A crawler excavator lowering steel pipe into an open trench at sunset, with a crew in hi-vis and a dually truck and equipment trailer on the graded haul road

Underground Utilities.
Grading. Site Prep.
Done Right.

Underground utility installation, grading, excavation, and site prep for builders, general contractors, and developers across North Carolina. Underground utility installation, grading, excavation, and site prep for builders, general contractors, and developers across North Carolina.

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  • Since 2022In business
  • North CarolinaService area
  • Free estimatesNo obligation

First on site.
Ready for what’s next.

Pinnacle Projects LLC is an owner-operated contractor serving builders, general contractors, and developers across North Carolina since 2022.

We handle the work that has to happen before anything else can: getting water, sewer, and storm lines in the ground, cutting pads, setting grade, and clearing land so the next trade can build on solid footing. Every job gets a straight bid, careful digging, and a site left clean and ready.

Who we work with

  • General contractorsUnderground utilities, excavation, grading, and site prep that fits your construction schedule.
  • BuildersLot clearing, building pads, footings, and utility taps done so the next trade can start on time.
  • Developers & commercialSitework and utility installation for larger residential and commercial projects, from first cut to final grade.

Homeowners and landowners: we also take on select lot clearing, driveway, and drainage jobs.

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What we specialize in

Underground utilities, excavation, grading, and site prep performed to plan, on schedule, and ready for the next phase of construction.

Excavator lowering a water line pipe into a trench at sunset

Underground utilities

Water, sewer, storm, and conduit runs put in at depth and backfilled right.

  • Water lines
  • Sewer lines
  • Storm drainage
  • Conduit runs
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Dozer grading a flat building pad at sunset ahead of a new home

Site prep & grading

Pads cut, slopes set, and water sent where you want it before the build starts.

  • Building pads
  • Rough & final grade
  • Slopes & drainage
  • Driveway cuts
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Excavator digging foundation footing trenches at sunset

Excavation & trenching

Footings, foundations, and clean trench lines dug to spec and to depth.

  • Footings
  • Foundations
  • Utility trenches
  • Backfill & compaction
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Excavator clearing brush and stumps at a wooded lot edge at sunset

Land clearing

Brush, stumps, and overgrowth taken off the lot and hauled out of the way.

  • Brush removal
  • Stump removal
  • Lot clearing
  • Debris haul-off
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Recent work

Job sites across North Carolina. Swipe through a few of them.

  • Excavator lowering a blue water line pipe into a trench at sunset

    Water line install

    1 / 6

    Trench cut and pipe set for a new residential water line, backfilled and graded same day.

    North Carolina

  • Dozer grading a flat building pad at sunset ahead of a new home

    Building lot prep

    2 / 6

    Lot graded and packed flat — grading and pad prep ready for a new home.

    North Carolina

  • Excavator clearing brush and stumps at a wooded lot edge at sunset

    Lot clearing

    3 / 6

    Wooded lot cleared of brush, stumps, and debris, and left ready for site work.

    North Carolina

  • Excavator digging foundation footing trenches at sunset

    Footing excavation

    4 / 6

    Footings dug to spec and squared off, ready to hand straight to the framing crew.

    North Carolina

  • Storm drain pipe set on gravel in a trench, tied into a concrete catch basin at sunset

    Storm drainage

    5 / 6

    Storm drainage pipe set in an open trench and tied into the existing system.

    North Carolina

  • Excavator grading a gravel driveway toward a new home at sunset

    Driveway cut

    6 / 6

    Driveway cut, shaped, and graded ahead of the stone base.

    North Carolina

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Rique Rojo, owner of Pinnacle Projects LLC
Rique Rojo Owner, Pinnacle Projects LLC

Owner-operated since day one

Rique Rojo started Pinnacle Projects in 2022 with a simple idea: show up, do the dirt work properly, and leave a site the next trade can actually build on.

It’s still run that way. Rique is on the machine and on the job, so the person quoting your work is the same person doing it. No layers, no handoffs, no crew you’ve never met turning up in your driveway.

That means straight answers on what a site needs, an honest read on what it’ll take, and work that holds up once everything else gets built on top of it.

Rique Rojo Owner · Pinnacle Projects LLC

Built for the construction schedule.

What a project manager can count on when Pinnacle is on site.

One point of contact

You talk directly with the owner, the person responsible for the work, from bid through completion.

Work performed to plan

Scope, elevations, trench depths, and site requirements are reviewed before work begins.

Schedule-conscious

We coordinate around the project schedule and let you know right away when site conditions affect the work.

Ready for the next trade

We leave the site graded, backfilled, and ready for what’s next.

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Service area

North Carolina

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