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Top-Rated Excavation pros in Watkins - Updated Nov 2026

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The Handy Squad
5.0(
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Landscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Watkins, CO and surrounding areas

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Free estimates

Emergency services offered

Warranties offered

The Handy Squad is a team of professionals with different kinds of skills ready to solution many Handyman necessities in home or office; We have experience in many projects of different areas, fixing, repairing, changing or just giving adjustments.\n\nOur experience working in Schools, Homes, Offices, Buildings and more gave us the purpose to offer maintenance services at more places, to help at our community with handyman services.\n\n¡We trust in the good service as a key and that's our plan!

Furniture
Furniture
Furniture
Furniture
Furniture

+7

9 neighbors recently requested a quote
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Elevated Contracting LLC
4.6(
8
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Landscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Watkins, CO and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2020

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Drew and the Elevated team were beyond professional. From the initial on-site meeting, to the bid, to the completion of our beautiful deck. We didnâ t have plans but Drew was able to guide us to choose from materials and design an elegant custom deck for us. Knowledgeable, reliable, and detailed oriented, Elevated Contracting will definitely be our go to for any future home improvement projects! Highly recommend Drew and his team. Thank you again guys!"
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Trex Pro
Trex Pro
Trex Pro
Trex Pro

+127

Response time1 day
Recommended by66%of homeowners
TJ excavating
New to Angi
Building Site - Preparation and ClearingBuilding Site - Preparation and Clearing - For BusinessExcavation - Major Grading or Resloping+1 more

Serving Watkins, CO and surrounding areas

Approved

A local and family owned business, with over 10 years under out belt. We strive to offer our best work the first time, with clean and professional work, every time! We have done mainly residential excavation, with backfill and final grading. Have done retaining walls, leveled driveways, and all dirt or land needs!

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Excavating FAQs, answered by experts

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 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.

Most states do not require excavation companies to hold specific licenses, but many require at least a contractor’s license. Additionally, heavy equipment operators require a special commercial equipment license to operate machinery required for excavation. You can use Angi’s contractor licensing tool to confirm that an excavation company you’re considering hiring is fully licensed. You should also make sure that the excavation team is fully insured before allowing them to work on your property.

Above ground pools are not buried in the ground. Typically, above ground pools are semi-permanent. One reason they’re more affordable is that you don’t have to dig for an inground pool and pour concrete or another material. However, you can choose to install a semi inground pool, which is a hybrid between the two.

If you don’t wish to dig it out and convert it into a finished basement, you can still encapsulate your crawl space to protect it from damage for an average cost of $5,500. Finishing a crawl space beyond this isn’t really worthwhile, as the low ceilings mean you won’t be able to use the area as living space.

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