Excavation Contractors in Nazareth, PA

Excavation contractors in Nazareth work on hilly ground with limestone underneath. The borough sits atop an outcropping of one of the richest limestone veins in the U.S., and by the 1960s Essroc, Hercules Cement and Penn-Dixie Cement had plants around it. Nazareth covers 1.59 square miles of land at 492 feet, and had 6,053 residents in 2020.

Historic districts

The Nazareth Hall Tract and the Nazareth Historic District are on the National Register of Historic Places, and C. F. Martin & Company's headquarters and factory are in town. Around older buildings we dig carefully next to stone foundations and protect walks and walls along the access route.

Hills and drainage

On a hilly borough, runoff moves fast and finds low spots and basements. Regrading, swales and underground downspout lines are common here. On limestone, we avoid concentrating water into one spot near a foundation.

Streets

The borough maintains 17.24 of its 22.48 miles of public roads, and PA 191 and PA 248 are state routes through town. Lateral or driveway work that touches those needs PennDOT approval.

Planning a Nazareth project

Nazareth had 2,658 housing units at the 2000 census, about 1,590 per square mile, so most lots are moderate in size with established neighbors. The Whitefield House and other historic structures are part of the streetscape. Lateral, drainage and footing work here is done with compact equipment and careful access.

Nazareth's monthly averages range from 28.1 degrees in January to 73.4 in July. On hilly lots, winter thaw and spring rain push water downslope. We grade so it moves around buildings rather than toward them, and we compact trenches so they do not channel water.

Common Nazareth jobs

• Sewer and water lateral trenches
• Drainage and regrading
• Additions and garage footings
• Garage and shed demolition

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