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Big Chunks Plumbing

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Big Chunks Plumbing

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Super Service Award
1 years of experience
Free onsite estimate

We 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!

"He was excellent! Did a great job!"

Patrick W on October 2025

We 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!

"He was excellent! Did a great job!"

Patrick W on October 2025

Van Note Construction

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Van Note Construction

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Steven Van Note has been a licensed contractor since 1982 and personally oversees every project. He uses only legal workers and other licensed contractors to produce top quality craftmanship and takes pride in maintaining his excellent reputation. Van Note Construction is honest and dependable and will give you what you pay for. Licensed General Contractor, General Engineering Contractor, and Concrete Contractor. We have also recently started "disability remodeling" to help the disabled stay in their homes by adding ramps, widening doorways, etc.

Steven Van Note has been a licensed contractor since 1982 and personally oversees every project. He uses only legal workers and other licensed contractors to produce top quality craftmanship and takes pride in maintaining his excellent reputation. Van Note Construction is honest and dependable and will give you what you pay for. Licensed General Contractor, General Engineering Contractor, and Concrete Contractor. We have also recently started "disability remodeling" to help the disabled stay in their homes by adding ramps, widening doorways, etc.

McLennan Excavation

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McLennan Excavation

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26 years of experience

Small family owned company thats been in business for 23 great years, serving Curry County & Del Norte Counties. Commercial & Residential Contractors Licensed in Oregon and California. Pipe laying, underground utilities, water and sewer connections, building pads, trenching, hillside stabilization, subdivisions, all concrete work, roads, trucking, asphalt paving, and storm drainage and repair.

Small family owned company thats been in business for 23 great years, serving Curry County & Del Norte Counties. Commercial & Residential Contractors Licensed in Oregon and California. Pipe laying, underground utilities, water and sewer connections, building pads, trenching, hillside stabilization, subdivisions, all concrete work, roads, trucking, asphalt paving, and storm drainage and repair.

perfectionist construction

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perfectionist construction

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27 years of experience

Gen. contractor, we do it all. 20 years experience no job to small or to big.

Gen. contractor, we do it all. 20 years experience no job to small or to big.

Dave's Backhoe Services

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Dave's Backhoe Services

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We provide excavating services for the area of Ridgecrest, CA, for over 20 years. We provide also backhoe, concrete trucking,dirt work and trucking, steel building, residential and commercial

We provide excavating services for the area of Ridgecrest, CA, for over 20 years. We provide also backhoe, concrete trucking,dirt work and trucking, steel building, residential and commercial

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V E R R E O S INSURANCE AGENCY CDI #0585599

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V E R R E O S INSURANCE AGENCY CDI #0585599

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70 years of experience

VIA is an artisan company concerned with Quality: delivering what keeps our clients coming back. We recogize you name, and your voice, not just your address. Our experience and insurance knowledge can make the difference between claims that get paid, and those that are not. Insurance: A pain we pay for to AVOID a worse potention PAIN.

VIA is an artisan company concerned with Quality: delivering what keeps our clients coming back. We recogize you name, and your voice, not just your address. Our experience and insurance knowledge can make the difference between claims that get paid, and those that are not. Insurance: A pain we pay for to AVOID a worse potention PAIN.

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Excavating questions, answered by experts

Trenching is a specific kind of digging. Trenching means digging a depression in the earth that’s deeper than it is wide, often with heavy machinery. Digging refers to any kind of removal of earth in order to create a human-made depression, hole, or cut in the earth’s surface. You can dig with big tools or even with just a hand shovel.

Professional installers often include a deep layer of crushed gravel under permeable pavers to allow more runoff to soak through into the soil below. Many installations will include multiple layers of gravel, with coarser aggregate at the base and finer aggregate that sits on top of that bottom layer. Above the gravel, you’ll often find coarse sand that helps reduce paver shifting over time. Some permeable paver designs include a water collection system set into the gravel layer to route runoff to a safe area for disposal.

Trenches are 12 to 24 inches deep and 8 inches wide. However, the right depth for your trench will depend on the nature of your project. For example, if you’re digging a trench as part of a French drain installation, it should be 18 inches deep. An excavation professional can explain how deep your trench should be.

You can bury underground electrical wire six inches deep—but only if you use a rigid metal electrical conduit. For rigid, non-metallic conduits, bury the wire at least 12 inches deep. If using an underground feeder cable rated for direct burial, you'll need to place it at least 18 inches deep, as it has no conduit for extra protection.

The time it takes to build a pool—and dig out the area—varies based on the pool size and type. A professional excavator will take between four and eight hours to dig a pool. The process will take longer if they encounter large boulders or tree roots. Keep in mind that this is a small part of the process in the long run. You will need between eight and 12 weeks to build a pool from start to finish, including the time to apply for permits.

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