Excavation Contractors in Powell, TN

Excavation contractors in Powell work in a narrow valley. Powell sits in the Beaver Creek valley between Copper Ridge and Beaver Ridge, two of the long, narrow ridges typical of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians. The census-designated place covers 8.54 square miles of land, all of it urban by the 2020 census, with 13,802 residents and 5,766 housing units at about 1,060 feet of elevation.

Clay that made bricks

Beaver Creek's mud was once used to make bricks, and the railroad that is now part of Norfolk Southern was essential to that brickmaking in the early 20th century. Clay that makes good bricks also holds water. Lots in the valley bottom stay wet after rain, and footing and drain trenches need care so wet clay does not end up as backfill.

Ridge lots on either side

Homes on the slopes of Copper and Beaver ridges deal with runoff from above and steeper driveways. Gravel drives need ditches and culverts, and pads need cut and fill. Valley-floor lots need outlets for drainage that do not dump water on a neighbor.

Utilities

Hallsdale-Powell Utility District and the Knoxville Utilities Board serve the area. Before trenching for a new water or sewer service, we confirm which provider serves your address and what it requires.

Long settled

Powell was settled in the late 1780s; Stockley Donelson's home, the Alexander Bishop House, still stands on Bishop Lane. The old Powell Station depot remains downtown, and the former STOLport airstrip, open from 1951 to 2012, was approved for a shopping complex in 2013.

Rock under the valley floor

The valley between Copper and Beaver ridges sits on limestone and dolomite, and the USDA notes that Talbott soils in the region can reach bedrock at 20 to 40 inches. Footing trenches can hit rock on one corner and clay on the next.

Common Powell jobs

• French drains on valley-bottom lots
• Driveways and culverts on ridge lots
• House pads and crawlspace digs
• Water and sewer service trenches

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