About Us
Excavating and Land Clearing Contractors Serving Western Connecticut
Prestige Property Maintenance handles excavation, land clearing, drainage, and site prep across 17 towns in the Naugatuck Valley and western CT. One crew, one call, from raw ground to finished grade.
What Does Prestige Property Maintenance Do?
Prestige Property Maintenance is a licensed and insured excavating contractor based in Oxford, CT, serving homeowners, developers, and builders across 17 towns in western Connecticut.
The company handles the full scope of site work: clearing overgrown parcels, grinding stumps, digging foundations, installing drainage systems, and building retaining walls.
If your project starts in the dirt, Prestige Property Maintenance handles it from the first pass of the clearing head through final grading, without handing you off to a second or third contractor along the way.
What Services Does Prestige Property Maintenance Offer?
Prestige Property Maintenance covers the full range of excavation and site work that residential and commercial projects in western Connecticut require. Every service listed below is handled in-house, with the same licensed and insured crew.
Excavation
Full-depth digging for foundations, utility lines, pools, and site development on residential and commercial properties. Crews are prepared for the ledge and buried rock common across Connecticut's glacial terrain.
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Removal of trees, brush, stumps, and debris from raw or overgrown parcels. Suitable for lots being opened for construction, agricultural use, or general cleanup of neglected acreage.
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On-site grinding of trees and vegetation into ground-level mulch using specialized equipment. Eliminates hauling costs and debris piles, and moves clearing projects to the next phase faster than traditional methods.
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Precision ground leveling to establish proper slopes, improve surface drainage, and prepare a stable base before construction begins. Grading work is calibrated to local drainage patterns, not just a flat pass with a blade.
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Mechanical grinding of tree stumps below grade so the area can be graded, seeded, or built over. Removes the obstruction without leaving a hole or mound that creates drainage problems later.
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Design and installation of surface swales, French drains, catch basins, and pipe systems to redirect water away from structures, foundations, and low-lying areas that hold standing water.
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Safe felling and removal of hazardous, damaged, or unwanted trees, including cleanup of limbs and brush. Coordinated with excavation and stump grinding so the full sequence runs under one crew.
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Building of engineered stone, block, or timber walls to hold back soil on sloped lots, prevent erosion along grade changes, and stabilize areas where water and gravity are working against the property.
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Extraction of ledge rock, surface boulders, and buried stone that block construction, grading, or utility work. A common requirement on Connecticut properties where glacial deposits sit at or just below grade.
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Large-scale soil and material relocation to reshape terrain, fill low spots, or strip topsoil ahead of building projects. Scaled to the job, from small residential fills to major site development cuts.
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Cutting and shaping the ground profile for new driveways and private roads, including proper crown and drainage pitch. A high-demand service for rural and semi-rural CT properties with long gravel drives.
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Sub-base excavation and grading to create a compacted, level foundation ready for asphalt or concrete paving crews. Prestige Property Maintenance works regularly as a dependable subcontractor for paving contractors across the service area.
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Site-level improvements including graded planting areas, boulder placement, and ground preparation that set the stage for finished outdoor spaces. The final step before landscaping crews move in.
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What Makes Prestige Property Maintenance Different From Other Excavating Contractors?
Most excavating contractors in this area do one or two things well. They dig, or they clear, or they grade. When your project needs all three done in sequence, you end up scheduling around multiple crews, chasing down separate quotes, and hoping the handoff between contractors goes smoothly. Prestige Property Maintenance is built to avoid that entirely.
The company operates forestry mulching equipment alongside its excavating fleet, a capability most local contractors don't have. Forestry mulching grinds trees and vegetation directly into ground-level mulch on site, which means no pile of debris to haul off, no weeks of wait time between clearing and the next phase, and no separate tree service to schedule before excavation can begin. For properties with significant brush and tree cover, it's a faster path to a cleared, workable lot.
Adding retaining wall construction and drainage system installation to the same crew matters more than it might seem. Slope problems on a property almost always involve both a structural issue and a water management issue at the same time. Fixing one without the other tends to mean the problem comes back. Having one contractor design the wall and the drainage solution together, rather than two separate subs solving different halves of the same problem, produces better results and fewer callbacks.
How Did Prestige Property Maintenance Get Started?
Kash Cochrane founded Prestige Property Maintenance in 2015 with a straightforward idea: western Connecticut homeowners and developers deserved a single, professional excavating crew they could rely on for the full sequence of site work, not a string of specialty subs who had to hand a job back and forth.
Over the past decade, that approach has held. The business has grown into one of the more versatile excavating operations in the Naugatuck Valley, equipped to handle projects ranging from a single-lot driveway cut to multi-acre land clearing and drainage installations.
Working in Connecticut's rocky glacial soil for over ten years means the crews at Prestige Property Maintenance have seen the conditions that catch less experienced operators off guard: ledge just below the surface, buried boulders mid-dig, and dense clay that holds water in all the wrong places. That ground-level knowledge shapes how the company plans every job before a machine moves.
Who Does Prestige Property Maintenance Work With?
Most projects come from residential property owners in the Naugatuck Valley and western Connecticut: homeowners on larger rural or semi-rural lots dealing with overgrown parcels, failing driveways, drainage problems, rocky terrain, or trees and stumps that need to come out before they can use their property the way they want to. These are buyers who do their homework before calling. They check licensing, insurance, and reviews, and they want to know the contractor has worked in conditions like theirs before and has the equipment to finish the job properly.
Prestige Property Maintenance also works regularly with commercial developers, builders, and general contractors who need a reliable excavating and site-prep subcontractor. Foundation digging, grading for new construction, utility work, and paving prep are all steady parts of the commercial side of the business. Paving contractors in particular have found Prestige Property Maintenance to be a dependable sub, and that relationship creates a consistent referral pipeline that runs alongside direct client work.
What Our Customers Say
See what property owners and contractors across western Connecticut have to say about working with Prestige Property Maintenance.
Where Does Prestige Property Maintenance Work?
Prestige Property Maintenance serves a 17-town area across the Naugatuck Valley and western Connecticut. The service area covers Oxford, Seymour, Ansonia, Shelton, Monroe, Bridgewater, Roxbury, Woodbury, Middlebury, Southbury, Naugatuck, Woodbridge, Prospect, Newtown, Oakville, Watertown, and Wolcott.
For projects that cross town lines, or properties that sit on the edge of two municipalities, working with a single contractor who covers the full region means no coverage gaps and no need to verify whether a crew will show up on a lot that straddles a border. That wide service territory is part of the reason developers and builders with multi-site projects in this corner of the state use Prestige Property Maintenance as a preferred sub.
Common Questions About Working With Prestige Property Maintenance
Practical answers to the questions property owners and contractors ask most often before starting a project.
Is Prestige Property Maintenance licensed and insured?
Yes. Prestige Property Maintenance carries full licensing and insurance for excavation and site work in Connecticut. The HIC license number is 0704432. That documentation is available on request before any project begins.
Can Prestige Property Maintenance handle both clearing and excavation on the same project?
Yes, and that's one of the main reasons clients hire the company over separate specialty contractors. Prestige Property Maintenance moves from land clearing, tree removal, and stump grinding directly into excavation, grading, and drainage without a scheduling gap or a handoff to a different crew.
What is forestry mulching, and why would I choose it over standard land clearing?
Forestry mulching uses a single machine to grind trees and vegetation into mulch directly on the ground. The mulch stays on site as ground cover, which means no truckloads of brush to haul away and no waiting for a debris pile to be removed before excavation can begin. For wooded or heavily overgrown lots, it's typically faster and leaves a cleaner result than conventional clearing and hauling.
Does Prestige Property Maintenance work on commercial projects or only residential?
Both. The company works with residential homeowners on individual lot projects and with commercial developers, general contractors, and builders on larger site development, foundation excavation, and paving prep jobs. Paving contractors looking for a reliable excavating sub are also a regular part of the business.
What hours does Prestige Property Maintenance operate?
The team is available Monday through Saturday from 7 AM to 5 PM. They are closed on Sundays. You can reach the office by phone at (203) 258-3395 or by email at dig@prestigectexcavation.com.
How does Connecticut's rocky soil affect excavation projects?
Glacial soil in western Connecticut commonly contains ledge rock, buried boulders, and clay-heavy ground that holds water. These conditions require crews to come prepared with rock removal equipment and drainage knowledge, not just a standard excavating setup. Prestige Property Maintenance has been working this terrain since 2015 and factors site conditions into every project plan from the start.
Ready to Get Your Project Started?
Whether you're clearing an overgrown lot, digging a foundation, solving a drainage problem, or cutting a new driveway, Prestige Property Maintenance is ready to take a look at what your property needs.