Underground Utility Contractor in Akron, OH

Akron is the largest city in Summit County, with an estimated 189,664 residents (2024 Census estimate) on about 62 square miles of land.

Sloping lots and deep laterals

On lots where the ground rises and falls, sewer laterals and storm pipes can be deep at one end and shallow at the other, because they must keep falling toward the main. That affects how they are repaired.

When a lateral on a sloping lot fails:

Find the point

A camera inspection from the cleanout shows where the problem is and how deep the line runs at that point.

Plan the excavation

Deeper sections need wider, supported or benched trenches; the excavation is placed where the repair needs it and no larger.

Keep the grade

The repaired or replaced section is laid so that the whole lateral keeps a continuous fall.

Consider alternatives

Where a deep trench would be hard to dig or restore, a replacement may be drilled beneath obstacles or rerouted.

Water services, storm connections and conduit follow similar logic, with existing lines located through OUPS and exposed with hydro excavation before work begins.

In Akron, we work for homeowners, landlords, businesses and public owners.

OUPS

Ohio excavators contact OUPS before digging, under Ohio Revised Code 3781.25 to 3781.38. Section 3781.28 requires notice at least two working days ahead, leaving out the day of notice, and excavation must begin within 16 calendar days of the notice, as the law has no fixed ticket life.

Around Akron

Tallmadge, Munroe Falls, Mogadore, Silver Lake, Fairlawn and Lakemore are among the communities near Akron. We work in all of them too.

If you have a camera inspection of the lateral, send it with the address and photos of the lot.

Mention the pipe or conduit size and material if you know them; they shape the method and the equipment for the Akron work.

We follow up with our questions.