- · Licensed & bonded · State of Alaska
- · Cold-weather equipment fleet
- · Frost-rated bedding + backfill
- · Stormwater drainage specialty
Ice-jacked culverts.Frost-heave drives.We dig them out.
Anchorage stormwater & cold-ground excavation. Built for −10°F soil and 52-inch frost lines. When the culvert freezes, the catch basin plugs, or the driveway heaves — we’re the crew on the radio.
Eight months. Sixty inches. One window.
Culvert clearing + catch-basin flush before first freeze. Last call for shallow excavation.
Six lines. Cold-rated. Built for −10°F.
Every line below is a service we run in sub-zero soil — not summer-only trench work re-priced for winter. Each lane has its own equipment, its own crew lead, and a frost-depth-aware spec sheet.
- SVC · 0124/7 dispatch
Storm-drain & catch-basin thaw
Plugged grate, frozen sump, ice plug in the outfall pipe. We steam-thaw, vac-truck the slurry, and verify flow before we leave.
- Steam + induction thaw
- Vac-truck slurry removal
- Outfall flow verified
- SVC · 0224/7 dispatch
Frost-heaved driveway repair
Ground frost lifts your driveway 2-4 inches over a winter. We document the heave, rip out the cracked slab, and re-bed on frost-rated aggregate.
- Pre-tear documentation
- Frost-rated bedding
- Re-pour or asphalt
- SVC · 0324/7 dispatch
Culvert installation & ice-jacking
Driveway culvert ice-jacked upward and cracked the apron? We pull, re-grade to the inverts, re-install with insulation sleeve.
- 48-in culvert spec
- Insulation sleeve install
- Apron tie-in
- SVC · 0424/7 dispatch
Cold-rated foundation excavation
Footings in Anchorage need to clear 42-60 inches of frost. We dig to spec, dewater if needed, and tarp/heat the void overnight.
- Frost-line clearance
- Trench dewatering
- Heated overnight cover
- SVC · 0524/7 dispatch
Snowmelt drainage & re-grading
Spring melt is the real flood. We regrade away from the foundation, armor outlets, and ditch-line where the city stops.
- Positive grade re-shape
- Outlet armoring
- Roadside ditch tie-in
- SVC · 0624/7 dispatch
Cold-soil trench & buried pipe
Water service, sewer lateral, electrical. Cold-soil bedding, insulated chase, frost-protected backfill spec - not summer-grade trench work.
- Insulated pipe chase
- Frost-protected backfill
- Compaction to spec
Eight recent jobs. Winter dispatch.
48-in culvert · ice-jacked apron
Driveway culvert lifted 3.5 in over winter, cracking the asphalt apron and choking the inlet. We pulled the run, re-graded to the inverts, sleeved with R-13 insulation.
SPEC · 48 in HDPE · R-13 sleeveCatch basin · steam-thaw + vac
Storm grate frozen solid after a slush event. Steam-thawed, vac-trucked 240 gal of grit slurry, verified outfall flow before close-out.
SPEC · 240 gal slurry · 22 min thawFrost-heave drive · rip & re-bed
Heave lifted slab 2.5 in over two winters. Documented elevations, ripped to subgrade, re-bedded on 6-in frost-rated aggregate, set for spring re-pour.
SPEC · 6 in aggregate · spring re-pourFoundation footing · -8°F soil
New build footings dug to 52 in. Tarped and propane-heated trench overnight to prevent frost-set before pour. No re-work on inspection.
SPEC · 52 in depth · overnight heatLateral trench · insulated chase
Sewer lateral re-routed away from a settling slab. R-10 board chase plus frost-protected backfill spec to prevent winter creep.
SPEC · R-10 board · 60 in coverOutfall armor · pre-freeze cleanup
Outfall scoured by fall rain, sediment plug forming. Rip-rap re-armored, ditch line re-cut, frost-line walk-down before winter.
SPEC · Rip-rap · class II · 18 inCatch-basin retrofit · sediment trap
Downtown grate flooding twice a year. Retrofitted with deeper sediment trap and frost-rated lid before first freeze.
SPEC · 36 in trap · 4-bolt frost lidPre-freeze grading · stormwater lot
Commercial lot re-graded for positive flow to two catch basins. Last grading window before frost set the soil hard.
SPEC · 1.5% min grade · dual basin
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Ice-jacked driveway culvert. Steam-thaw + vac, then full pull and re-bed before close-out.
Catch basin frozen after slush event. 240 gal slurry vacuumed; outfall flow verified before sign-off.
Sub-zero footing dig with overnight heated cover. Clean inspection, no re-work charge.
The credentials that actually matter at −10°F.
- LICENSEDState of AlaskaLicensed & bonded contractor
- INSUREDLiability + GLGeneral + auto, on file
- DISPATCH24/7 · 365Anchorage core + 32-mi radius
- COLD-RATED-10°F crewsHeated cabs · steam rigs · propane
- SPECFrost-rated beddingAggregate to AK DOT spec
- WARRANTY1-year heaveHeave-resilience guarantee
Eight zones. Frost-depth-tagged.
- Z·01Downtown · Anchorage coreCatch-basin density highest in the city; vac-truck on standing rotation Dec-Mar.<= 25 minFROST · 48-54 in
- Z·02South Anchorage / Sand LakeDriveway-culvert ice-jacking is the dominant winter call here.<= 30 minFROST · 50-58 in
- Z·03Spenard / MidtownOlder storm-drain runs - pre-freeze inspection saves a January dispatch.<= 25 minFROST · 48-55 in
- Z·04Mountain View / NEFooting depth jobs trend 52 in; we keep heated covers on hand.<= 35 minFROST · 50-58 in
- Z·05HillsideDeepest frost in the radius. Foundation work runs late season here.<= 45 minFROST · 54-60 in
- Z·06Eagle RiverOutfall-armoring + ditch line spring-melt work concentrates here.<= 50 minFROST · 52-60 in
- Z·07Chugiak / BirchwoodEmergency dispatch only Nov-Mar; scheduled work April-Oct.<= 60 minFROST · 54-60 in
- Z·08Girdwood (call ahead)Snowfall + grade makes this a planned-job zone, not same-day.On requestFROST · 54-60 in
