Digging Canalside with a Bobcat Mini Excavator

Published on June 10, 2019

What would be a dream job for many is A&D Excavation Services’ year-round specialty. The Deerfield Beach-based company provides site development work for high-end coastal and waterfront homes, including digging plumbing and electrical lines, prepping for landscaping, and cutting driveways.

Lounging on a seawall, an iguana takes in some rays as the hot Florida sun blankets canalside properties. Palm trees sway in the hazy heat. The hum of a yacht grows louder as it heads up the waterway before docking at a nearby home. Only the roar of a Bobcat mini excavator remains. 

Dave Wayt lifts bucketful after bucketful of dirt, prepping for the installation of 1,000 feet of 6-inch drainage pipe. The system will move stormwater from the luxury property down into the canal on the lot’s border. In the coming days and months, Dave and his company’s four-person crew will also dig and then backfill the future home’s sanitary and electric systems as well as prep for a driveway, cabana, pool and spa.