Excavation Contractors in Hellertown, PA

Excavation contractors in Hellertown do not have to guess about the rock. Lost River Caverns, a natural limestone cavern, is right in the borough, which tells you plainly what lies under much of the ground. Hellertown grew from a 176-acre family property at the southern foot of Lehigh Mountain along Saucon Creek, and now holds 6,132 residents on 1.31 square miles in Northampton County.

What limestone means for a dig

Limestone dissolves slowly along cracks, leaving voids, soft pockets and uneven rock surfaces. The state's stormwater guidance lists the Lehigh Valley among regions where sinkholes are a concern and warns against concentrating runoff into them. In practice, we keep roof and yard water away from foundations, compact trench backfill, and stop to talk if a dig opens a void.

A dense, older borough

Hellertown peaked at 6,716 residents in 1960 and has held near 6,000 since. The 2000 census counted 2,570 housing units at about 1,917 per square mile. Older homes on modest lots mean the work is mostly laterals, garage teardowns, drainage and additions, with compact machines and careful access.

Main Street and I-78

PA Route 412 runs through as Main Street, and I-78 has an interchange just outside the borough. Work on Main Street involves PennDOT; the borough maintains 20.68 of its 24.26 miles of public roads.

Planning a Hellertown project

With 2,570 housing units on about 1.3 square miles, Hellertown is compact. Many homes sit close to the street, with laterals running only a short distance to the main. That keeps lateral jobs smaller, but street restoration is still part of the work when the line crosses the curb.

Saucon Creek runs along the borough, and properties on the low side can stay damp. Our drainage plans send water to legal outlets without concentrating it near a foundation on limestone ground.

We also see a lot of concrete removal here: old walks, patios and driveway aprons that have heaved or cracked. We break them out, haul them to a recycler and leave a compacted base ready for new work.

Common Hellertown jobs

• Sewer lateral trenches
• Downspout lines and yard drainage
• Footings for additions
• Garage, shed and concrete removal

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