Serving Oregon City
Excavation in Oregon City, OR
River bluffs, basalt cliffs, and some of the oldest lots in the state shape every dig here.
Get a free quoteOregon City splits into upper and lower town connected by the municipal elevator, and that bluff is the first thing to understand about digging here. Basalt outcrops sit close to the surface on the upper terrace, while lots down near the Willamette River and Clackamette Park deal with flood plain soil that stays saturated well into summer.
Housing stock ranges from Victorian era homes near McLoughlin and Canemah to mid-century additions built on foundations nobody fully documented, so a foundation dig out here often turns up surprises, old footings, buried debris, unmarked utility lines. Landslide risk on the steeper bluff streets also means excavation crews have to work slower and shore cuts more carefully than a flat lot in Clackamas or Gresham would ever require.
Where we work in Oregon City
- McLoughlin
- Canemah
- Clackamette Park
- the Municipal Elevator district
What Oregon City calls us for
Foundation Dig Outs
Old, undocumented footings near McLoughlin and Canemah mean surprises are the norm, not the exception.
Excavation
Basalt on the upper terrace and saturated river bottom soil below call for two very different approaches in the same city.