Site Utilities
Water, sewer and gas lines between the street and the house. When one fails it is never a project you planned for. The digging is our part of the work.
The lines nobody thinks about
Service lines are invisible until they are not. A sewer lateral backs up. Water pressure drops or a wet patch appears in the yard in January. The gas utility flags a service line that has to be replaced.
All of it is buried, which means the job is mostly excavation. That is our part. Where a connection requires a licensed trade, we coordinate that trade rather than doing it ourselves.
How we do it
Every job runs the same sequence. If something changes it, you hear about it the day we find it.
Locate and confirm
Utility locates called in, and the run of the existing line confirmed before we open ground.
Open only what we need
A full length replacement is not always necessary. Sometimes the failure is one section.
Replace with proper bedding
New line bedded and backfilled with the right material. Rock against a pipe is a future failure.
Coordinate the connection
Where the tie in requires a licensed plumber or the utility, that is arranged and inspected.
Restore the ground
Compacted backfill, topsoil, seed. Trench lines that settle are the mark of a job finished carelessly.
What it costs
What moves the number
Utility work is priced by run length, depth, and what is on the surface above it.
| Work | What changes the price |
|---|---|
| Sewer lateral replacement | Length, depth, and whether it crosses paving or a road |
| Water service line replacement | Length, depth, and connection requirements |
| Gas service line | Length, utility requirements, and restoration |
| Spot repair, single section | Depth and access |
Cutting and restoring a driveway, sidewalk or street is often the largest single cost. Where a run crosses paving, that shows as its own line.
We price off a site visit, not off a photograph, so you will not find a number on this page. You will get a written scope with a fixed price in it, and it will say what is included and what is not before you are asked for anything.
The work
Photographs from our own jobs.
Questions
Before you call anyone
Worth reading first
Are you a plumbing company?
No. We are a general contractor. We do the excavation and trench work, and where the connection requires a licensed plumber we coordinate one. Allegheny County requires a registered master plumber for that work and we do not misrepresent it.
Do I have to replace the whole line?
Not always. If a camera shows one failed section and the rest is sound, a spot repair can be the right call. If the line is original clay with root intrusion along its length, replacing it once is cheaper than repairing it repeatedly.
How long will my water or sewer be off?
For a straightforward replacement, usually within a day. We sequence so that services are off for the shortest window we can manage and you know the plan before we start.
What about the mess in my yard?
A trench line is unavoidable. Compacted backfill, topsoil and seed are part of the job, and the trench should not settle into a visible scar a year later.
Need site utilities in the North Hills?
Send a few photos and what you have in mind. You get a straight answer about scope and what the job involves before anyone asks you for money.