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Nathan Cornelius

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Nathan Cornelius

5.00(
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Free onsite estimate

We're a locally owned and operated company that values honesty and integrity in all aspects of our business. We offer a variety of services that are customizable to each individual project. We pride ourselves on the quality of our work as well as our commitment to outstanding results. We look forward to building lasting relationships with our clients and guarantee your satisfaction! We offer earthwork, excavation, grading, land clearing, haul off demolition, yard clean up/trash removal, and tree services.

"Nathan graded our rain gouged driveway and made it perfectly drivable again. He was fast and professional."

Joseph H on September 2025

We're a locally owned and operated company that values honesty and integrity in all aspects of our business. We offer a variety of services that are customizable to each individual project. We pride ourselves on the quality of our work as well as our commitment to outstanding results. We look forward to building lasting relationships with our clients and guarantee your satisfaction! We offer earthwork, excavation, grading, land clearing, haul off demolition, yard clean up/trash removal, and tree services.

"Nathan graded our rain gouged driveway and made it perfectly drivable again. He was fast and professional."

Joseph H on September 2025

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JP Excavations and Innovations, LLC

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JP Excavations and Innovations, LLC

5.00(
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Super Service Award
Free onsite estimate
Emergency services offered

JP Excavations and Innovations 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 customer's interests, and make their concerns the basis of our business.

"Jonathan help us prepare for two new out buildings. He was timely friendly and had a high quality of work output."

_ W on February 2025

JP Excavations and Innovations 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 customer's interests, and make their concerns the basis of our business.

"Jonathan help us prepare for two new out buildings. He was timely friendly and had a high quality of work output."

_ W on February 2025

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Holmes Excavation & Concrete

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Holmes Excavation & Concrete

5.00(
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•Approved Pro
1 years of experience

We’re a locally owned and operated company that values honesty and integrity in all aspects of our business. We offer a variety of excavation services that are customizable to each individual project. We pride ourselves on the quality of our work as well as our commitment to outstanding results. We look forward to building lasting relationships with our clients and guarantee your satisfaction!

"Very knowledgeable and helpful group"

Brett M on November 2025

We’re a locally owned and operated company that values honesty and integrity in all aspects of our business. We offer a variety of excavation services that are customizable to each individual project. We pride ourselves on the quality of our work as well as our commitment to outstanding results. We look forward to building lasting relationships with our clients and guarantee your satisfaction!

"Very knowledgeable and helpful group"

Brett M on November 2025

Skyline Excavation

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Skyline Excavation

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9 years of experience
Free onsite estimate

With 20 years of experience, we offer only the best in quality workmanship and professional courtesy. We specialize in land clearing, excavating, building site prep, septic systems and more!! We are committed quality work and outstanding results. We look forward to working with you! Call today!

With 20 years of experience, we offer only the best in quality workmanship and professional courtesy. We specialize in land clearing, excavating, building site prep, septic systems and more!! We are committed quality work and outstanding results. We look forward to working with you! Call today!

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Highrise Environmental Services

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Highrise Environmental Services

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

Highrise Environmental Services is a professional tree care and maintenance company that can help you achieve beautiful and sustainable healthy trees that are an asset to your property. We believe in providing quality services to our customers no matter what size their project is. Trees can be a hidden liability and ultimately cost property owners more than what they bargained for, especially if the damage was caused by dead, rotting or poorly maintained trees. Don't wait until it is too late to see the importance. Our current service areas are Rio Blanco and Moffat Counties. Call us for a quote today; our professionals at Highrise Environmental Services are ready to assist you with all your tree care needs. CUSTOMERS: RESIDENTIAL / COMMERCIAL / AGRICULTURAL / INDUSTRIAL / GOVERNMENT

"It was good, they did a good job. The guys were very meticulous as well as the foreman and superintendent. I just enjoyed working with the guys. They came in on budget and on schedule."

Del F on February 2022

Highrise Environmental Services is a professional tree care and maintenance company that can help you achieve beautiful and sustainable healthy trees that are an asset to your property. We believe in providing quality services to our customers no matter what size their project is. Trees can be a hidden liability and ultimately cost property owners more than what they bargained for, especially if the damage was caused by dead, rotting or poorly maintained trees. Don't wait until it is too late to see the importance. Our current service areas are Rio Blanco and Moffat Counties. Call us for a quote today; our professionals at Highrise Environmental Services are ready to assist you with all your tree care needs. CUSTOMERS: RESIDENTIAL / COMMERCIAL / AGRICULTURAL / INDUSTRIAL / GOVERNMENT

"It was good, they did a good job. The guys were very meticulous as well as the foreman and superintendent. I just enjoyed working with the guys. They came in on budget and on schedule."

Del F on February 2022

Earth Art Landscape Excavation

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Earth Art Landscape Excavation

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

Earth Art Landscape Excavation, provides the highest quality of service for every type of excavation and landscaping project we take on. We give that promise and back it up with the testimony of almost 15 years worth of satisfied clients and customers. We bring exceptional service and design to every landscaping and hardscaping project. Our team is efficient, dependable and reliable. Most importantly, our team is very thorough and our services are priced extremely competitively.

Earth Art Landscape Excavation, provides the highest quality of service for every type of excavation and landscaping project we take on. We give that promise and back it up with the testimony of almost 15 years worth of satisfied clients and customers. We bring exceptional service and design to every landscaping and hardscaping project. Our team is efficient, dependable and reliable. Most importantly, our team is very thorough and our services are priced extremely competitively.

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Turf Master Sod Farm

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Turf Master Sod Farm

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53 years of experience

Turf Master Sod Farm is a family owned and operated Sod production business with locations in Colorado and Wyoming. We take pride in offering you a wide variety of Low water use specialty grasses as well as bluegrass and fescues. Turf Master is especially proud of the custom blends we’ve created to thrive in our harsh, arid climate. We are honored to have served both residential and commercial clients in Colorado, Wyoming, western Nebraska, eastern Utah, southern Montana and the Dakotas for over 40 years and look forward to continuing to serve our community by providing high quality, environmentally friendly sod for generations to come. Wyoming Location: 324 Ayers Rd. Wheatland, WY 82201; (866) 493-8311

"The services, from the sales rep Frank, (who cussed in front of my 3 year old, failed to respond to messages and walked off the job), to the unresponsive management and unreturned phone calls after an incomplete job leaves us without thousands of dollars and a horrible looking lawn. They did not finish the job nor offer to remediate, only stating we were “confrontational” after asking what they would do to fix the problems. Even if that was true (which it is not), the job we paid for is still not completed, confrontations or not, and that is what we paid for. New sod, not their opinions on how we handles our unhappiness with their lack of professionalism. They left an unfinished job with 100% of our money up front. They even broke our fence! Take it from us, do not do business with anyone who asks for all up front if the job isn’t complete. Sod was left out in sun on a pallet in 100 degree heat for 5+ hours dying before it was started to be installed, the ground was not properly prepped, and weeds and grass are now growing from underneath the new sod laid. They laid the sod in the wrong places. They left a mess, were unprofessional, disrespectful, and sadly did not operate in a Christian manner. We are having another local landscaper have to fix the problems, and they are shocked at the way our lawn was left by this company. Save your money and do business elsewhere. I guess turf masters does not care to help their customers. BBB will hear from us, as will Secretary of State and beyond. We are just shocked this is the way they operate."

Rachel D on August 2022

Turf Master Sod Farm is a family owned and operated Sod production business with locations in Colorado and Wyoming. We take pride in offering you a wide variety of Low water use specialty grasses as well as bluegrass and fescues. Turf Master is especially proud of the custom blends we’ve created to thrive in our harsh, arid climate. We are honored to have served both residential and commercial clients in Colorado, Wyoming, western Nebraska, eastern Utah, southern Montana and the Dakotas for over 40 years and look forward to continuing to serve our community by providing high quality, environmentally friendly sod for generations to come. Wyoming Location: 324 Ayers Rd. Wheatland, WY 82201; (866) 493-8311

"The services, from the sales rep Frank, (who cussed in front of my 3 year old, failed to respond to messages and walked off the job), to the unresponsive management and unreturned phone calls after an incomplete job leaves us without thousands of dollars and a horrible looking lawn. They did not finish the job nor offer to remediate, only stating we were “confrontational” after asking what they would do to fix the problems. Even if that was true (which it is not), the job we paid for is still not completed, confrontations or not, and that is what we paid for. New sod, not their opinions on how we handles our unhappiness with their lack of professionalism. They left an unfinished job with 100% of our money up front. They even broke our fence! Take it from us, do not do business with anyone who asks for all up front if the job isn’t complete. Sod was left out in sun on a pallet in 100 degree heat for 5+ hours dying before it was started to be installed, the ground was not properly prepped, and weeds and grass are now growing from underneath the new sod laid. They laid the sod in the wrong places. They left a mess, were unprofessional, disrespectful, and sadly did not operate in a Christian manner. We are having another local landscaper have to fix the problems, and they are shocked at the way our lawn was left by this company. Save your money and do business elsewhere. I guess turf masters does not care to help their customers. BBB will hear from us, as will Secretary of State and beyond. We are just shocked this is the way they operate."

Rachel D on August 2022

FATHER & SON EXCAVATING INC

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FATHER & SON EXCAVATING INC

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

Father and Son Excavators offer residential and commercial excavation. We also do Masonry and concrete contracting. Call us for Foundation Repair, Irrigation Ditches, Sewer, Water and Septic tanks. We can help you out with your retaining walls too. If you need something big moved, we offer wrecking services also. Give us a call today for a quote or to set up a consultation.

Father and Son Excavators offer residential and commercial excavation. We also do Masonry and concrete contracting. Call us for Foundation Repair, Irrigation Ditches, Sewer, Water and Septic tanks. We can help you out with your retaining walls too. If you need something big moved, we offer wrecking services also. Give us a call today for a quote or to set up a consultation.

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Excavating questions, answered by experts

In the United States, a depth of 36 inches (three feet) for underground water lines is the accepted industry standard. This depth varies from location to location based on local conditions. In areas with colder winters, they may be buried deeper to prevent frozen well water pipes : This is usually at least six inches below the frost level. The International Plumbing Code calls for a minimum of 12 inches below grade.

A walk-behind trencher can cut through roots as long as they’re not too thick, making a project much easier than digging with a shovel and other hand tools. Assess your terrain and the number of trees in the surrounding area to determine if a walk-behind trencher will ease the job. Digging a trench by hand is much more time-consuming and labor-intensive. 

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.

A joint utility trench, or joint trench, is a long, buried ditch on a property that contains two or more utility lines rather than running the lines in multiple trenches. Some utilities, like gas and electric or electric and communication lines, are better suited to joint trenching, while others, like water and sewer, are not allowed to be in the same trench.

Most residential basements are 8 to 10 feet deep. You can dig deeper depending on building codes, but it does become more difficult. You’ll likely need to install stronger foundation walls and additional supports to handle the increased load. Depending on the water table, you may also need a water management system. Clay soil can support a deeper foundation than sandy soil. A structural engineer will be able to tell you the maximum, feasible depth.

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