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Snohomish County, Washington

Excavation & Tree Service in Lynnwood, WA

Lynnwood is one of the fastest-changing cities in south Snohomish County. The City Center around the light rail station is filling with new buildings, while the neighborhoods around it are mostly established single-family lots that are getting remodeled, added onto and infilled.

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What We Do Here

Services in Lynnwood

Rolling upland between I-5 and Puget Sound, sloping west toward Meadowdale where the ground breaks into steep ravines above the Sound.

Excavation Contractor in Lynnwood

Foundations, trenches and pads dug for Lynnwood ground. Glacial till over most of the city, hard digging with a perched water table in the wet months.

Typical jobs here

  • New home and ADU foundationsFootprints for new houses, ADUs and garages on infill and teardown lots around City Center and Alderwood, dug to the elevations on your plans and ready for forms.
  • Hillside cuts and daylight basementsExcavation on sloped Lynnwood lots, with spoil hauled off as it is dug instead of stockpiled on the slope, and temporary erosion control in place first.
Excavation Contractor in Lynnwood

Land Clearing in Lynnwood

Lots, pastures and acreage cleared, stumped and hauled out. Scriber Creek and Scriber Lake run through the middle of town, and Lund's Gulch and the Meadowdale ravines carry steep-slope and stream buffers on the west side.

Typical jobs here

  • Building site clearingClearing the footprint, driveway and utility corridor for a new home or ADU in Lynnwood, keeping the trees that are meant to stay and protecting their roots.
  • Selective clearing and thinningTaking out brush, small trees and hazard trees while leaving a healthy stand, the way most homeowners around Alderwood want their property cleaned up.
Land Clearing in Lynnwood

Tree Removal in Lynnwood

Arborist-led removals and hazard trees. Second-growth Douglas fir, western red cedar and bigleaf maple, often big trees left standing between 1960s and 70s houses.

Typical jobs here

  • Hazard trees over the houseLeaning, cracked or dying trees within reach of a roof in City Center or Alderwood, taken down in controlled sections and lowered instead of dropped.
  • Removals on slopesTrees on Lynnwood hillsides and ravine edges, removed with the stump and roots left in place where they are holding the bank.
Tree Removal in Lynnwood

Grading & Drainage in Lynnwood

Grading, French drains, retaining walls and pads that move water away from Lynnwood homes.

Typical jobs here

  • Wet yards and crawlspacesRegrading and French or curtain drains for Lynnwood yards that stay soggy all winter because water perches on the hard till below.
  • Retaining walls on slopesBlock and rock retaining walls that hold back sloped Lynnwood yards and driveways, built with drainage behind them so they last.
Grading & Drainage in Lynnwood

Demolition Contractor in Lynnwood

Houses, sheds, slabs and driveways taken down and hauled. Mostly 1960s and 70s ramblers and split-levels on quarter-acre lots, with a steady stream of teardowns, ADUs and townhome infill as the area densifies.

Typical jobs here

  • Sheds, garages and carportsOutbuildings taken down to the slab, the slab broken out and the debris hauled, leaving the Lynnwood yard graded and clean.
  • Driveway and patio removalOld asphalt, concrete driveways, patios and walkways broken out and hauled away from Alderwood and across Lynnwood, with the base prepped for what replaces it.
Demolition Contractor in Lynnwood

Hauling & Dump Truck Service in Lynnwood

Spoil haul-off and rock, fill and topsoil delivery via I-5 and I-405.

Typical jobs here

  • Spoil haul-offExcavated soil loaded straight from the machine to our trucks and taken to a legitimate fill or disposal site, so Lynnwood sites never have a pile sitting for weeks.
  • Gravel and crushed rock deliveryCrushed rock for driveways, pads and paths delivered across Lynnwood via I-5, and spread with the machine if you want it placed.
Hauling & Dump Truck Service in Lynnwood

Local Conditions

Working the ground in Lynnwood

The ground

Glacial till over most of the city, hard digging with a perched water table in the wet months. Pockets of peat and soft organics show up around Scriber Lake and the creek bottoms.

Water and buffers

Scriber Creek and Scriber Lake run through the middle of town, and Lund's Gulch and the Meadowdale ravines carry steep-slope and stream buffers on the west side.

Trees

Second-growth Douglas fir, western red cedar and bigleaf maple, often big trees left standing between 1960s and 70s houses. Leaning firs over roofs and fences are a common call.

Homes and lots

Mostly 1960s and 70s ramblers and split-levels on quarter-acre lots, with a steady stream of teardowns, ADUs and townhome infill as the area densifies.

Cost

What moves the price in Lynnwood

Slope and access

Steep Lynnwood lots take smaller machines, more careful staging and sometimes engineering, which adds time compared with flat, open ground.

Soft ground

Where Lynnwood soils are soft or wet, over-excavation, fabric and imported rock are often part of the job, and we price that in up front.

Buffers and permits

Work near Lynnwood's rivers, creeks, lakes or shoreline can need permits and limits on where machines go. That affects scope and schedule more than price.

Haul-off and disposal

How much material leaves the site, and what it is, drives cost. Our own trucks keep that predictable on Lynnwood jobs.

Timing

When to schedule work in Lynnwood

In Lynnwood, the dry months from late spring into early fall are prime time for excavation, clearing and grading, when soil compacts properly and machines leave the ground in good shape. Tree work, hauling and demolition run year round.

Winter is when Lynnwood's till soils show where water collects. Note the wet spots, then fix them in the dry season.

Permits & Rules

Permits in Lynnwood

Inside city limits, permits come from the City of Lynnwood. Outside them, Snohomish County Planning and Development Services (PDS) takes over. Lynnwood regulates removal of significant trees in some situations, especially during development and in critical areas. Simple hazard removals on an existing home are often straightforward, but we confirm before cutting.

Demolition in Snohomish County falls under the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency, which requires an asbestos survey and notice before most structures come down. Every dig starts with an 811 utility locate.

Coverage

Neighborhoods we cover

  • City Center
  • Alderwood
  • Meadowdale
  • Scriber Lake
  • Lynndale
  • North Lynnwood

Main routes for our trucks: I-5, I-405, SR 99, 196th St SW (SR 524).

Lynnwood is part of our Snohomish County service area.

Real Jobs

Recent DirtRaptor work near Lynnwood

Bobcat E42 excavator prying up old asphalt driveway in Edmonds, WA

Demolition · Edmonds, WA

Driveway Removal & Concrete Prep

Tearing out an old blacktop driveway and prepping the ground for a new concrete pour — broken material hauled off, base left clean and ready.

Condemned 100-year-old shed with caution tape before demolition in Everett, WA

Demolition · Everett, WA

Condemned 100-Year-Old Shed Teardown

A 100-year-old shed, condemned and unsafe, brought down and hauled off — the site left graded flat and clean.

Questions

Lynnwood FAQs

I'm adding an ADU in Lynnwood. Can you handle the site work?

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Yes. ADU jobs usually need a small footprint excavated, a utility trench back to the house, and a few trees or a slab out of the way first. We do all of that on one mobilisation and haul the spoil on our own trucks.

Why does my Lynnwood yard stay soggy all winter?

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Lynnwood sits on glacial till, which lets almost nothing soak in. Water perches on top of it and runs to the lowest spot, often your crawlspace or patio. Regrading and a properly placed French drain usually fix it.

Can one company handle both the trees and the excavation on my Lynnwood project?

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Yes, that is what DirtRaptor is built for. We take down the trees, pull the stumps, dig, grade and haul it all away with one crew, so there is no waiting between trades.

Do you work in unincorporated areas around Lynnwood?

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Yes. Inside city limits, the City of Lynnwood handles permits. Outside them, Snohomish County Planning and Development Services (PDS) does. We check the parcel before quoting so the right rules are planned for.

What does a typical Lynnwood project cost?

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It depends on the site, so every quote follows a free site walk. In Lynnwood, the things that move the number most are slope and access, soft ground, buffers and permits.

Which parts of Lynnwood does DirtRaptor serve?

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All of it, including City Center, Alderwood, Meadowdale, Scriber Lake, Lynndale and North Lynnwood, plus the unincorporated areas around the city. This is part of our core service area, so smaller jobs are welcome.

How do I get a quote in Lynnwood?

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Send us the address, a few photos and a rough idea of the job through the quote form, or call (425) 232-4858. We come out for a free site walk and give you a written number with clear inclusions and exclusions.

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