The Baltimore Excavating Company serves Towson, MD for excavation, grading, trenching and land clearing, with free estimates and written quotes. Call (410) 873-7935 or text a photo of the job.
Excavation & Site Work services in Towson
Towson is the Baltimore County seat, and it sits on the rolling Piedmont north of the city. Under the topsoil, the ground here is often saprolite: old crystalline rock that has weathered in place into a crumbly, micaceous soil, with harder rock and boulders below at uneven depths. A footing trench can dig easily for several feet and then hit a ledge on one end. Neighborhoods such as Rodgers Forge, with its brick rowhouses, and Stoneleigh, with its 1920s and 1930s single homes, have alleys, tight side yards and old clay or terra cotta sewer laterals. Streams like Towson Run cut small valleys through town, and the yards beside them stay wet. Our Towson work is mostly lateral and water line replacement, basement waterproofing digs, small-yard drainage, garage and patio removal, and footings for additions.
Neighborhoods we cover in Towson
- Rodgers Forge
- Stoneleigh
- West Towson
- Idlewylde
- Towson Manor Village
Permits and local rules
Towson is unincorporated, so Baltimore County's Department of Permits, Approvals and Inspections issues building, razing and grading permits. A county grading permit is required when grading disturbs more than 5,000 square feet or brings in more than 100 cubic yards of fill. Contact Miss Utility at least two full business days before digging.