Septic and Excavation Services Around Milford, PA

Septic system installation is the main work here: new systems and full replacements on lots with no public sewer. We also repair failing systems and dig the foundations, trenches and drainage that come with building on this ground. The same excavators clear wooded lots, grade building pads, build private roads and set retaining walls. Contaminated soil removal and sewer lateral work round out the list, and every job starts with a free estimate.

Septic Repair

Repairs that get a failing septic system working again

Backups, wet ground over the drainfield and sewage odors mean a part of the system has failed. We dig it up, find the cause and repair or replace what quit working.

• Septic tank replacement for collapsed, cracked or rusted-through tanks
• Inlet and outlet baffle repair and replacement
• Distribution box replacement and releveling so the lines share the flow
• Crushed, bellied or root-damaged line repair between the tank and the field
• Drainfield repair with new pipe and stone in the failed section
• Full absorption area replacement, conventional or sand mound

Septic System Repair in Milford

Excavation

Foundation digs, footings, utility trenches and rock ledge

We handle general excavation for homes and commercial sites around Milford: foundation and basement digs, footings, trenches and rock ledge. We run our own excavators and equipment, so the dig, the backfill and the compaction stay with one company.

• Foundation and basement digs worked to the builder's plan
• Footing trenches cut below the frost line
• Utility trenches for water lines, electric conduit and drain lines
• Water service lines trenched from the well or the main to the house
• Rock ledge broken out and hauled off the site
• Backfill and compaction in lifts around new foundations

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Drainage

Exterior drainage that moves water away from the house

We install French drains, curtain drains, catch basins and culverts, and regrade wet ground. Exterior stormwater drainage for homes and commercial properties around Milford.

• French drain installation with filter fabric, washed stone and perforated pipe run to a daylight outlet
• Curtain drains cut across a slope to catch hillside water before it reaches the house
• Yard drainage for standing water, soggy low spots and washed out ground
• Catch basins, grates and solid drain lines that carry water to a lower outlet
• Culverts and cross pipes under roads and access lanes, sized to the plan
• Footing drain lines and buried downspout lines re-run to daylight away from the foundation

Drainage and French Drain Installation in Milford

Land Clearing

Wooded lots cleared and ready to build on

We clear wooded lots and acreage for homesites, septic areas, roads and building pads. Trees, brush, stumps and ledge come out with excavators and leave the site.

• Wooded lot and acreage clearing for homesites and additions
• Selective clearing that leaves the trees you want standing
• Brush, saplings and undergrowth cut back and removed
• Stumps and root balls pulled out with excavators
• Rock ledge and glacial boulders broken out and hauled off
• Clearing for septic areas, private roads and building pads

Land Clearing in Milford

Site Prep and Grading

Ground made ready for the builder to start

Site prep and grading for new homes, barns and commercial buildings around Milford. We build pads, cut and fill, place stone base and put in private roads and access lanes.

• Building pads for houses, garages, barns and commercial buildings
• Cut and fill to bring a sloped lot to the grade on the plan
• Rough grading and finish grading, with the topsoil spread back
• Stone base placed and compacted in lifts
• Gravel roads and access lanes on rural and wooded lots
• Culverts and cross pipes under private roads

Site Preparation and Grading in Milford

Retaining Walls

Block and boulder walls that hold the slope

We build block and boulder retaining walls that hold slopes, cuts and fills on hillside lots. Proper base, drainage stone and pipe behind the wall, then backfill and compaction.

• Concrete block retaining walls, stepped back and locked together course by course
• Boulder walls set one stone at a time with an excavator
• Excavation of the cut through glacial till, boulders and rock ledge
• Compacted crushed stone base with the first course set below finished grade
• Washed drainage stone, filter fabric and perforated pipe run to daylight behind the wall
• Backfill placed in lifts and compacted as the wall goes up

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Sewer Line Repair

We dig out broken sewer laterals and lay new pipe

We repair and replace sewer laterals by open trench, from the building wall out to the sewer main. Broken, collapsed, root damaged and bellied lines come out, and new pipe goes in on a graded bed.

• Broken, cracked and collapsed sewer laterals replaced by open trench
• Root damaged pipe dug out and replaced with new solid pipe
• Bellied and sagging runs reset to a steady fall toward the main
• Offset joints and separated pipe repaired where the ground has shifted
• Full lateral replacement from the building wall out to the sewer main
• New lateral connections on lots where public sewer is available

Sewer Line Repair in Milford

Soil Remediation

The excavation side of an environmental cleanup

We dig out contaminated soil after heating oil releases and spills. The material goes off to a permitted facility, then clean fill puts the site back.

• Excavation of oil contaminated soil around leaking and removed heating oil tanks
• Digging to the depth and side limits your environmental consultant marks
• Loading and removal of contaminated soil to a permitted disposal facility
• Stockpiles set on plastic sheeting and kept covered while lab results come back
• Clean fill brought in, placed in lifts and compacted
• Careful digging next to foundations, wells, septic areas and buried utilities

Soil Remediation in Milford