Excavation Contractors in Lower Macungie Township, PA

Excavation contractors in Lower Macungie Township see a lot of newer homes and a lot of yard projects. The township grew from 19,220 residents in 2000 to 30,633 in 2010, about 59 percent in one decade, and reached 32,426 in 2020, making it the second-largest population center in Lehigh County after Allentown. Much of that growth was built on farmland in the 2000s. Those houses are now old enough for owners to add pools, patios, garages and finished basements, and for drainage problems from builder grading to show up.

Builder grading that needs a second look

New subdivisions are graded fast, and yards settle afterward. Common complaints are water pooling near the foundation, a backyard that stays soft for days, and downspouts that empty onto a neighbor. We reestablish the slope, add swales along lot lines, and run downspouts underground to a safe outlet.

Creeks and mountain

Little Lehigh Creek and Swabia Creek wind through the township, and Swabia Creek joins the Little Lehigh inside it. South Mountain crosses the southern tier, south of Alburtis and Macungie. Lots near the creeks can have floodplain limits on fill; lots near the mountain deal with slope runoff. Both shape what can be graded and where water can go.

Pools and outbuildings

Pool excavation is one of the most common projects here. HomeGuide lists in-ground pool excavation at $1,000 to $5,000 in soft soil and much more where rock is met, which is a real possibility over limestone. We dig to the pool installer's layout, haul or spread the spoil, and backfill after the shell is set.

Planning a Lower Macungie project

With the township's 2000s building boom, many homes here are now 15 to 25 years old. That is when builder-grade drainage, patio bases and downspout setups start to show their limits. A typical visit covers the grading around the house, where each downspout ends, how the backyard slopes and whether a sump runs constantly after storms.

The township is also home to Mack Trucks' main manufacturing plant, Smooth-On and the Allen Organ Company, and commercial traffic on Route 100 and Cedar Crest Boulevard affects when trucks can move. We plan hauling around peak times. Ancient Oaks and Wescosville are among the named communities we work in, as well as the neighborhoods surrounding Alburtis and Macungie.

Weather

The township's January average at Willow Lane Elementary School is 29.2 degrees and its July average 73.8. Frozen ground adds time; wet spring ground delays grading. We plan around both.

Roads and access

The township maintains 125.26 of its 166.31 miles of public roads; PennDOT and the Turnpike Commission handle the rest, including Route 100 and I-476. A driveway widening onto a township road goes through the township; onto a state route like Route 100, it needs PennDOT's highway occupancy permit. Call (610) 756-2728 or

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