Underground work is part of the full-package excavation Valley Brook Services offers. We trench and install underground utilities, and we install and manage stormwater systems, for new homes, developments and commercial sites. If a project needs pipe in the ground before the grading, paving or building goes on top of it, we can do that work.
Underground Utility Trenching and Pipe
Utility work starts with a clean trench at the right depth and grade, and it ends with pipe bedded, laid and backfilled correctly. Our photo gallery includes trenches with corrugated and plastic pipe, and conduit laid in new developments. We run the excavation, haul the stone and backfill, and coordinate the work as part of the larger site package.
Stormwater Installs and Management
We install stormwater systems and handle stormwater management on larger projects. When a commercial site needs grading for a parking area with catch basins and stormwater piping, that is work that sits right alongside utilities. Stormwater requirements are set by the township and the project, so we work from the approved plans.
Utilities as Part of the Site Package
Utilities, grading, site prep and foundations all affect each other. When one company handles several of those steps, the work lines up better: trenches go in before the final grade, stone is on site when the pipe crew needs it, and the dirt that comes out of the trench is handled once. That is the advantage of a full-package excavation company.
Call 811 Before You Dig
Before any digging, buried utilities have to be located and marked. Pennsylvania and Ohio both require a call to 811 before excavation begins. If you are planning your own work on a property, make that call well ahead of digging, and ask us about how it fits into the project schedule.
What to Tell Us
- The address and county, and whether this is a new build, a development or a commercial site
- What is going in: water, sewer, storm, conduit or other lines, and roughly how long the runs are
- Whether you have plans or an engineer's design to work from
- Your timeline and when the trench has to be open and closed
Send what you have through the contact form and we will take it from there.
Where We Work
Valley Brook Services provides utilities across the 14 counties we serve in Western Pennsylvania and Northeast Ohio, from our base in Wampum, PA. Find your area below, or see our full service area page.
- Lawrence County, PA
- Beaver County, PA
- Butler County, PA: Cranberry Township, Zelienople
- Mercer County, PA
- Allegheny County, PA: Wexford
- Armstrong County, PA
- Venango County, PA
- Clarion County, PA
- Crawford County, PA
- Washington County, PA
- Westmoreland County, PA
- Trumbull County, OH
- Mahoning County, OH: Boardman, Poland
- Columbiana County, OH
Frequently Asked Questions
We trench and install underground utility lines and pipe, and we install and manage stormwater systems for new homes, developments and commercial sites.
Yes. Stormwater installs and management, including catch basins on commercial grading projects, are part of our underground work.
Our stormwater work is aimed at larger systems tied to development and commercial sites. Tell us about your situation and we will tell you honestly whether it is a fit.
Yes. Both Pennsylvania and Ohio require a call to 811 before excavation so buried utilities can be marked.