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C & K Dirt Works

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C & K Dirt Works

5.00(
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•Approved Pro
63 local quotes requested
Free onsite estimate

We take pride our company on reliability, great communication, integrity, and quality work. We are experts in our trade and will do our best to keep you as educated as we can on your particular task or project. We look forward to earning your business!

"C&K Trucking did the job right the first time. Quickly, efficiently, and professional. We are well pleased with the yard, sidewalk, and driveway work done by C&K Trucking this past week. The crew was well mannered and polite."

Bruce B on September 2025

We take pride our company on reliability, great communication, integrity, and quality work. We are experts in our trade and will do our best to keep you as educated as we can on your particular task or project. We look forward to earning your business!

"C&K Trucking did the job right the first time. Quickly, efficiently, and professional. We are well pleased with the yard, sidewalk, and driveway work done by C&K Trucking this past week. The crew was well mannered and polite."

Bruce B on September 2025

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C&T Excavation Services

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C&T Excavation Services

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1 years of experience

We specialize in making sure our customers get the best work and services needed to ensure we get as many customers as possible

We specialize in making sure our customers get the best work and services needed to ensure we get as many customers as possible

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R&M Building and Remodeling

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R&M Building and Remodeling

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8 years of experience

We Provide High Quality Remodels, Repairs, and Renovations for Residential Homes and Commercial Properties. We also do Custom Deck Design and Construction. Privacy Fences. Patios. Sheds. Siding. Roof Repair. Retaining Walls and other Hard Scapes. We do it all!

We Provide High Quality Remodels, Repairs, and Renovations for Residential Homes and Commercial Properties. We also do Custom Deck Design and Construction. Privacy Fences. Patios. Sheds. Siding. Roof Repair. Retaining Walls and other Hard Scapes. We do it all!

Connect To Innovate LLC

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Connect To Innovate LLC

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Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers

Excavation for land clearing, driveways. Residential/Commercial foundations installations.

"AWESOME, EXCELLENT, 1ST CLASS, TOP SHELP SERVICE, VERY PLEASED WITH THE END RESULT, SINCERELY"

Rodney M on June 2024

Excavation for land clearing, driveways. Residential/Commercial foundations installations.

"AWESOME, EXCELLENT, 1ST CLASS, TOP SHELP SERVICE, VERY PLEASED WITH THE END RESULT, SINCERELY"

Rodney M on June 2024

McCord Rock Landscaping & Design

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McCord Rock Landscaping & Design

5.00(
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Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers

McCord Rock Landscaping & Design is a leader in providing our customers with the highest quality service in an honest, efficient, and professional way. Our pledge is to create successful relationships with our customers, employees and community by building trust, treating every project with the utmost integrity and exceeding expectations. We look forward to working with you!

"Job went pretty well, great job."

Francisco C on August 2023

McCord Rock Landscaping & Design is a leader in providing our customers with the highest quality service in an honest, efficient, and professional way. Our pledge is to create successful relationships with our customers, employees and community by building trust, treating every project with the utmost integrity and exceeding expectations. We look forward to working with you!

"Job went pretty well, great job."

Francisco C on August 2023

Meeks Land Management

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Meeks Land Management

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Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers

We guarantee your satisfaction, and we won't leave until the job is done right. We pride ourselves on the quality work we provide, while delivering great customer service! Call or click for your FREE estimate today!

"I messaged several ppl maybe 20 bucks cheaper a load but they said 3 weeks or didn’t respond at all! These guys communication was on point he checked my address and specifically where I wanted it took time to lay it carefully as If it was their own property but still quick! Messaged me quickly came out the next morning didn’t waste my time kind and right to the point! Best communication, quick responses, hard working older man does the driving and handling kind younger gentleman handles the messaging! Overall great job"

Kelli W on May 2022

We guarantee your satisfaction, and we won't leave until the job is done right. We pride ourselves on the quality work we provide, while delivering great customer service! Call or click for your FREE estimate today!

"I messaged several ppl maybe 20 bucks cheaper a load but they said 3 weeks or didn’t respond at all! These guys communication was on point he checked my address and specifically where I wanted it took time to lay it carefully as If it was their own property but still quick! Messaged me quickly came out the next morning didn’t waste my time kind and right to the point! Best communication, quick responses, hard working older man does the driving and handling kind younger gentleman handles the messaging! Overall great job"

Kelli W on May 2022

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T.Jay Smith Construction LLC

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T.Jay Smith Construction LLC

5.00(
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Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers

T.Jay Smith Construction LLC is devoted to supplying the ideal excavation service potential in each and every job we undertake. We know that every client, regardless of if they’re a contractor, developer, business, or homeowner, has particular requirements that are unique to their excavation job. Because of this, we always carefully accommodate any of our services according to the exact and changing demands within a competitive market. The T.Jay Smith Construction LLC mission is consequently based upon an old-fashioned value of 'going the extra mile' for clients and paying close attention to their objectives for every single job. Although our client service policies remain traditional, our gear and techniques are innovative. This combination ensures that we always offer a high standard of quality workmanship which makes a difference on each Fort Payne, AL excavation project, regardless of its dimensions.

"The best communication and service."

Terry C on December 2020

T.Jay Smith Construction LLC is devoted to supplying the ideal excavation service potential in each and every job we undertake. We know that every client, regardless of if they’re a contractor, developer, business, or homeowner, has particular requirements that are unique to their excavation job. Because of this, we always carefully accommodate any of our services according to the exact and changing demands within a competitive market. The T.Jay Smith Construction LLC mission is consequently based upon an old-fashioned value of 'going the extra mile' for clients and paying close attention to their objectives for every single job. Although our client service policies remain traditional, our gear and techniques are innovative. This combination ensures that we always offer a high standard of quality workmanship which makes a difference on each Fort Payne, AL excavation project, regardless of its dimensions.

"The best communication and service."

Terry C on December 2020

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Excavating questions, answered by experts

A trench that is less than 5 feet deep often doesn't require a protective system. Most residential trenches will not go this deep (the typical residential drainage trench is just 18 inches deep). In the event that an excavator needs to dig more than 5 feet beneath the surface, a protective system is required unless the excavation is in entirely stable rock.

How deep your septic system needs to be into the ground depends on several factors. In extremely cold environments, the tank needs to rest below the maximum frost line, which can be up to six or eight feet deep. The standard burying depth for most systems is between a few inches and four feet below ground level. Depth can also depend on the slope of the landscaping and other property variables. 

You do not have to dig footers for a deck as long as it meets local code and holds up to weather in your area. If you live somewhere that experiences high winds and earthquakes, you may need to dig for your deck posts. Deck blocks, post anchors with base plates, and helical pile systems are the three no-dig deck post options you can choose from if local code permits.

Chipmunks dig their burrows about three feet deep and up to 30 feet long. The entrances can be two inches wide or more. Chipmunks are fiercely protective of their burrows and use them to protect the nuts and seeds they gather for the long winters.

This depends on your location. Sewer lines can be buried anywhere from 18 inches to 8 feet deep. People in colder climates will have deeper sewer lines than people in warmer climates due to the dangers of the frost line and freezing pipes. Permits are required for all aspects of septic system installation, so the city should have the building plans for your system, which will tell you how deep your lines are.

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