Residential Foundations
We excavate and prepare sites for new residential foundations, from initial dig through backfill, and handle full foundation replacement when an existing foundation has failed or been damaged. Every foundation job starts the same way: a careful look at the soil, the grade, and the drainage around the home, because getting that groundwork right is what keeps the rest of the build on schedule and out of trouble later.
On new construction, we lay out the footprint, dig to the required depth, and prepare a stable base for footings, working from the plans and adjusting on the fly for whatever the soil actually gives us. Ledge, high water tables, and soft spots all change how a foundation needs to be dug, and we’ve handled enough of them around Westmoreland and the surrounding towns to know how to keep a project moving instead of stalling out at the first surprise.
Foundation replacement is a different kind of job. When an existing foundation has cracked, shifted, bowed, or taken on water damage over the years, we excavate around and beneath the structure, remove the failed section, and rebuild it so the home is sitting on something solid again. That often means supporting the house carefully while the old foundation comes out, section by section, so the rest of the structure stays put.
We see everything from small additions and garage slabs to full basement replacements under older homes that were never built with today’s foundations in mind. Smaller jobs, like a single failed corner or a section of crawl space that needs to be brought up to a full foundation, get the same attention to grading and drainage as a full rebuild, because a small fix done wrong just becomes a bigger fix later.
Throughout the job we work alongside your builder or contractor to keep the site ready for the next phase of construction, whether that’s a single-family build, a custom home, or an addition to an existing house. That means clear communication on timelines, backfill that’s compacted and graded to shed water away from the house, and a site that’s left clean and safe for the trades that follow us.
Whether you’re breaking ground on a new home or dealing with a foundation that’s finally showing its age, we’ll walk the site with you, explain what we’re seeing, and lay out a plan before any equipment moves.