway. This project photo shows timber poles, retaining boards and balustrades overlooking the harbour.
    Posted: Monday 12 October 2026
  • Commercial Shed Pad Earthworks
    Commercial shed pad earthworks, showing a prepared building platform with perimeter footing trenches and a set-out string line. This project photo captures the ground preparation stage for a commercial shed foundation.
    Posted: Monday 12 October 2026
  • House Pad Earthworks in Halswell
    House pad earthworks in Halswell, showing a levelled residential building platform within an established boundary fence. The photo captures the prepared surface alongside the loader and compaction equipment used for site preparation.
    Posted: Monday 12 October 2026
  • Commercial Earthworks and Site Excavation
    Commercial earthworks in progress, with two excavators, stockpiled soil and a broad excavated building area. This project photo shows site excavation and ground preparation before the next stage of commercial construction.
    Posted: Monday 12 October 2026
  • Earthworks in Christchurch
    Earthworks in Christchurch, with a tip truck unloading material and an excavator working behind it. This project photo shows material handling and earthmoving on a residential construction site.
    Posted: Monday 12 October 2026
  • Retaining Wall Construction in Cashmere
    Retaining wall construction in Cashmere, showing timber poles along an excavated bank beside a prepared house foundation area. A project photo of retaining wall earthworks on a hillside site overlooking Christchurch.
    Posted: Monday 12 October 2026