Land clearing and driveways
Turning timbered or brushy acreage into a usable site, with a gravel drive and culverts where runoff crosses. See excavation & site prep.
Missoula County · Upper Clark Fork
Excavation & Building Contractor in Clinton, MT
Handy's Construction works in Clinton, the rural community up the Clark Fork east of Missoula along I-90. On acreage, river-bottom and timbered lots, one owner-run crew handles clearing, driveways, septic, foundations, pole buildings, shops and homes, with free on-site estimates.
Handy's Construction is a licensed and insured Montana general contractor based in Missoula, owner-operated by Tyler Handy and serving Missoula, Ravalli, Mineral and Lake Counties.
Does Handy’s Construction work in Clinton?
Yes. Handy's Construction works on properties in and around Clinton, up I-90 from its Missoula base. The crew clears and grades acreage, builds driveways and pads, installs septic systems, pours foundations and slabs, and builds pole buildings, shops and custom homes, starting with a free on-site estimate from owner Tyler Handy.
Clinton is a small, spread-out community along the Clark Fork between Missoula and the Rock Creek area, with the interstate on one side of the river and forested hills rising on both. It is not a place of tidy subdivisions. Most properties here are acreage: a home site cleared out of the trees, a bench above the river, or a parcel down on the river bottom with room for a shop, horses or equipment.
That makes Clinton projects heavy on dirt work. Before anything gets built, a raw parcel usually needs trees and brush cleared, a gravel driveway that holds up through snowmelt, a level pad, power and water trenched in, and a septic system, since rural lots here are generally on a well and septic. Handy's Construction runs its own excavators and dump trucks, operating under USDOT #4414052, so the equipment arrives with the crew rather than on a subcontractor's schedule.
Once the site is ready, the same crew can pour the foundation or shop slab and build what goes on it. For a lot of Clinton owners, that is a pole barn or shop first and a house later, and planning the site for both from the start saves digging it up twice.
Clinton projects
What does Handy’s Construction build most often in Clinton?
Pole barns and shops
Equipment storage, shops and barns with the pad and slab done by the same crew. See pole buildings & shops.
Septic systems
Tank and drain field for a new home site, or a replacement for an old system. See septic systems.
New homes and cabins
Custom homes built from the foundation up on rural lots. See custom home building.
Ground & rules
What should Clinton landowners check before they build?
Handy's Construction walks every Clinton parcel with three questions in mind.
- How equipment gets in. Many Clinton parcels sit well off the road. The driveway often has to be built before anything else can arrive, and it has to survive spring runoff.
- Where the well, septic and house go. On a rural lot these three are placed together, with setbacks between the well and the drain field. Getting that layout right comes before any digging.
- River bottom or hillside. Near the Clark Fork the ground is gravel and cobble with seasonal groundwater; up the slopes it is timber, rock and grade.
Clinton site checklist
- Soils
- River gravel and cobble on the bottoms; shallower, rockier ground on timbered slopes
- Septic permits
- Missoula City-County Health Department
- Building permits
- Missoula County
- Season
- Snow and frost shape when driveways, digs and pours can happen
Services in Clinton
Which Handy’s Construction services are available in Clinton?
All eight. For owners looking up site prep near me in Clinton, most projects start with these three.
Excavation & Site Prep
Clearing, grading, basement digs, trenching and driveways for build sites.
- Land clearing and grading
- Basement and footing digs
- Utility trenching
Pole Buildings & Shops
Pole barns, shops, garages and accessory buildings on rural lots.
- Pad, slab and building
- Shops, barns and garages
- Sized for snow load
Septic Systems
Septic tank and drain field installation and replacement for rural homes.
- New installs and replacements
- Drain fields dug in-house
- Permit steps coordinated
Nearby towns Handy’s Construction serves
Clinton FAQ
What do Clinton landowners ask Handy’s Construction?
Is there a contractor near me in Clinton, MT?
Yes. Handy's Construction is based in Missoula, east of which Clinton sits along I-90, and works on Clinton-area properties. Call (406) 491-6141 and owner Tyler Handy will come out for a free site visit.
Can Handy's Construction build a driveway and pad on raw acreage near Clinton?
Yes. Handy's Construction clears, grades and builds gravel driveways and building pads with its own excavators and dump trucks, then can pour the foundation or slab and build on it. See excavation & site prep.
Do rural Clinton lots need a septic system?
Most rural parcels outside a sewer district rely on a well and a septic system. A new or replacement system needs a permit from the Missoula City-County Health Department before work starts, and Handy's Construction installs the tank and drain field. See septic systems.
Get a free estimate for your Clinton property
Call Handy's Construction at (406) 491-6141 or send the form, and Tyler will set a time to walk your land.