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Mike's Home Improvement

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Mike's Home Improvement

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Super Service Award
Customers say: Quality work
Recommended by 92% of Angi customers
Recommended by 92% of HomeAdvisor customers
105 local quotes requested

We specialize in all phases of remodeling for your home, business, bathrooms, kitchens, finishing basements, and more! 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! Check out all the services we offer below and call -or- click to schedule a free estimate today!

"Easy to work with, got the job done in a timely manner with quality work"

Mitch B on October 2025

We specialize in all phases of remodeling for your home, business, bathrooms, kitchens, finishing basements, and more! 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! Check out all the services we offer below and call -or- click to schedule a free estimate today!

"Easy to work with, got the job done in a timely manner with quality work"

Mitch B on October 2025

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Humbles grading

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Humbles grading

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We are a family owned company that specializes in all types of grading. We have over 33 years of experience in this skilled field. At Humbles Grading we treat our customers like family, take pride in working with homeowners and builders to offer our creative services. We here at Humbles Grading wash all of our equipment before we start a new job to prevent the transfer of weeds and unwanted deposits. At Humbles Grading we specialize in house pads, building pads, driveways, parking lots, roads, lot cleaning, fire line clearing and trails. We have done work all over the United States, Canada and Hawaii. Moreover; we push our selves to give you our best quality workmanship that you deserve.

We are a family owned company that specializes in all types of grading. We have over 33 years of experience in this skilled field. At Humbles Grading we treat our customers like family, take pride in working with homeowners and builders to offer our creative services. We here at Humbles Grading wash all of our equipment before we start a new job to prevent the transfer of weeds and unwanted deposits. At Humbles Grading we specialize in house pads, building pads, driveways, parking lots, roads, lot cleaning, fire line clearing and trails. We have done work all over the United States, Canada and Hawaii. Moreover; we push our selves to give you our best quality workmanship that you deserve.

Ryan Lucchetti Earth Works

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Ryan Lucchetti Earth Works

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Ryan Lucchetti Earth Works is a well known excavating contractor in the Ukiah, CA area. Call (707) 391-4634 and get quality beyond your expectations! Talmage, CA Upper Lake, CA Willits, CA Brooktrails, CA Hopland, CA; Excavation Company, Excavation Service, Excavating, Professional Excavation Company, Local Excavation Company, Affordable Excavation Contractor, Professional Excavating Company, Local Excavating Company, Affordable Excavating Contractor, Trucking Company.

Ryan Lucchetti Earth Works is a well known excavating contractor in the Ukiah, CA area. Call (707) 391-4634 and get quality beyond your expectations! Talmage, CA Upper Lake, CA Willits, CA Brooktrails, CA Hopland, CA; Excavation Company, Excavation Service, Excavating, Professional Excavation Company, Local Excavation Company, Affordable Excavation Contractor, Professional Excavating Company, Local Excavating Company, Affordable Excavating Contractor, Trucking Company.

Ethan Rose Construction

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Ethan Rose Construction

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26 years of experience

Licensed General Contractor in business for over 15 years. We focus on quality work and customer satisfaction. We also offer free evaluations and estimates for your projects. We also work as subcontractors for larger projects

Licensed General Contractor in business for over 15 years. We focus on quality work and customer satisfaction. We also offer free evaluations and estimates for your projects. We also work as subcontractors for larger projects

Blake Pipeline

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Blake Pipeline

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25 years of experience

Pipeline video service with comprehensive evaluation and report, Utility locate service, water leak detection, thermal imaging. all video work includes dvd or flash copy for your records or for public municipalities. Written report in invoice.

Pipeline video service with comprehensive evaluation and report, Utility locate service, water leak detection, thermal imaging. all video work includes dvd or flash copy for your records or for public municipalities. Written report in invoice.

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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Johnson Excavation

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Johnson Excavation

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61 years of experience

Johnson Excavation has been the leading excvating contractor in the Santa Ynez, CA area since founded. We are a full service excavation company with many long established customer relationships. We offer a strong base of technical expertise along with uncompromising quality of service and competitive prices. We are experienced in both commercial and residential excavation work and have the equipment and materials to get the job done right the first time. Call today!

Johnson Excavation has been the leading excvating contractor in the Santa Ynez, CA area since founded. We are a full service excavation company with many long established customer relationships. We offer a strong base of technical expertise along with uncompromising quality of service and competitive prices. We are experienced in both commercial and residential excavation work and have the equipment and materials to get the job done right the first time. Call today!

Tommy Treehouse

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Tommy Treehouse

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11 years of experience

I have been building in the trees for roughly 5 years now and it is amazing what you see in the canopy of a massive tree everyone should have a treehouse or a tree gym or both from house to play house we can do it.

I have been building in the trees for roughly 5 years now and it is amazing what you see in the canopy of a massive tree everyone should have a treehouse or a tree gym or both from house to play house we can do it.

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Excavating questions, answered by experts

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.

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.

The rules for trenching and excavation include setting up and following safety protocols, learning how to use tools and machines properly, and ensuring there is a safe exit for all workers. Keep heavy equipment and materials away from the edge of the hole or trench. Call the 811 dig line before starting any excavation or trenching project to ensure you don’t hit any electrical or gas lines.

A perc test takes an average of around two hours, but it can range from one hour up to around six hours. Perc tests that require wider or deeper holes and those that require multiple holes dug throughout your property will take longer because there’s more excavation involved. The actual filling of the hole and monitoring to gauge the rate of percolation should take under an hour per hole.

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.

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