Site services & equipment
A ready site, whatever the weather
Our site services team gets the ground ready and keeps it ready: excavation, shoring, dewatering, temporary power, and the hoarding and heaters that let Calgary jobs keep pouring concrete in January.
We own our excavators, pumps and heaters, so there is no waiting on a rental yard when the weather turns or the water table surprises everyone. One crew runs the equipment and answers for it.
What we set up and run
Every site services job starts with a plan for access, water and weather, written before the first machine arrives.
- Excavation and shoring
Our operators dig to the engineered depth and install shoring that protects neighbours, roads and utilities.
Deep digs on tight inner-city lots.
- Dewatering
Pumps and wells sized for the actual groundwater, not just the report, with backup pumps on site.
Dry excavations near the Bow and Elbow.
- Winter hoarding and heat
Enclosures and heaters that keep concrete curing properly when it is minus 25 outside.
Winter does not stop the schedule.
- Site setup
Fencing, temporary power, washrooms, laydown and traffic plans, set up before the trades arrive.
Crews start working on day one.
How we get a site ready
From the first site visit to the day the structure crews move in.
Step 01: Site visit
We review the geotechnical report, utilities, access and neighbours, and flag anything the drawings missed.
Agree on the site plan and timing.
Step 02: Mobilize
Fencing, power and access go in first, then machines, pumps and whatever the season calls for.
Confirm the start date.
Step 03: Dig and shore
Excavation and shoring to the engineered depth, with daily checks and photos in the Friday report.
Review progress each Friday.
Step 04: Hand over the hole
A dry, shored, inspected excavation, ready for footings.
Structure crews move in.
What you get at the end
A safe, dry, inspected site ready for the next trade, with shoring sign-offs and a record of every inspection.
From first dig to ready site
Built for projects where the ground sets the schedule. You work with one Rusnak crew that owns the machines, the pumps and the problem.
