Excavation, Concrete & Foundation Repair in Cheshire, Ohio – Drainage-Smart River Town Work
Little's handles excavation, concrete, foundation repair and sealing, ponds and septic for Cheshire and the State Route 7 river corridor, with free estimates.
Your Local Excavation Contractor Serving Cheshire, Ohio
Cheshire is an Ohio River village in Cheshire Township, set along State Route 7 between Middleport and Gallipolis. Founded in 1811, it is now known for its big industrial neighbors, the Gavin and Kyger Creek power plants. Behind the village the flat river bottoms give way quickly to steep wooded hillsides, so local projects usually mean handling a high water table or a hillside cut.
Little's Landscape & Excavation is headquartered just upriver in Pomeroy, close enough that Cheshire feels like a neighbor. For more than three years we have handled excavation, concrete and site work along this stretch of the river, and we know how the ground acts here: silty bottomland that holds water after every rain and clay slopes that slide if they are cut carelessly.
Drainage shapes almost every job we take on in town, from regrading a soggy yard to sealing a leaky basement wall. We are licensed and insured, we call Ohio 811 (OUPS) before every excavation and we give each Cheshire homeowner a free, detailed estimate before any work begins, so you know the plan and the price up front.
Our Services in Pomeroy & Southeast Ohio
Excavation
- Land Clearing & Site Prep
- Culverts, Drains & Ditches
- Rock Removal
- Driveways & Grading
Concrete
- Driveways & Aprons
- Slabs & Garage Pads
- Sidewalks & Patios
- Footers
Demolition
- Houses, Barns & Garages
- Concrete Removal
- Debris Hauling
- Site Cleanup & Grading
Foundation Repair & Sealing
- Foundation Excavation
- Crack & Wall Repair
- Waterproof Sealing
- Drain Tile & Drainage
Landscape Design
- Retaining Walls
- Grading & Drainage
- Topsoil & Seeding Prep
- Outdoor Living Areas
Septic Systems
- New Septic Installation
- Tank Replacement
- Leach Field Repair
- Site Prep & Backfill
Pond Construction & Repair
- Pond Design & Digging
- Dam & Spillway Work
- Leak Repair
- Pond Cleanouts
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Excavation Services in Cheshire, Ohio
Excavation around Cheshire splits into two kinds of work. On the river flats near State Route 7, it is about moving water: trenching for drain lines, raising low spots and cutting ditches that actually carry runoff away. Back in the hills behind the village, it is clearing timber, cutting pads into slope and breaking out shale.
Culverts tie both together. Water rushing off the hillsides crosses driveways on its way to the river, and an undersized or crushed pipe sends it over the gravel instead. We set new culvert pipe at the right size and grade, bed it in stone and shape the ditches on either side.
Concrete Contractor in Cheshire, Ohio
Concrete on soft river soil needs a strong base, which is why it helps to have the excavator and the finisher on the same crew. In Cheshire we dig out unsuitable soil, bring in and compact stone, then pour driveways, aprons, garage pads, sidewalks, patios and footers that will not heave or sink a few winters later.
A new concrete pad in front of a detached garage or a fresh apron where the drive meets the road are common requests along Route 7. Every pour gets reinforcement and control joints, and we slope the surface so rainwater drains off rather than pooling against your door or foundation.
Foundation Repair & Sealing in Cheshire, Ohio
Little's repairs and seals existing foundations; we do not build new ones. Close to the Ohio River, bottomland soils stay saturated long after a storm, and older Cheshire basements often show cracks, bowing or a steady seep along the floor. We excavate along the outside of the wall to reach the source rather than patching from inside.
Once the wall is exposed, we repair cracks and bowed sections, apply a waterproof seal and lay new drain tile at the footer with an outlet that carries water away. Clean stone backfill and a regraded yard finish the job, so surface water moves away from the house instead of soaking down beside it.
Pond Construction & Repair in Cheshire, Ohio
Not every Cheshire property is river flat. Go a little way back from Route 7 and you will find hollows and hillside acreage where a pond can catch runoff, water livestock or give the family a place to fish. Placement is everything, so we read how water moves off the surrounding slopes before we dig.
We lay out the basin, cut a clay core to stop seepage, compact the embankment in lifts and set a proper spillway that can handle a hard storm. If an existing hillside pond has filled with sediment or drops every summer, we can dredge it, rebuild the dam and get it holding water again.
Demolition Services in Cheshire, Ohio
River towns collect aging buildings: vacant houses, tired garages and sheds that took one flood too many. In Cheshire we take those structures down safely, coordinate utility shutoffs and permits, sort and haul the debris and leave a clean lot behind. Tight village lots get compact equipment that respects neighboring property lines.
After the teardown we fill any basement or cellar hole with suitable material, compact it and grade the lot so it drains. If you plan to put up a garage or pour a pad on the cleared ground, we can go straight from demolition into site prep and concrete without a gap.
Septic System Installation & Repair in Cheshire, Ohio
Homes on the hillsides and back roads outside the village core around Cheshire typically run on private septic. We install new systems, replace failing tanks and repair leach fields. Near the river, the water table and soil type guide where a field can go, so we plan every layout around how the ground actually drains.
Wet spots over the lines, odors or slow drains are signs a system needs attention. We dig to find the failure, then set new leach field chambers in clean, level trenches and backfill and grade so the yard returns to normal, with the system working out of sight again.
Landscape Design & Grading in Cheshire, Ohio
Standing water in the yard and mud washing down from the hill are the two complaints we hear most along this part of the river. For Cheshire homeowners we regrade lawns to a positive slope, cut swales, add drain lines and fill low spots so the yard drains instead of puddling for days.
On hillside lots, a curved block retaining wall can hold back the slope and create level space for a patio, shed or garden. We strip and stockpile topsoil during grading and spread it back at the end, and we add erosion control so new seed is not washed away by the next storm.
Why Cheshire Homeowners Trust Little's Landscape & Excavation
Cheshire is just down State Route 7 from our Pomeroy shop, so we can see your property quickly and keep work moving. We build with river-town drainage in mind from the very first cut. Little's is licensed and insured, calls Ohio 811 every time and gives free, honest estimates, and our crews show up on schedule and leave the site clean.
Serving Cheshire, Ohio & Nearby
Cheshire sits in the northeastern corner of Gallia County, a short run downriver from our Pomeroy base. From here we serve Addison and Gallipolis farther down Route 7, Bidwell and Rio Grande inland, Vinton to the north, and Middleport just upriver across the Meigs County line. River-bottom farms and hillside homes in between are covered too.
Serving Pomeroy & All of Southeast Ohio
From our home base in Pomeroy, we serve homeowners, farms and businesses across Meigs, Athens, Gallia and Jackson Counties. If your property is in a township or hollow not listed here, reach out anyway. Odds are we've worked nearby.
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A wet yard, a leaky basement, a back-acre pond or an old garage that needs to go are all problems we can solve. Send the quote form or call, and we will visit your Cheshire property with a free estimate. Office hours: Monday–Friday 8am–5pm, Saturday 10am–2pm.
