Excavation Contractors in Alburtis, PA

Excavation contractors in Alburtis work in a small borough of 0.71 square miles formed in 1913 when the villages of Alburtis and Lock Ridge merged. It took its name from civil engineer Edward K. Alburtis after a railroad station opened in 1859, and the Lockridge Iron Company built blast furnaces next door in the late 1860s; the old furnace site is now Lock Ridge Park. The 2020 census counted 2,596 residents, up from 2,117 in 2000.

Swabia Creek

Swabia Creek flows through Lock Ridge Park and the borough. Lots near it can have high groundwater and floodplain limits on fill. For drainage, the creek is often the natural outlet, but discharges have to be designed so they do not erode banks or push water onto neighbors.

Off the main routes

No numbered highway runs directly through Alburtis; the nearest is Route 100. The borough maintains 6.22 of its 8.49 miles of public roads, so most street-related work is handled with the borough.

Growing slowly

Population has risen each census since 2000, to 2,596 in 2020. Homes range from railroad-era houses near the center to newer construction at the edges. Drainage, laterals, additions and pads for garages are the usual requests.

Planning an Alburtis project

Alburtis's 2000 census counted 799 housing units at an average household size of 2.74, larger than many nearby boroughs, and families have kept adding sheds, play areas and garages since. Each needs a firm, level, compacted base. Simply setting a shed on unprepared soil invites heaving and rot.

The Thomas Iron Company site and the George F. Schlicher Hotel are on the National Register of Historic Places, and the old furnace ground of Lock Ridge Park is a reminder of the area's iron history. Slag and old fill may be found near the park and the railroad. We separate it from clean soil and haul it.

Alburtis's average temperatures run from 29.1 degrees in January to 73.6 in July. We avoid grading on frozen or saturated soil so pads stay level.

Common Alburtis jobs

• Yard drains and downspout lines
• Sewer lateral trenches
• Garage and shed pads
• Footings for additions

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