Excavation in Gilbert, AZ
Backyard pool digs, yard grading and drainage, utility trenches, RV pads and dirt hauling. Get an excavation quote for your Gilbert home or business.
- Small-machine work for tight backyards
- Hauling and fill, delivered or removed
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Excavation for Gilbert homes
A pool, an RV pad, a regraded yard, a new utility line: here's the excavation work Gilbert owners ask about, and what the town's rules say.
Pool excavation
Digging the pool and hauling the dirt, within Gilbert's 3-foot setback.
Yard grading and drainage
Reshaping a yard so water drains away from the house and walls.
Trenching
Gas, water, power and irrigation lines, after an Arizona 811 ticket.
RV pads and driveways
Cutting, compacting and building up the base for a pad or drive.
Dirt hauling and fill
Removing spoil or bringing fill in, by the cubic yard.
Pool setbacks and fences
Gilbert's 3-foot setback, 5-to-6-foot fence and 4-inch gap rule.
From hay town to suburb
Gilbert incorporated on July 6, 1920, and was once known as the Hay Shipping Capital of the World. Its namesake, William "Bobby" Gilbert, gave land to the Arizona Eastern Railway in 1902 for a line between Phoenix and Florence.
A century later it's one of the Valley's biggest suburbs: 267,918 people in the 2020 census and an estimated 287,285 in 2025, on about 68.6 square miles. Census figures put the owner-occupied share of homes at 73.1 percent.
What Gilbert homeowners ask
What will it cost?
Phoenix-area and national figures for digs, grading, hauling and trenches.
Is there a permit?
Gilbert's engineering permit checklist, pool code, county dust and 811.
Where can the pool go?
Setbacks, easements and fence rules from Gilbert's code.
Do I need to call 811?
Yes, even for yard work. Here's the timeline.
Excavation services, briefly
Pool digs
Angi's national pool excavation guide averages $2,500 for the dig, with most between $500 and $3,020, and prices dirt at $8 to $25 per cubic yard. In Gilbert, the pool goes in a side or rear yard at least 3 feet from any property line. Pool excavation.
Yard grading
Angi's Phoenix-area guide lists yard grading and leveling at $415 to $6,720. On an existing lot, regrading is usually about fixing where water goes after a storm. Yard grading and drainage.
Trenches
HomeAdvisor prices standard trenching at $5 to $12 per foot. In Arizona, utilities have up to two working days to mark lines after an 811 request. Trenching.
Pads and driveways
An RV pad or driveway extension is mostly excavation, base and compaction before any concrete or gravel goes down. RV pads and driveways.
Hauling
Angi's Phoenix guide lists dirt removal or hauling at $10 to $30 per cubic yard. Gilbert asks for a traffic engineering application for work near a roadway or a haul route permit. Dirt hauling and fill.
Getting ready
- Check your HOA.If you have one, ask whether it needs to approve the project first.
- Measure the gate.The width of your side or RV gate decides which machine can get in.
- Know your easements.Gilbert doesn't allow a pool in a recorded easement without written approval from the easement holder.
- Request Arizona 811.Lines get marked within two working days, and nobody digs before that.
- Plan the dirt.Spread it, keep it for fill, or haul it. Each changes the quote.
Gilbert in numbers
Gilbert sits at about 1,237 feet, with Mesa to the north, Chandler to the southwest and Queen Creek to the southeast. See Gilbert, Chandler and Sun Lakes.
For a lot elsewhere, other referral sites handle excavation in Goodyear and the West Valley, Scottsdale requests go through excavationscottsdale.com, and Pinal County has casagrandeexcavation.com. Winter home in Florida? A separate site covers excavation around Fort Myers, and near Orlando there are stcloudexcavation.com and apopkaexcavation.com.
Questions and answers
Is Excavation Gilbert an excavation company?
No. Excavation Gilbert is an independent referral service. Your request goes to a local excavation contractor, who quotes and does the work. We can't guarantee anyone's work.
Do I pay anything to request a quote?
No. Homeowners don't pay to send a request. Contractors pay us for referrals.
How close to the property line can a pool go in Gilbert?
Gilbert's code puts residential pools in side or rear yards, at least 3 feet from any property line and at least 5 feet from the street-side line on a corner lot. See pool fence and setbacks.
Who pulls an engineering permit in Gilbert?
Gilbert's engineering permit checklist says the applicant must be the contractor performing the work, with $1,000,000 in general liability insurance naming the town. See permits.
What does a pool dig cost?
Angi's 2026 national figures average $2,500, with most digs between $500 and $3,020. See pool excavation.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Gilbert, Arizona
- U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Gilbert town, Arizona
- Town of Gilbert: Swimming pool / spa barrier clarification policy (April 22, 2003) with Land Development Code section 5.2.7
- Town of Gilbert, Development Services: Engineering Construction Permit Checklist (October 23, 2025)
- Angi: Excavation costs in Phoenix, AZ (updated June 16, 2026)
- Angi: How much does pool excavation cost? (Scott Dylan Westerlund, updated October 19, 2026)
- HomeAdvisor: How much does trenching cost? (updated June 19, 2026)
- Arizona Revised Statutes 40-360.22: Excavations; determining location of underground facilities
- Maricopa County Air Quality: Dust Sources, Control, and Training
Reviewed October 20, 2026. Rules, prices and contacts change, so check the source before relying on it.
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