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Oakley Builders & Excavation LLC says it brings over a decade of residential excavation experience to homeowners across Columbia County and northern Dutchess County, NY: clearing wooded lots, cutting in driveways, and digging foundations and septic systems. A recent customer said Travis explained why their old gravel driveway kept washing out, then regraded it, built it back up with crusher run, compacted it with a roller and finished the parking area with pea gravel. In Staatsburg, a customer said the company re-crowned their driveway and added drainage with a catch basin and pipe to daylight. In East Chatham, a customer who was out of the country said Travis handled a failed drain line replacement by text, with a written estimate and photos of the old pipe, which was packed solid. Land clearing is recent work too. A customer in Ancram said Travis cleared trees and brush hogged about four acres in a couple of days. A Millbrook customer said he cleared and graded their land with an excavator and helped with carpentry inside the house. The company also builds. A 2024 customer said Travis and his team built them a custom barn, and a 2024 customer said a bluestone patio was the second project the company completed for them. A 2023 customer said that when the old deck came down, the wood on the house behind it was rotting through, and Travis moved to replacing the wood, shoring up the base and replacing the sliding doors. That 2023 customer said another company's estimate was double what Travis quoted.
Oakley Builders & Excavation rebuilt our gravel driveway and we are very pleased with the results. Travis explained why the old driveway kept washing out, then regraded the whole thing, built it back up with crusher run and compacted it with a roller so it's solid, and finished the parking area with pea gravel. He answered every question, showed up when he said he would, left the site clean and was a pleasure to work with. I highly recommend Oakley for any excavation, grading or a gravel driveway work you have in Dutchess County.
We hired Oakley Builders & Excavation for the site work on our new building in Pine Plains - land clearing, a septic upgrade, excavation and concrete. The tree clearing is done and it went exactly how we hoped: showed up when they said, careful work, and the site was left clean. Travis is easy to deal with and straight about what's coming next. Looking forward to the rest of the project.
Oakley Builders & Excavation replaced the failed drain line in our back yard in East Chatham. I was out of the country the whole time and Travis handled everything by text - a clear written estimate, straight answers to all my questions, and updates along the way. They got it done before the rain, saved all of our flowers, and sent photos of the new drain line and of the old pipe, which was packed solid. He even gave me honest advice about our driveway. Highly recommend them for drainage and excavation work.
Oakley Builders & Excavation rebuilt our gravel driveway in Staatsburg. They regraded and re-crowned the whole run, added drainage with a catch basin and pipe to daylight so water finally sheds off instead of washing it out, and built a gravel pad for our shed. Travis was straightforward about what would and wouldn't work on our property, the pricing was clear, and he left the site clean. Highly recommend for excavation, driveway and drainage work in Dutchess County!
Travis and his crew were amazing. I was suffering water issues in my basement and garage in Salt Point, and he knew right away how to fix it by installing the proper drains and sealing the foundation. His excavation and finishing work were fantastic. Professional, prompt and knowledgeable. Highly recommend this company, in a time where it’s hard to find quality work.
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