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Hunter and Son Construction, Inc.

4.78(
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Hunter and Son Construction, Inc.

4.78(
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Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers
4 years of experience

HUNTER AND SON CONSTRUCTION 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.

"They were prompt, courteous, very efficeint, and consciousness for future changes we may want to upgrade in electrical lighting."

Hadasah W on January 2023

HUNTER AND SON CONSTRUCTION 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.

"They were prompt, courteous, very efficeint, and consciousness for future changes we may want to upgrade in electrical lighting."

Hadasah W on January 2023

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Big Chunks Plumbing

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Big Chunks Plumbing

5.00(
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•Approved Pro
Super Service Award
Free onsite estimate
Emergency services offered

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

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Redwood Plumbing and Drain Cleaning

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Redwood Plumbing and Drain Cleaning

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

Owner owned and operated company with 15 years of experience. We are a full service plumbing company-no job is too big or to small! Free estimates.

"They had to cut into our buliding, but put it all back together, before they left. There were two other systems that had previously been damaged, the guys fixed these, too."

Bob B on October 2021

Owner owned and operated company with 15 years of experience. We are a full service plumbing company-no job is too big or to small! Free estimates.

"They had to cut into our buliding, but put it all back together, before they left. There were two other systems that had previously been damaged, the guys fixed these, too."

Bob B on October 2021

Will's Rocks

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Will's Rocks

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

If it needs fixing call Will's Rocks (humboldt) Home and ranch repair or development,, roofing ,framing, electrical ,paint ,drywall and plumbing,,concrete foundations for your new building? Is it time to remodel your bath or kitchen or whole house? Tile always looks good. Radiant heat for your floors? Diesel repair, is your generator giving you problems? Do you need a road or ponds ? Do you need a spring developed for water? All heavy equipment qualified operator,when your not sure how to operate it, we are. If you appreciate quality work then please call your one stop shop ,we do it all,,,,references on request, call Will's Rocks

If it needs fixing call Will's Rocks (humboldt) Home and ranch repair or development,, roofing ,framing, electrical ,paint ,drywall and plumbing,,concrete foundations for your new building? Is it time to remodel your bath or kitchen or whole house? Tile always looks good. Radiant heat for your floors? Diesel repair, is your generator giving you problems? Do you need a road or ponds ? Do you need a spring developed for water? All heavy equipment qualified operator,when your not sure how to operate it, we are. If you appreciate quality work then please call your one stop shop ,we do it all,,,,references on request, call Will's Rocks

Van Note Construction

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Van Note Construction

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

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.

Dave's Backhoe Services

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Dave's Backhoe Services

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Free onsite estimate

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

perfectionist construction

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perfectionist construction

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26 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.

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Excavating questions, answered by experts

It takes one hour to dig a 10-foot trench by hand. Use a trenching shovel with a sharp tip and a long head. Plan for more time if your soil is heavy or rocky. Consider renting a trencher if you’re digging a long or deep trench or if you have challenging soil or terrain. 

Excavation is priced in cubic yards, so you’ll need to find the volume of the area in order to calculate costs. Multiply the length, width, and proposed depth of your excavation site, then convert it into yards to get the volume. Multiply this figure by the price per cubic yard.

Most homeowners can measure by hand to get a rough estimate, even if it’s tedious. You may want to pull out a tape measure or use a string to help mark the area.

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.

Excavation and grading are both generally necessary for designing your foundation, and leveling the ground where your foundation will go. These steps can also prepare the area by removing vegetation and anything else that could interfere with your home’s foundation.

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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