Excavation Contractors in Parma, OH

Excavation contractors in Parma see the same problems on street after street, because so many homes went up at once. Parma grew from 28,897 residents in 1950 to 82,845 in 1960, and by 1956 it was called the fastest-growing city in the United States. It peaked at 100,216 in 1970. The 2020 census counted 81,146 people and 36,917 housing units on about 20 square miles, roughly 8 miles south of Cleveland.

Laterals and drainage from the same era

When tens of thousands of houses are built in a couple of decades, their sewer laterals, footing drains and foundation backfill all age at the same rate. Sixty-plus years later, root intrusion, cracked clay pipe, settled grade and wet basements are common. A camera inspection and a look at the grade around the house usually tell us which fix comes first.

Higher ground than the lakeshore

Parma sits at about 945 feet, several hundred feet above Lake Erie, on the till plain south of the escarpment. Clay subsoil still holds water, so yards stay soft in spring and backfill placed wet settles. Regrading with compacted fill and adding a French drain to a low side yard are typical jobs.

Garages and driveways

Many Parma lots have a driveway to a garage, and many of those drives and slabs are original. We remove old concrete, excavate soft soil, and build compacted stone bases for new drives, slabs and patios.

Ridgewood and older pockets

Not every home is postwar. The Ridgewood development started in 1919 on about 1,000 acres as a planned Garden City, and some older houses, like the 1849 Henninger House, predate it. Older homes can have different pipe and foundation types, which we check before quoting.

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