If you need an excavation and retaining wall contractor in Blacksburg, VA, the result you’re after is ground that stops moving — a slope that holds, a yard you can actually use, and a fix that doesn’t need to be redone in five years. That’s what Dig Big LLC builds. We’re a licensed, insured, and certified crew working right here in Southwest Virginia, and we handle everything from the first dig to the finished wall. Reach out today and let’s talk about what your property needs.
If you’ve got a slope that keeps washing out, a hillside putting pressure on your home, or a yard level change that makes half your property useless — we can fix it. We come out, look at what’s actually happening, and tell you straight what the work involves before anything starts.
Dig Big LLC is Virginia Class B Licensed through DPOR, Allan Block Certified, NDS Professional Drainage Contractor certified, BBB Accredited, and fully insured through State Farm. We’re one of the most credentialed small contractors in Southwest Virginia, and every wall we build is backed by that.
How Can We Help You?
A slope that’s actively eroding will keep getting worse until something holds it back. We build retaining walls with proper drainage and reinforcement behind them so the grade stays where you put it, permanently. Once the wall is in, we can add patios, steps, and pavers that turn ground you couldn’t use into space you actually want to be in.
Blacksburg’s heavy clay soil holds water and shifts when it gets saturated — and a sloped lot makes that worse fast. Good grading controls where water moves across your property so it stops pooling against your foundation and starts going where it should. When the grade is right, everything built on top of it has a real shot at lasting.
Whatever you’re building — a slab, a foundation, a driveway — it’s only as good as the ground it sits on. We clear, cut, fill, and compact each lot based on what’s actually there, because no two sites in Blacksburg are the same. Done right, site prep means every trade that comes after us has solid ground to work with.
If water is pooling in your yard, sitting against your foundation, or washing out your yard edges after every rain, the problem isn’t going away on its own. We install French drains, interceptor channels, and sloped outlet systems for proper drainage and erosion control that move water away from your home before it causes real damage.
Concrete fails when the base underneath it wasn’t prepared correctly and in Blacksburg, clay soil that swells and shrinks every season makes that even more likely. We dig to the right depth, compact the subgrade, and set a gravel base that accounts for how this soil moves before any concrete gets poured. What you end up with is a slab that holds its shape for the long haul. For solid concrete services, call Dig Big!
Stone, block, and brick finish work is what ties a site together at the end steps, planters, structural walls, and detail work that makes everything look like it was planned from the start. Having one crew handle excavation through masonry means nothing has to be figured out between contractors, and nothing gets lost in the handoff. You get a finished site that holds up and looks like it was built with intention.
We provide our clients with solid results and finished projects that stand the test of time. Contact us today for a free estimate.
