Smithville, MO · KC Northland
I Walk Your Property. I Put the Price in Writing.
Land clearing, grading, driveways, and drainage — priced line by line before any machine moves. No surprise bills. No vague quotes. One owner, start to finish.
Mason Miller, owner of Triple M Excavation, has 15 years of experience and training in heavy machine operation. A passion that started at age 4 became a lifelong dream. Based in Smithville, Mason provides honest, reliable, hardworking service.
Three Contractors. Three Numbers. Nobody Explained Why.
If you've priced dirtwork before, you know the feeling. One guy quotes from his truck window. Another wants to "see how it goes." The third gives you a number with nothing behind it — and you're left wondering which one turns into a bigger bill after the trees are already down.
Here's the thing: you don't need to already know what your job should cost. You need one contractor willing to show you the math before the machines start — and to put it in writing.
That's the whole way Triple M works. Walk-through, itemized written proposal, locked price, and written change orders if the ground surprises us. Nothing hits your bill without your written sign-off.
How the Written-Price Process Works
The Walk
Mason walks your property with you — in person, usually an evening or a weekend. You point at what you want done; he looks at what the ground will let happen.
The Proposal
You get an itemized written proposal. Every line has a price, and Mason explains out loud why each one costs what it costs.
The Lock
You approve the proposal, and that price is locked. It doesn't drift, and nothing gets added quietly.
The Ground
Machines move only after you know the math. If something turns up underground, work stops and you approve a written change order first.
What I Do
Land Clearing
Trees, brush, and stumps out — a clean, usable piece of ground left behind.
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Underbrush & Brush Removal
Knock back the honeysuckle, cedars, and thicket without taking down the trees you want to keep.
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Building Pads
A compacted, properly graded pad your shop, barn, or barndominium can sit on for decades.
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Driveways (Dirt & Gravel)
New driveways cut and built right, or washed-out drives regraded with a base that lasts.
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Ditch & Drainage Work
Standing water, soggy yards, and washouts fixed by moving the water where it belongs.
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Grading & Site Leveling
Reshaping ground so it drains right, mows easy, and is ready for whatever you're building.
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The Dirt Around Here Lies to You
Near the lake, shale can sit a foot under the topsoil. Out in the fields toward Kearney, old terrace tile still runs where nobody remembers laying it. And our clay holds water weeks after the surface looks dry.
None of it shows up in a satellite photo — which is exactly why I don't quote from one. I walk your ground before I write your price, and if the dirt still manages to surprise us, the change-order rule protects your bill.
Serving the KC Northland
Based in Smithville, working a roughly 60-mile radius across the Northland. Pick your town to see what the ground does there and how the work gets priced.
Have Mason Walk Your Property
The estimate is free, the walk-through happens on your schedule — evenings and weekends — and the price you approve is the price you pay.