Excavation, Concrete & Foundation Repair in Thurman, Ohio – Ridge and Hollow Land Work
Land clearing, lanes, concrete, foundation repair and sealing, ponds and septic for Thurman and the ridges along the Gallia-Jackson county line. Free estimates.
Rural Excavation Contractor Serving Thurman, Ohio
Thurman, also known on many maps as Centerville, is a small village sitting right along the Gallia-Jackson county line, with U.S. Route 35 running past. People settle here for room and quiet. Around the village you will find small farms, wooded hollows and homesites tucked onto ridges, and sooner or later almost every one of them needs serious dirt work.
Rural ground like this comes with long lanes, uneven terrain and no city water or sewer to tie into. That is why we plan the whole property at once: where the house or barn sits, how the driveway climbs, where the septic system goes and how rain will leave the land. Getting those pieces to fit together up front saves money later.
Little's Landscape & Excavation works out of Pomeroy and has tackled Southeast Ohio projects for over three years. We are licensed and insured, contact Ohio 811 (OUPS) before every dig and give Thurman landowners a free, detailed estimate before any work begins. Our crew handles excavation, concrete, foundation repair, ponds, demolition, septic and grading.
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 Thurman, Ohio
Turning raw land into a usable homesite is one of the most common jobs we do near Thurman. We clear timber and brush, build a lane up the hill, set a level pad for a home, garage or shop, and break out rock wherever the ridge gives us some. Each step is sequenced so the site never sits half-finished.
Hollows funnel a lot of water, so drainage drives our planning. We set culverts where a driveway crosses a draw, ditch the uphill side of lanes, and trench for water lines and power. On Thurman properties with steep grades, we shape cuts and fills that stay put instead of slumping after the first wet season.
Concrete Contractor in Thurman, Ohio
Country living still needs good concrete. Around Thurman we pour garage floors, shop slabs, porches, sidewalks and footers for outbuildings. One job we do often is paving the steep stretch of a driveway where gravel keeps washing downhill, which turns a constant headache into a lane you can climb in any weather.
Every slab starts with excavation and base prep we handle ourselves, so the concrete sits on compacted, well-drained ground. We pour practical broom finishes for work areas and smooth aprons where a gravel drive meets the garage, sloped to shed water and built for freezing winters and heavy equipment.
Foundation Repair & Sealing in Thurman, Ohio
Our foundation service is focused on repairing and sealing existing foundations. Hillside homes around Thurman collect runoff from everything uphill, and that water presses hardest against the back basement wall. We excavate along the affected side, expose the wall to the footer and repair cracks or bowing while it is open.
Once repaired, the wall gets a waterproof seal and new drain tile at the base to carry water around the house. We backfill in compacted layers and regrade the slope so runoff moves past the home rather than into it. On a Thurman sidehill, that full repair is what keeps a basement dry.
Pond Construction & Repair in Thurman, Ohio
The hollows around Thurman are often natural pond sites, since the surrounding hills already funnel runoff toward the low ground. A dam across the right spot can hold a lot of water. We check the soil for clay, size the pond to its drainage area and plan an overflow that can handle a hard summer thunderstorm.
Dams are built in compacted lifts, banks are shaped to a safe slope and the area is graded so the pond looks like it belongs on your land. If an older pond on your Thurman property has sprung a leak or turned into a mud flat, we can rebuild the dam and dig the basin back out.
Demolition Services in Thurman, Ohio
Rural properties near Thurman often come with structures that are past saving: leaning barns, abandoned trailers, collapsed sheds and old farmhouses. We take them down safely, confirm utilities are disconnected, coordinate required permits and load the debris for hauling, separating metal where we can.
After the structure is gone, we remove old footings if needed, fill and compact low spots and grade the area so it blends back into the property. Many of our Thurman demolition jobs roll straight into site prep for a new garage or home, so one crew carries the project from teardown to fresh ground.
Septic System Installation & Repair in Thurman, Ohio
Out here almost every home runs on a private septic system, so a failing one is a real problem. We install new systems for homesites around Thurman, replace tanks that have cracked or rusted, and repair or rebuild leach fields that have stopped working. Each design accounts for slope, soil and well placement.
Ridge-top lots often have thin soil over rock, and that changes where a leach field can go. We find ground that will accept water, dig level trenches across the slope, set the chambers and connect the tank. Then we restore the yard and seed so the system is out of sight and working.
Landscape Design & Grading in Thurman, Ohio
Steep yards and Thurman go hand in hand. Without the right grading, slopes erode, gullies form and mud ends up across the driveway. Our landscape work tames those problems with regrading, swales and erosion control built to hold through hard rain, while saving your topsoil to spread back over the finished ground.
Block retaining walls are one of the best tools on a sidehill lot. We build them to carve out a flat spot for a lawn, garden, fire pit area or play yard, with drainage behind so they stay straight. On Thurman properties, a well-placed wall can turn a slope you avoid into space you use daily.
Why Thurman Homeowners Trust Little's Landscape & Excavation
In rural Gallia County you want a contractor who shows up with the right machine and knows what hill country ground does after a week of rain. Our crew works these conditions every day. We are licensed and insured, call OUPS before every dig and keep pricing clear in a free, written estimate, so Thurman landowners know exactly what they are getting.
Serving Thurman, Ohio & Nearby
Thurman sits in the northwest corner of Gallia County, west of our Pomeroy headquarters and right against the Jackson County line. Because it straddles that line, we often work on both sides of it. From Thurman we also serve Rio Grande, Vinton and Gallipolis in Gallia County, plus Oak Hill and Jackson over in Jackson County.
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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