Underground Utility Contractor in West Allis, WI

West Allis is a city in Milwaukee County, with an estimated 59,784 residents (2024 Census estimate) on about 11 square miles of land.

Duplexes, rentals and shared services

In neighborhoods with many two-family homes and rentals, a single water service or sewer lateral often serves more than one household. When it fails, more people are affected, and the work is arranged by an owner who may not live there.

A request from such a property goes more smoothly when it covers:

• which units are affected and what the occupants have noticed;
• whether the line is shared by both units or each has its own;
• what a plumber has found, if anyone has looked;
• when the occupants can be without water or sewer service, and how they will be told;
• who can approve the work and its cost.

The work itself follows the familiar sequence: a Diggers Hotline locate, exposure of the line and its neighbors with hydro excavation, repair or replacement by trench or, beneath a porch or a drive, by directional drilling, and restoration.

We also work for owner-occupiers, businesses and public owners in West Allis.

Diggers Hotline

Under Wis. Stat. 182.0175, a locate request goes to Diggers Hotline before excavation. The law requires at least three working days of notice and sets no fixed ticket life: a new notice is needed if digging does not start within 10 days of the scheduled start or stops for more than 10 days.

West Allis and nearby communities

West Milwaukee, Greenfield, Wauwatosa, Elm Grove, Hales Corners and Greendale are near West Allis. We serve those communities too.

Landlords can include the units affected and the occupants' preferred times for any shutoff. If tenants will be affected, a short written notice from the owner before the work starts usually avoids confusion on the day. We follow up with our questions, then propose a method.