northern-excavation

Spring has been wet... Is your basement flooding?

Tue, 16 May 2023 05:16:33 GMT

Wishing you all a Great Spring! A special thanks to all of our valued clients & people kind enough to refer us. "Your kind referrals are the back bone of our business"!

After a week of Spring rains we received 6 calls a days for basement flooding.

SOLUTION: Here is a French Drain project we did in Exeter, NH

Waterproofing the foundation & footing
installing drainage pipe wrapped in fabric & set in a bed of crushed stone (also wrapped in fabric)
Run drain lines into a dry well tank set in stone wrapped in fabric

NORTHERN HOME & EXCAVATION specializes in:

Repair gravel driveway
Additions
Foundations Holes,
Septic and Sewer systems
Underground utility work: waterlines, sewer lines, gas lines...
Site Work: Land clearing, grading/ sloping, drainage,
Shed prep
Driveway grading, Culverts, Extensions & repairs (no asphalt work)
Demolition work

Proudly serving customers in:

NH areas: Portsmouth, New Castle, Dover, Rollinsford, Barrington, Madbury, Durham, Stratham, Exeter, Somersworth, Rochester, New Market, Newington, Hampton, North Hampton, Rye, Strafford, Exeter, Somersworth, Rochester, New Market, Newington, Hampton, North Hampton, Rye, NH areas

ME areas: York, Eliot, Kittery, Berwick ME areas

Our company philosophy: “To do your project well enough, that you feel compelled to refer anyone you know that needs our services”!

Please call/ text for a FREE Estimate # (207) 517-0800

"Our goal to always be there when you needs, answer questions and help you and anyone you know that needs our services... Your kind referrals are the backbone of our business!

Want to Build that Dream Garage, Addition or Additional Dwelling Unit?

We can help you:

We dig the foundation holes!
Run utilities (Power, gas & sewerage/ septic) for you!
We work closely with foundation contractors to make it easier on you

Put your cars/ trucks and toys away from the elements with a more garage space!

Want more living space without having to move? Put an addition on your home!

Major Driveway Repairs (drainage, pot holes, flooding and water issues...

After a long winter and plowing can really damage your gravel driveway:

Regrade & Re-crown driveways
Repair potholes
Instal Culverts

Call us right now to discuss your drainage and land grading needs with an experienced team!

Here is what are our clients had to say:

★★★★★

Site Prep for a Shed: This year we decided to replace our small shed. This meant tearing down the old small steel shed, down to the base on which it stood, and building out the base to accommodate the new, bigger shed. But to do this, we needed some more sonotubes, filled with cement with 4x4s put into the ground. This was not something we could do ourselves. We got in touch with Dana Kiklis of Northeast Home Repair and Excavation, who had helped us in the past. He came to our home, saw what we were trying to do, and discussed options with us. We settled on having him drill additional holes into the ground, set the sonotubes into them and fill them with cement and 4x4s. Dana arrived with all the materials, tools (including a laser level), and the drill (12 inch wide auger bit - yikes!) and did a great job getting the cement tubes installed and set up correctly. It is wonderful to have a resource like Dana Kiklis to call on for tasks that are beyond our abilities. This is especially true during a pandemic when good help is so hard to get. A big thank you, Dana Kiklis.

- Paul C.

★★★★★

Water Shut off line replaced: Very highly recommend. He did a great job, very responsive, I very much appreciate his help.

- Chris

★★★★★

Clients referring: I've known Dana for a long time and always dependable!

- Michael B.

★★★★★

Ever Flooding Basement: Dana is honest and keeps his promises. He solved the water issues in my basement. That was no easy feat considering the ground that he had to work on. Very wet as it was early spring.

- Mark L.

★★★★★

Basement and furnace flooded: Dana had the experience, equipment, and connections to get a storm water management system installed in a day. This system is crucial for us as without it we get occasional flooding in our basement. Dana understood our problem and offered several suggestions for solving it, and finally installed a system to end our basement flooding problem.

- Paul F.

Spring time is here and in the North East we have lots of water runoff and drainage issues!

Please call / text now before the damage continues # (207) 517-0800 or # (781) 325-5312

Spring Has Sprung!

Mon, 24 Apr 2023 13:23:02 GMT

Spring Has Sprung!

Thanks for reading our newsletter. Wishing you all a Great Spring! A special thanks to all of our valued clients & people kind enough to refer us. Your king referrals are the back bone of our business!

Want to Build that Dream Garage, Addition or Additional Dwelling Unit?

We can help you:

We dig the foundation holes!
Run utilities (Power, gas & sewerage/ septic) for you!
We work closely with foundation contractors to make it easier on you

Put your cars/ trucks and toys away from the elements with a more garage space!

Want more living space without having to move? Put an addition on your home!

Want to Build that Dream Garage, Addition or Additional Dwelling Unit?

We can help you:

We dig the foundation holes!
Run utilities (Power, gas & sewerage/ septic) for you!
We work closely with foundation contractors to make it easier on you

Put your cars/ trucks and toys away from the elements with a more garage space!

Want more living space without having to move? Put an addition on your home!

Major Driveway Repairs (drainage, pot holes, flooding and water issues...

After a long winter and plowing can really damage your gravel driveway:

Regrade & Re-crown driveways
Repair potholes
Instal Culverts
Call us right now to discuss your drainage and land grading needs with an experienced team!

Here is what are our clients had to say:

Site Prep for a Shed:

This year we decided to replace our small shed. This meant tearing down the old small steel shed, down to the base on which it stood, and building out the base to accommodate the new, bigger shed. But to do this, we needed some more sonotubes, filled with cement with 4x4s put into the ground. This was not something we could do ourselves. We got in touch with Dana Kiklis of Northeast Home Repair and Excavation, who had helped us in the past. He came to our home, saw what we were trying to do, and discussed options with us. We settled on having him drill additional holes into the ground, set the sonotubes into them and fill them with cement and 4x4s. Dana arrived with all the materials, tools (including a laser level), and the drill (12 inch wide auger bit - yikes!) and did a great job getting the cement tubes installed and set up correctly. It is wonderful to have a resource like Dana Kiklis to call on for tasks that are beyond our abilities. This is especially true during a pandemic when good help is so hard to get. A big thank you, Dana Kiklis.

- Paul C. ★★★★★

Water Shut off line replaced:

Very highly recommend. He did a great job, very responsive, I very much appreciate his help.

- Chris ★★★★★

Clients referring:

I've known Dana for a long time and always dependable!

- Michael B. ★★★★★

Ever Flooding Basement:

Dana is honest and keeps his promises. He solved the water issues in my basement. That was no easy feat considering the ground that he had to work on. Very wet as it was early spring.

- Mark L. ★★★★★

Basement and furnace flooded:

Dana had the experience, equipment, and connections to get a storm water management system installed in a day. This system is crucial for us as without it we get occasional flooding in our basement. Dana understood our problem and offered several suggestions for solving it, and finally installed a system to end our basement flooding problem.

- Paul F. ★★★★★

We do it better than the rest! Here is how we get it done

Thu, 16 Feb 2023 04:42:39 GMT

Sewer lines: Many times its necessary to repair &/or replace a sewer line

Step #1: City or Town needs to locate & mark the location of the line

Step #2: Mark out the excavation area for Dig Safe to verify and to mark out any other underground utilities or hazards in the proposed area. Then order the permit

Step #3: Start excavation work; remove and replace sewer line

Locate line
Excavate to remove old sewer line
Install new sewer line with the necessary pitch for dranage in a bed of “chinked (compacted) ¾” crushed stone maintanining pitch (6” to 12” all sides).
Attached to house and city sewer line
Mark out with tracer wire or magnetic tape for the town/ city or next ecavator to locate.
Back fill with dry materials compacting to every 6 to 12”

SPECIAL NOTES: Most Cities/ Towns requirement the use of road plates or back at the end of everyday on city owned land. Most Cities own from the center of the street in 25 feet. Most cities require the use of 1 or more Flagers on busy roads.

Hand tamping, sewer line

Cover sewer line use fabric for additional protection and mark with magnetic tape

Backfill hole and grade to match existing area!

Onsite Land grading

Turning a Swamp into a Putting Green

Mon, 13 Feb 2023 03:09:47 GMT

Turning a Swamp into a Putting Green

Isaac Lucas Circle, Dover, NH

Taking a swamp to putting green.

Taking a swamp to putting green (Drainage Channel under loam)

Before seeding (Prepped, Raked out & graded)

Now it’s has a nice lawn for putting