King General Construction · Riverside, CA

Riverside is home base for King General Construction - and it's a city we know like the back of our hand. We've been preparing job sites across Riverside County for over a decade, so when you call us for excavation in Riverside, CA, you're not getting a crew that has to figure out the terrain. We already know it. Whether you're breaking ground on a commercial project near the Inland Center or prepping a hillside lot in the foothills, we bring the right equipment and the right experience to get it done.

Founded in the 1870s and famous for planting California's first navel orange trees, Riverside has grown into one of the largest cities in Southern California - with a population pushing 330,000 and a metro area that stretches across the entire Inland Empire. The city sits at roughly 850 feet in elevation, bordered by rolling hills, flatlands, and the Santa Ana River. It's a place that's always been building something, from its historic Mission Inn district to the massive logistics warehouses going up along the 91 and 215 freeways today.

That growth doesn't slow down. And that means the demand for professional grading in Riverside, CA stays strong all year long. The soil here ranges from sandy loam near the river basin to rocky caliche closer to the foothills - and trust me, it matters which type you're dealing with before you ever break ground.

before construction can even begin. We're talking uneven terrain, expansive clay soils in some neighborhoods, and drainage challenges that can turn a routine build into a mess if the excavation isn't handled right. King General Construction handles everything from foundation trenching to full land clearing - and we don't cut corners. A properly excavated site means fewer problems down the road, fewer change orders, and a project that stays on schedule.

Plus, Riverside's mix of residential infill, commercial pads, and industrial development means our crews handle a wide variety of job types. We've trenched for utility lines, excavated for retaining walls, and prepared pads for large warehouse slabs - all within the Riverside city limits. That range of experience is something you can't fake.

Grading isn't just about making dirt flat. It's about directing water away from structures, ensuring proper drainage, creating stable subgrades, and giving every subsequent trade a solid surface to work on. In Riverside, where the wet season can dump significant rainfall in short windows, grading done wrong shows up fast. Water pooling, erosion, and settling are the headaches you get when grading is rushed or underbid.

We use GPS-guided equipment on larger grading jobs to hit precise elevations - and on smaller residential lots, our operators still work to tight tolerances. So whether it's a rough grade clearing or a finish grade before concrete, we're going to deliver a surface your engineers and inspectors can actually approve.

Excavation creates spoils. Site prep creates debris. And all of that material has to go somewhere. Our material hauling services in Riverside, CA handle the full cycle - hauling off whatever needs to leave the site and importing fill, aggregate, or base material when the job calls for it. We're not going to leave you scrambling to find a separate hauling contractor. We do it all, and we coordinate the timing so your project keeps moving.

We also haul clean fill, decomposed granite, crushed aggregate, and other imported materials for grading projects that need volume. If your site is short on material - or has too much - we've got it handled. And because we're based right here in Riverside, our turnaround times are fast. No long drives from out of the area, no waiting around.

We work throughout the City of Riverside and into the surrounding unincorporated areas - Woodcrest, Mead Valley, Jurupa Valley, Highgrove, and beyond. If your project is within reasonable reach of the 91, 215, or 60 freeways, there's a good chance we've worked in your area before. And even if it's a new corner of the county for us, we'll show up prepared. That's just how we operate.

Can't wait to get your project moving? Call us at (951) 292-4948 or reach out through our contact page. We'll take a look at your site, talk through what the job needs, and give you a straight estimate. No runaround, no mystery pricing.