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Excavating & Grading in Durham
Rough grading, finish grading, clearing, and excavation, sized for anything from a single lot to a full site.
Excavating in Durham →Durham, CA
General Engineering.
Excavating, grading, septic, paving, and site work for Durham and Butte County since 1999.
25+Years serving Durham
Durham, CA · Butte County
Your Durham general engineering contractor.
Just south of Chico - agricultural land, almond orchards, and rural residential. We service driveways, septic systems, and full ag-site work for Durham property owners.
BC Brown General Engineering has served Durham and the surrounding Butte County area since 1999. Owner Brandon Brown is a Butte County native who knows the soil, the regulations, and the local building departments inside and out.
- CSLB licensed general engineering contractor
- Certified septic installer (Butte County)
- Fully insured — liability & workers' comp
- Permits handled for Butte County jobs
- Free estimates · same-day response
Working in Durham
BC Brown General Engineering has served Durham since 1999. Durham is BC Brown's hometown, a tight-knit farming community of almond and walnut orchards between Chico and Gridley. We bring the same crews, equipment, and standards to every job here, from a single driveway to a full site build.
The ground around Durham is rich valley loam and orchard ground, with rural parcels that rely on private septic rather than a municipal system. That shapes everything we build: pads and slabs get engineered base and compaction, paving gets a crown and drainage, and grading is planned so water moves off the lot instead of under whatever sits on it.
Durham is right in our own backyard, since our yard is on Goodspeed Street in Durham. We pull permits through the Butte County Environmental Health Division when the job calls for it, from septic and grading to encroachment, and handle the inspections so the work closes out clean.
What we build in Durham
Durham · Common Questions
Durham FAQs.
What services does BC Brown offer in Durham?
The full general engineering scope: dirt work and grading, asphalt, new and replacement septic, sewer laterals and trenching, complete site prep, and concrete flatwork. You deal with one contractor from the first walk-through to the final inspection.
Do you pull permits in Butte County?
Yes. We pull septic, grading, and encroachment permits through the Butte County Environmental Health Division and coordinate every inspection.
How fast can you get to Durham?
Durham is right in our own backyard, since our yard is on Goodspeed Street in Durham, so estimates are usually scheduled within the week, and Brandon answers the phone directly at (530) 624-2094.
What does Durham ground mean for my project?
Farm-country soil. It grows almonds and rice for a reason, but it holds water, so pads need to be built up, compacted, and drained. We plan every pour and every paving job around how this clay behaves in January, not just how it looks in July.
Services in Durham
Six services. One contractor.
BC Brown handles every phase of land development and infrastructure work in Durham.
Driveways that last.
Asphalt Paving in Durham
Driveways, parking areas, and road work in asphalt, with the base prep that decides whether pavement lasts.
Paving in Durham →Certified by Butte County.
Septic Systems in Durham
Engineered septic systems from perc to final inspection: new builds, failed-system replacements, upgrades.
Septic in Durham →Underground, on schedule.
Sewer Tie-Ins & Underground in Durham
Sewer tie-ins, laterals, water and utility trenches, and storm drainage, permitted and inspected.
Sewer in Durham →From raw land to build-ready.
Site Work & Land Clearing in Durham
Raw land to build-ready. Clearing, pads, compaction testing coordination, and site drainage.
Site Work in Durham →Built to California code.
Concrete & Flatwork in Durham
Driveways, slabs, foundations, sidewalks, and flatwork with proper base prep and steel.
Concrete in Durham →Project in Durham?
One call gets it moving: (530) 624-2094. Brandon walks the site, shoots you straight, and gets a real number on paper.
(530) 624-2094