Commercial Excavation
Mass excavation, cut-and-fill, and bulk earthwork for commercial and industrial sites throughout the Houston metro.
Built in Houston. Owned by the People Doing the Work.
Stone River is a family-owned commercial excavation contractor serving the Houston metro. We have been moving dirt, building pads, and managing complex civil scopes since 2013.
Trusted by 20+ companies nationwide
Our Story
Eleven Years on the Ground. One Family's Name on Every Job.
Stone River was founded in 2013 by Antonino Quinones, a Houston-area contractor who spent years running crews for larger firms before deciding that smaller, owner-operated companies do better work. That belief has not changed.
What started as a two-machine operation has grown into a full-service civil contractor with a crew that handles commercial excavation, land clearing, site grading, utility trenching, pad site development, and Detention Pond across Harris County and the surrounding region.
The company is still family-owned. The people making the decisions are the same people who show up to your site.
What Sets us Apart
What You Should Expect From a Contractor This Size
Owner Accountability
The principals are reachable throughout your project. You are never routed to a project manager who has never been on the site.
Local Machine Availability
Our equipment stays in the Houston market. You are not waiting on fleet relocations or scheduling around multi-state deployments.
Clean Subcontractor Relationships
We maintain long-standing relationships with subs for concrete, surveying, and utility work. No cold sourcing mid-project.
Straight Scoping
We tell you what the site needs, not what pads the bid. If the scope changes after mobilization, you hear about it before we act on it.
Operating Philosophy
How We Work Is the Product
Excavation is a commodity in Houston. There are dozens of contractors who can move dirt. What you are actually buying when you hire a contractor is their judgment under pressure, how they handle an unexpected find at three feet, whether they call you before or after they make a decision that costs you money.
Stone River was built around a simple operating standard: no surprises. That means accurate scopes before mobilization, honest communication when conditions change, and invoices that match what was agreed. We do not pad schedules to protect our numbers. We do not substitute equipment without notice. We do not send someone else to the site the day of a critical pour.
That is not a mission statement. It is just how a company with one name on the door has to operate.
Why Contractors and Developers Choose Us
Built for Commercial Work.
Built for Commercial Work.
Proven Over a Decade.
11 Years of Continuous Operation
We have been doing this work in Houston since 2015. No gaps, no rebrands, no ownership changes.
GPS Grade Control on Every Site
We use modern GPS-guided equipment through our partnership with Lone Star Layouts for precision grading that holds spec.
Fully Insured in Texas
Commercial liability, workers compensation, and equipment coverage. All documentation available on request.
Flexible Scale for Any Project Size
We run the equipment and crew your project needs, not a fixed crew that gets stretched across too many jobs.
Our Services
Commercial Excavation and Earthwork Services Across Houston and Texas
Earthwork
Bulk earthmoving, grading, and soil management for complex commercial and industrial sites.
Detention Pond
Detention and retention basin construction built to HCFCD and local drainage authority standards.
Underground Utilities
Trench excavation and coordination for storm drain, water, sewer, and wet utility installation on commercial sites.
Land Clearing
Heavy commercial land clearing for undeveloped sites. Brush, timber, stumps, and debris removed and disposed of properly.
Pad Site Development
Turnkey pad site preparation for commercial and industrial builds. We take raw land to a finished, construction-ready surface.
Trusted by General Contractors and Developers Across Houston
Areas We Serve
Commercial Excavation Serving Houston and the Gulf Coast Corridor
Stone River's home base is Houston. We serve Harris County and the surrounding metro as our primary market, and we work across the Gulf Coast corridor and Central Texas for commercial and industrial scopes that match our capacity.
Request a Bid
Ready to Request a Bid on Your Commercial Site Work?
Tell us about your project and we will get back to you within two business days. No obligation, no sales pressure. Just a straight conversation about whether Stone River is the right fit for your job.