Site preparation involves the demolition or wrecking of buildings and other structures, clearing of building sites and sale of materials from demolished structures. Site preparation also entails blasting, test drilling, landfill, levelling, earth-moving, excavating, land drainage and other land preparation. Also included are tunnelling, overburden removal and other development and preparation of mineral properties and sites, except oil and gas sites.

The Construction site may have lots of obstructions like old buildings or structures, big trees, sloping ground, loose soil, underground services. This may create problems during construction work. Therefore before starting any site preparation for construction is a must for the smooth running of construction projects.