The Pittsburgh Excavating Company serves Penn Hills, PA for excavation, grading, trenching and land clearing, with free estimates and written quotes. Call (412) 501-2259 or text a photo of the job.
Excavation & Site Work services in Penn Hills
Penn Hills covers a wide stretch of hills and hollows east of the city, and few lots there are flat. Streets wind along ridges and drop into stream valleys that feed Plum Creek and the Allegheny River, and many homes sit well above or below the road. That means steep driveways, retaining walls and back yards that collect runoff from the lots above. The clay soil over shale and claystone is prone to slow creep on steep, wet slopes. Housing ranges from early twentieth century homes near the older villages to postwar ranches and split-levels, so old laterals and failing walls are common. We work here on wall replacement digs, slope drainage and curtain drains, driveway base repair, sewer lateral trenches and demolition of collapsing garages and outbuildings on hillside lots.
Neighborhoods we cover in Penn Hills
- Rosedale
- Universal
- Penn Hebron
- Lincoln Park
- Frankstown Road corridor
Permits and local rules
Penn Hills handles building, demolition and grading permits for the municipality, and work on steep or unstable slopes can need engineering. Plumbing permits come from the Allegheny County Health Department. PA One Call needs at least three business days of notice before digging.