Pine Creek valley and North Park

Excavation Contractors in McCandless, PA

A hilly North Hills town that grew fast in the 1950s, with North Park covering 15 percent of it.

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Hills, a Creek Valley and a County Park

Excavation contractors in McCandless Township work on hilly Allegheny Plateau ground cut through the middle by Pine Creek. The township covers 16.5 square miles at an elevation around 1,024 feet. A floodplain follows Pine Creek through its deep central valley, and about 2.5 square miles, roughly 15 percent of the town, is North Park. The 2020 census counted 29,709 residents.

A 1950s boom

McCandless grew from 6,488 people in 1950 to 14,582 in 1960, an increase of almost 125 percent, and reached 22,404 by 1970. McKnight Road, built in the mid-1950s, opened the north suburbs. Homes from that era are now 60 to 70 years old: laterals, foundation drainage and grading are due for attention.

Pine Creek floodplain

Lots near Pine Creek can have floodplain restrictions on filling and grading. Higher lots send runoff toward the valley. Our drainage work aims to get water off your property without pushing it onto a neighbor or into the creek as a concentrated flow.

Neighborhoods

Named neighborhoods include Allison Park, Meadow Oaks, Guyton Farms, Greybrooke, Bennington Woods, Pin Oak, Briarwood, Park Meadows, Foxcroft Village, Sample Manor, Colington Square, Royal Manor, Pinnacle Pointe and Longvue Acres. McCandless Crossing, completed in 2016, added retail, apartments and townhomes.

Builder grading from many eras

McCandless neighborhoods were built over seven decades, from the 1950s boom to McCandless Crossing in 2016. Each generation of builders graded differently, and many yards have settled since. Most fixes come down to regrading, swales and buried downspout pipe. On steeper lots, curtain drains on the uphill side catch water before it reaches the house.

Near North Park

Lots bordering North Park are often wooded and sloped, so clearing and grading there gets erosion controls from the start.

Common McCandless jobs

Pool excavation and patio bases
Grading and drainage on sloped lots
Sewer lateral trenches
Additions and garage footings

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What to Know in McCandless

Pine Creek. A floodplain runs along Pine Creek, which cuts a deep valley through the central part of the township.
North Park. About 2.5 square miles (roughly 1,600 acres) of North Park lies within McCandless, about 15.2 percent of the town.
1950s growth. Population grew from 6,488 in 1950 to 14,582 in 1960 (+124.8 percent) and 22,404 in 1970; McKnight Road was built in the mid-1950s.
Terrain. McCandless sits on the Allegheny Plateau, is generally hilly, and has an elevation of about 1,024 feet.

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McCandless Questions

Is my lot in the Pine Creek floodplain?

Some are. We check before planning fill or grading near the creek.

My 1950s house has a wet basement. Where do I start?

With downspouts and grading, then exterior drains if needed.

Do you dig pools in McCandless?

Yes, working from the pool installer's layout.

Do you work next to North Park?

Yes, with erosion controls to keep soil out of the park and streams.

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