Excavation Checklist
Materials / Tools Needed
- ☐ Shovel
- ☐ Post Hole Digger
- ☐ Plywood (to cover holes)
- ☐ Marking paint
- ☐ String lines
- ☐ Lumber for beater blocks
- ☐ Stakes
- ☐ Flags
Process
- ☐ Call Miss Dig (or your local utility locator)
- ☐ Mark out other known utilities
- ☐ Wells
- ☐ Drains
- ☐ Sprinklers
- ☐ Cover frozen ground
- ☐ Mark the dig and overdig
- ☐ Mark new drain locations and dry wells
- ☐ Remove plants
- ☐ Clear a path for equipment
- ☐ Plan for spoils
- ☐ Cover or barricade the area after
Last revised: 11/22/2025