Excavation & Foundations in Chatham, VA
Chatham is the Pittsylvania County seat and just up the road from us. Out here most new homes sit on a few acres with a well and a septic system, so we're usually doing the whole ground-up package: clearing the lot, digging and pouring footings, laying the foundation, installing the septic and running the driveway in.
About 12 miles north of Blairs on US 29.
Rolling farmland and rural home sites
Around Chatham, a lot of building lots are carved out of old farms and woodland. That means clearing trees and brush first, then working with rolling ground that has to be cut and filled to get a level house pad. The soil is sandy loam on top over red clay, and the clay is what decides how a septic system has to be laid out. Every septic install starts with a soil evaluation and a permit through the Virginia Department of Health, and we build to that approved design.
What Chatham-area jobs usually call for
New homes on acreage are the big one: land clearing, a graded building pad, footings and a block or brick foundation, a new septic system and a gravel driveway that won't wash out on a slope. Inside town limits, where homes are on town water and sewer, the work is more often foundations for additions and garages, drainage fixes and line replacements.
Our services in Chatham
Septic Tank Installs
New septic tank and drain field installs, plus tank replacements, done to the approved permit.
Learn moreFootings & Masonry Foundations
Footings laid out, dug and poured, then block, brick or stone foundations built to last.
Learn moreGrading & Land Clearing
Turn overgrown or uneven land into a usable lot, from rough clearing to final grade.
Learn moreRoads, Driveways & Culverts
Gravel driveways, private roads, culverts and base work built to hold up.
Learn more
- Excavation & Site Prep
- Water, Sewer & Utilities
- Drainage & Stormwater
- Demolition & Hauling
- Residential Construction
Also near Chatham
- Blairs
- Gretna
- Hurt
- Callands
- Dry Fork
Questions from Chatham customers
Yes. In Virginia, a new or replacement septic system needs a permit through the local health department, based on a soil evaluation of your lot. Once the design is approved, we excavate, set the tank, lay the drain field to that design and grade the yard when it's done.
Yes. We can clear the lot, cut the building pad, dig and pour the footings, lay the foundation, put in the septic and build the driveway, so one contractor gets the site ready for the house.
Planning a project in Chatham?
We'll come out, walk the site with you and give you a straight, written estimate at no cost.