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GC DEMO & EXCAVATION INC

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GC DEMO & EXCAVATION INC

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Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers
37 years of experience

GC DEMO & EXCAVATION INC is committed to excellence in every aspect of our business. We uphold a standard of integrity bound by fairness, honesty, and personal responsibility. Our distinction is the quality of service we bring to our customers. Accurate knowledge of our trade combined with ability is what makes us true professionals. Above all, we are watchful of our customers' interests, and make their concerns the basis of our business.

"On time. Good experience"

Tatiana V on August 2024

GC DEMO & EXCAVATION INC is committed to excellence in every aspect of our business. We uphold a standard of integrity bound by fairness, honesty, and personal responsibility. Our distinction is the quality of service we bring to our customers. Accurate knowledge of our trade combined with ability is what makes us true professionals. Above all, we are watchful of our customers' interests, and make their concerns the basis of our business.

"On time. Good experience"

Tatiana V on August 2024

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T M Grading, LLC

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T M Grading, LLC

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7 years of experience
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With over 25 years of experience the tree industry, we are the experts you need to take care of your home or business. We handle everything regarding your excavation needs. We will treat your home as we would treat our own. Give T M Grading LLC a call today, we look forward to working with you! We don't do pool excavation.

With over 25 years of experience the tree industry, we are the experts you need to take care of your home or business. We handle everything regarding your excavation needs. We will treat your home as we would treat our own. Give T M Grading LLC a call today, we look forward to working with you! We don't do pool excavation.

Precision Applicators LLC

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Precision Applicators LLC

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

We offer a wide variety of services backed with professional workmanship and the equipment to tackle any job! If it can be done with a small excavator, skid steer, or wheel loader; we can do it! Our services include, but aren't limited to; Light demolition (sheds, outbuildings, trailers) Land grading Cut new access roads or driveways DG, gravel, asphalt grinding application to new driveways, or to repair existing drives. Also great to add around buildings and existing concrete Stump Grinding (must be skid steer accessible) Brush and log removal, or piling Forklift services Lot cleaning Junk hauling and removal Construction or demolition clean up Garbage clean up and removal Landscape clean ups Haul off services Pressure washing

"It went great! Very professional to work with. The job was done 2 days quicker than expected because of their expertise."

Jason V on April 2024

We offer a wide variety of services backed with professional workmanship and the equipment to tackle any job! If it can be done with a small excavator, skid steer, or wheel loader; we can do it! Our services include, but aren't limited to; Light demolition (sheds, outbuildings, trailers) Land grading Cut new access roads or driveways DG, gravel, asphalt grinding application to new driveways, or to repair existing drives. Also great to add around buildings and existing concrete Stump Grinding (must be skid steer accessible) Brush and log removal, or piling Forklift services Lot cleaning Junk hauling and removal Construction or demolition clean up Garbage clean up and removal Landscape clean ups Haul off services Pressure washing

"It went great! Very professional to work with. The job was done 2 days quicker than expected because of their expertise."

Jason V on April 2024

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.

TQI Landscape Sevices

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TQI Landscape Sevices

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Bobcat services include leveling, loading, trenching, gravel driveways, lawn tear outs, hauling, clean ups, pond digs, and more. Landscape services also include full sprinkler and sod installation.

"He wanted me to pay him cash up front. I gave him $2000.00 but would not give him the balance of the $1500.00 until the work was done. He refused to give me a receipt for the $2000.00. We also discussed him putting in a fence in my backyard and he quoted me $6000.00 FOR THAT. His worker came back to finish things and was pretty much done but the sprinkler system needed to be turned back on and seed needed to be put out on the lawn as well. I called Tom because his worker did not know how to do that. Tom said he would come out in a couple of days and I said I wanted him to come out sooner. I wanted him to finish it so I could get him paid. I then started thinking about the fence and I decided I did not want him to do that work for cash and he would not take a cashiers check. I decided I was going to terminate him and told him I wanted his address and I would send him a cashiers check for the balance owed. He texted me back and said his tools were in my backyard and that he wanted to pick them up. I replied to him I did not agree to store his tools on my property and to come and pick them up on the sidewalk in front of my house. He pulled up and started yelling at me. He then tried to jump over my locked fence. I called 911. When he could get over the fence, he backed up in my driveway and he dumped a lot of debris from my yard and left it all in my driveway. It was a lot of debris and I could not get my car out of the driveway now. He then texted me and said I could pay him $1500 with a cashiers check or he would put a lien on my house. The police came out and saw the debris and contacted him. (The officer's name was John Lindsey and his badge number is 1284. The event number is 21AN3892.) They told him he needed to move the debris out of my driveway. He said he would not do that until I paid him the $1500.00 first. I will be paying the amount anyway because I don't want to further damage in my house. I cost another $480 for another company to cleaned up the spoilage for what he done."

Cynthia C on April 2021

Bobcat services include leveling, loading, trenching, gravel driveways, lawn tear outs, hauling, clean ups, pond digs, and more. Landscape services also include full sprinkler and sod installation.

"He wanted me to pay him cash up front. I gave him $2000.00 but would not give him the balance of the $1500.00 until the work was done. He refused to give me a receipt for the $2000.00. We also discussed him putting in a fence in my backyard and he quoted me $6000.00 FOR THAT. His worker came back to finish things and was pretty much done but the sprinkler system needed to be turned back on and seed needed to be put out on the lawn as well. I called Tom because his worker did not know how to do that. Tom said he would come out in a couple of days and I said I wanted him to come out sooner. I wanted him to finish it so I could get him paid. I then started thinking about the fence and I decided I did not want him to do that work for cash and he would not take a cashiers check. I decided I was going to terminate him and told him I wanted his address and I would send him a cashiers check for the balance owed. He texted me back and said his tools were in my backyard and that he wanted to pick them up. I replied to him I did not agree to store his tools on my property and to come and pick them up on the sidewalk in front of my house. He pulled up and started yelling at me. He then tried to jump over my locked fence. I called 911. When he could get over the fence, he backed up in my driveway and he dumped a lot of debris from my yard and left it all in my driveway. It was a lot of debris and I could not get my car out of the driveway now. He then texted me and said I could pay him $1500 with a cashiers check or he would put a lien on my house. The police came out and saw the debris and contacted him. (The officer's name was John Lindsey and his badge number is 1284. The event number is 21AN3892.) They told him he needed to move the debris out of my driveway. He said he would not do that until I paid him the $1500.00 first. I will be paying the amount anyway because I don't want to further damage in my house. I cost another $480 for another company to cleaned up the spoilage for what he done."

Cynthia C on April 2021

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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Excavating questions, answered by experts

Tree experts don’t advise against digging through tree roots, but instead encourage caution and consultation with a local arborist to make sure you don’t damage the tree’s structure or interrupt its water or nutrient intake. An arborist can recommend specific practices when digging and help prune the roots or dig a trench for utilities with a tool that can remove soil without touching the tree’s roots.

A crawl space can be as little as 42 inches below the grade of your house, but this is not always recommended in flood-prone areas. At a minimum, there must be at least 16 inches of clearance between the ground and the floor joists to access the space in an emergency.

The best way to protect tree roots is to avoid the roots entirely by excavating outside the root radius of the tree. For nearby projects, it’s a good idea to construct a temporary retaining wall. But that’s not always possible, depending on the project and the root system. In these cases, consider using alternative equipment like an auger to tunnel under the ground.

Remember, tree roots can damage nearby cement foundations as they grow. If a tree is close enough to interfere with large excavations, it may be better to remove the tree than risk future problems.

Prior to excavation, you should prepare the dig site and call 311 before you sign anything.

To get your site ready for excavation, you should move anything in the area that isn’t affixed to the land. You can save money on the excavation by removing hardscaping, including walkways, decks, concrete patios, and paver patios.

Before you carry out any digging, you should call 311 to confirm that there are no utility lines running through your excavation site. Skipping this step could lead to severe injury and property damage if your excavator hits a water, sewage, or gas line.

It all depends on the scope of the project. A trencher can certainly save time and energy, but you might not need to dig that deep in the first place. Aside from the depth of the trench, the quality of the soil matters. If it’s light, soft soil, you might try a shovel first. However, if the soil is rocky and hard or there are obstructions in it, like tree roots, a machine trencher might be the better option.

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