Excavation Contractors in Highland Park, TN

Excavation contractors in Highland Park work in a neighborhood about two miles east of downtown Chattanooga with around 1,000 homes, the vast majority built between 1900 and 1930. Incorporated in 1905 and merged into Chattanooga in 1929, it grew as a middle-class suburb on several train lines and won Neighborhood of the Year from Neighborhoods, USA in 2001 after revitalization began in the 1990s.

Architecture

Queen Anne, bungalow and Craftsman homes from the 1880s to the 1920s line the streets between Willow and Holtzclaw and McCallie and Main. Many have original stone or brick foundations and clay sewer laterals.

Common problems

Settled grading, failing laterals and damp crawlspaces are typical. We dig lateral trenches, regrade and install downspout lines, with small equipment on narrow lots.

Renovation boom

Renovations often include new garages, additions and patios, and removal of old concrete.

Neighborhood parks

Shaw Park and Tatum Park are small neighborhood spaces. Work near them, like everywhere here, is done with compact equipment.

Clay soils

The neighborhood sits on valley clay over limestone. Clay backfill in lateral trenches is compacted in layers so the lawn does not sink later.

Access between old houses

Driveways in Highland Park are often single-lane strips between houses, and many garages sit at the back of the lot. We measure the gap before the job, use compact excavators and track loaders that fit through it, and lay mats so the old concrete or lawn is not torn up on the way in.

Typical work in Highland Park

• Sewer lateral replacement
• Regrading and downspout lines
• Addition and garage footings
• Concrete removal

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