Logo of Daling Excavation Limited with a stylized red D and black lines on a black background.
Logo of Daling Excavation Limited with a red stylized 'D' and black and white text

The right equipment for the job!

About

We service the counties of Pictou, Colchester, Antigonish and surrounding areas

We have multiple different pieces of equipment that are able to tackle a variety of jobs!

Give us a call today and see how we can help you with your next project!

902-301-5336

Construction site with two small excavators working on leveling and excavating soil and installing an onsite septic system surrounded by orange safety cones, next to a suburban house and trees under a cloudy sky.

Services

A yellow Kobelco 160 excavator working on clearing dirt for a new subdivision road in a forested area with mountains in the background, during twilight. Located in Wentworth, nova scotia
Excavation

We offer all types of excavation services! With multiple different size machines we are able to take on projects big or small.

Some of the services we offer include:

  • Driveways and Roadways

  • Lot Clearing

  • Ditching

  • Sewer and Water hookups

  • Trenching

  • Foundation Digs

  • Mini Home Pads

Reach out to us today and see how we can help you take on your excavation needs!

Construction site with a yellow excavator installing a septic system near a house with yellow vinyl siding, piles of red dirt, and a pipe in the ground. Located in Truro, Nova Scotia

Septic Systems

We are certified to install onsite septic systems. Whether you’re in need of one for your new build or have to replace your old and failing system we are able to help!

Don’t know where to start? No problem! We have contacts for multiple Engineers that we work with who are able to design the system you need!

View of a newly landscaped backyard with a curved gravel driveway, a tiered brick planter with a large tree, a stone retaining wall, and a gray house with black trim on the left. Complete with a retaining wall cap.
Landscaping

Looking to improve the look of your property or need to reshape that steep bank you have trouble mowing? Give us a call and we can help!

We offer select landscaping services including but not limited too:

  • Topsoil and Grass seed

  • Retaining walls

  • Decorative block walls

  • Concrete patios and walkways

Let us know how you would like to transform your yard and we will make it happen!

Two pickup trucks equipped with snowplows clearing a snow-covered subdivision road in a wintery forest. As well as clearing snow from driveways and parking lots.

Snow Removal

We also offer snow removal services!

  • Medium-Large Residential driveways

  • Subdivision roadways

  • Laneways

  • Small Commercial lots

With these, we are able to offer small amounts of shoveling and salting as well.

These services are offered from River John - Pictou and anywhere in between!

Let us take care of the cleanup after each snowfall so you don’t have too!

View some of our work!

We take pride in what we do! Here are a few photos showcasing some of our previous projects.

Construction site with dug trenches, mounds of dirt, and gravel, under a partly cloudy sky. Located in Middle Stewiacke, Nova Scotia
Road construction with gravel and soil, surrounded by leafless trees, and construction equipment under a clear blue sky. Located in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
A modern gray house with a black metal roof and wooden accents, surrounded by a landscaped yard with concrete walkways and gravel, set against a rural landscape with open fields, farm buildings. Located in Colchester County, Nova Scotia
A new gravel driveway leading to a white two-story house with a porch, surrounded by green bushes and trees, under a blue sky with scattered clouds. Located in River John, Nova Scotia.
A gravel driveway leading up to a garage, with a recreational vehicle parked to the left, surrounded by trees and a grassy lawn, under a clear blue sky. Located in Pictou County.
Construction site with a roller, 13 ton excavator and a 16 ton excavator building a new subdivision lane, with snow and leafless trees in the background.
Construction site on a rural unpaved road with construction vehicles and equipment, surrounded by leafless trees and hills in the background.
Construction site with two yellow excavators working on a snowy dirt road, surrounded by leafless trees and a cloudy sky.
A partially paved road under construction in a snowy forested area with a bulldozer in the distance.
Two yellow excavators working on a new gravel road in a mountain forested area with snow on the ground, leafless trees, and a clear blue sky in the background.
A small John Deere Skid steer on a gravel road in a wooded area, with trees and overcast sky in the background. Putting a Class A top coat over top of a roadway.
A freshly graveled road in a rural area surrounded by trees with green, yellow, and red leaves, indicating autumn. A small construction vehicle is parked on the side of the road.
A winding gravel road through a forest with trees, some with red and green leaves, and a cloudy sky above. Built with Gravel from quality concrete in Folly Mountain, NS.
A yellow and black Caterpillar excavator and a yellow and grey Kobelco excavator on a grassy field against a backdrop of trees and a blue sky with clouds.
Construction site with exposed ground, gravel, and soil, surrounded by trees and a house in the background. A small excavator is visible on the right and logs are in the foreground.
A construction site showing an underground installation with a large concrete pipe and a long vertical pipe extending from it. The area around the pipes is excavated dirt. Showcasing a newly installed septic tank.
Construction site with an excavator installing a new septic system with a 4500l (1000 gallon) septic tank.
Construction site with a gravel base, a white pipe, and some tools, on a hillside with grass and trees in the background. Showcasing a new septic system. Located in Stewiacke, NS.
Construction site with dirt mounds, geo textile (landscape fabric) covering a septic system, and construction equipment including a small excavator and a skid-steer loader, with green fields and trees in the background under cloudy skies.
Construction site with an excavator digging a trench and septic system amid green fields under a partly cloudy sky. Located in Malagash, Nova Scotia.
Construction site with two excavators working in trenches under a bright sky with the sun shining and some clouds in the background. Trenching for a new Geothermal heating system. Located outside Brookfield, N.S.
A rural landscape with a gravel driveway curving through a farm field freshly tilled with dark brown top soil. In the distance, there are trees, a white house, and a few farm structures under a bright sky with some clouds.
Landscape of a construction site with disturbed brown dirt and patches of grass, with a newly excavated ditch. Beside grass-covered mounds on the left and trees in the distance under a cloudy sky.
A house under construction with a green weather-resistant barrier, black-framed windows, and a stone foundation. A red construction lift is positioned in front of the house on a gravel lot. Showcasing a newly built retaining wall.
Construction site with two excavators working on a gravel and dirt surface, surrounded by open fields and a blue sky with clouds. Installing a new Magnum Stone retaining wall supplied by Casey Concrete.
A modern house with a gravel driveway and a curved staircase on a hillside, with trees and a partly cloudy sky in the background.

Reach out to us!

Let us know about your project and how we can help!