Excavation contractor in Antelope Acres
Pads, septic, trenches and clearing priced off the published cost guide, permitted in Los Angeles County. Call (661) 466-2785 or send the form below.
West of 70th Street the city grid gives way to section lines, alfalfa and 2.5 acre parcels, and the poppy fields that gave this site its name are a few minutes up Lancaster Road. Poppy Excavation refers Antelope Acres requests to contractors who are comfortable on open land with no neighbors, no sewer and a wind that moves sand every afternoon.
The soil is deep and sandy across most of the Acres, which is the best digging in the valley and keeps septic systems conventional and affordable. A pad on an Antelope Acres parcel is typically $3,000 to $6,000 because a full-size machine can drive straight to it and the spoil spreads on your own land. The expense here is distance: long driveways from the county road, long trenches from the well and from the power pole, and the grading needed to keep blow sand from piling against the north side of the house.
This is unincorporated LA County, so grading permits run through Building and Safety at the Antelope Valley field office and septic through Public Health. Wells are their own permit. The referred contractor will tell you what the driveway, pad, septic and trenches cost as separate lines so you can see where the money goes.
Grading for the wind as much as the water
Wind is a design input out here. A pad graded flat and left alone collects a sand dune on its windward edge by the next spring. The contractors we refer grade the finish surface to shed sand toward the downwind side and leave a windbreak row or berm where the prevailing west wind hits first.
Avenue E to the Poppy Reserve
Around Antelope Acres the requests come from Avenue E, 90th Street West, Lancaster Road toward the Poppy Reserve, the alfalfa fields along Avenue G, Fairmont, covering ZIP 93536. Grading permits here run through LA County Building and Safety and septic through LA County Public Health; the permits page has the details.
Quote an Antelope Acres parcel
The address and a photo of the lot get the fastest answer. One licensed contractor who works Antelope Acres calls within one business day.
Antelope Acres owners ask
How much does a long trench from the power pole cost on a 2.5 acre lot?
Utility trenches in Antelope Acres sand run near the low end of $20 to $60 a foot, so a 400 foot run from the road to the house is typically $8,000 to $14,000 including conduit placement and backfill. The power company sets its own requirements for depth and conduit.
Is the soil good for septic in Antelope Acres?
Usually very good. Deep sand percs fast, which means short leach lines and a conventional system near the low end of $10,000 to $20,000 installed. The perc test is still required by LA County Public Health for new systems.
Can a pad be built on a parcel that is still planted in alfalfa?
Yes. The contractor strips the planted layer, rough grades the pad and compacts it, and the rest of the field stays as it was. Expect $3,000 to $6,000 for the pad plus the driveway and trenches as separate lines.
Who does the work?
A licensed excavation contractor (CSLB C-12 or A, C-42 for septic) who works the west side. Poppy Excavation refers the job and does not perform or contract it. Verify any license at cslb.ca.gov.
Poppy Excavation covers the whole valley. See the cost guide, the septic page, or nearby areas: California City, Palmdale, Quartz Hill.