A lake lot is not the same job as a lot in town. Shoreland setbacks, a narrow camp road, a septic system that has to sit a certain distance from the water, a short season to get it all done, these change how a job has to be planned and run. DeMillo's Excavation works with camp and waterfront owners across Maine's lake regions, including Moosehead Lake, the Belgrade Lakes, and the Rangeley Lakes.
Maine's Shoreland Zoning Act sets water setbacks for structures and septic systems, along with a vegetation buffer near the shore. The exact numbers depend on the water body and the town, so we plan every lake job around your local ordinance and check specifics with your code officer or the Maine DEP before we dig.
We call in a Dig Safe (811) locate before every job, camp roads included, so buried lines are marked before we break ground.
Older camp roads and shared rights of way were not built for full sized equipment. Our mini excavator and skid steer trailer in on tight, twisting roads that larger machines can't get down.
Silt fence, staged clearing, and careful grading keep sediment out of the lake while the work is underway, which is both good practice and part of staying compliant near the water.
Camp season is short and everyone wants their driveway or septic done before Memorial Day or before camp closes for the year. We work with your schedule, including off season visits when the road is passable.
No call center, no rotating crew. You talk to the same person from the first call to the finished job, which matters even more when your camp is an hour or two from home.
Big excavation outfits often run full sized machinery that is hard to justify, and hard to fit, on a small waterfront lot or a seasonal camp road. We run a mini excavator and compact track skid steer, sized to work on tight lots and older camp access roads without tearing up the property to get there, and still capable enough to handle driveways, septic excavation, foundation work, and land clearing.
Piscataquis County
Greenville, Rockwood, and the camps around Maine's largest lake.
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Kennebec County
Great Pond, Long Pond, and the chain of seven lakes around Belgrade.
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Franklin County
Rangeley, Oquossoc, and the lake and mountain camps of the western region.
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