Excavation Contractors in Lakewood, OH

Excavation contractors in Lakewood work in one of the most densely built suburbs in Ohio. The 2020 census counted 50,942 residents on just 5.54 square miles of land, about 9,191 people per square mile, in 28,802 housing units. Lake Erie forms the northern border and the Rocky River valley the western one. Most homes sit close together on narrow lots, so almost every job shares a property line, a driveway or a wall.

Built on the streetcar

Lakewood was incorporated as a village in 1889. Streetcars arrived on Detroit Avenue in 1893, Clifton Boulevard in 1903 and Madison Avenue in 1916, and the population jumped from 3,355 in 1900 to 70,509 in 1930. Housing that old usually comes with original clay sewer laterals, stone or block foundations and detached garages at the back of the lot. Birdtown, built in the 1890s for National Carbon Company workers, is a National Register historic district.

Access is the job

Shared driveways and garages at the rear mean equipment often comes in along a single narrow drive. We use compact machines, protect concrete with mats, and plan where spoil and trucks will sit without blocking a neighbor. In tight spots, hand digging near foundations and fences is part of the plan, not an afterthought.

Lateral and drainage work

Sewer lateral repairs, downspout lines and small French drains are frequent. On lots this close together, water from one roof often ends up in the next yard, so outlets have to be planned carefully and within city rules.

Garage replacements

Many Lakewood garages are near the end of their life. We take down the old structure and slab, haul debris and leave a compacted pad for the new garage, working inside the same tight footprint.

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