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*The Angi rating for Excavation companies in North Star, DE is a rating based on verified reviews from our community of homeowners who have used these pros to meet their Excavation needs.

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Avatar for Delaware Plumbing Professionals

Delaware Plumbing Professionals

4.66(
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Delaware Plumbing Professionals

4.66(
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Customers say: Super punctual
Recommended by 91% of Angi customers
Recommended by 91% of HomeAdvisor customers
408 local quotes requested

We take great pride in being family owned and operated. Our mission is to provide our customers with exceptional service while delivering top-notch quality. Our reputation is based on the service and quality we provide, as well as the safety of our customers and their homes. We strive for transparency throughout your entire experience with our company and as well, promise to be upfront and honest. We treat your home like our home. Call us today for Better Service, Better Price, Better Value!

"They did a great job, although a little expense despite the fact that I had already bought the new faucet."

Lisa Z on April 2025

We take great pride in being family owned and operated. Our mission is to provide our customers with exceptional service while delivering top-notch quality. Our reputation is based on the service and quality we provide, as well as the safety of our customers and their homes. We strive for transparency throughout your entire experience with our company and as well, promise to be upfront and honest. We treat your home like our home. Call us today for Better Service, Better Price, Better Value!

"They did a great job, although a little expense despite the fact that I had already bought the new faucet."

Lisa Z on April 2025

Joe's All Around Service

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Joe's All Around Service

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4 years of experience
Free onsite estimate

Joe's All Around Service 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.

Joe's All Around Service 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.

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Greenstone Gardens

4.95(
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Greenstone Gardens

4.95(
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Super Service Award
Customers say: Quick response
73 local quotes requested
20 years of experience

Greenstone Gardens is a locally owned and operated family business. We have over 30 years of experience and we come highly recommended. When you call us, expect nothing but the best service! We specialize in Hardscaping, and landscape design. We are an E.P. Henry authorized contractor, and ICPI certified . Call us today for a quote!

"Awesome job. Nice clean up. Professional. "

Elizabeth L on July 2025

Greenstone Gardens is a locally owned and operated family business. We have over 30 years of experience and we come highly recommended. When you call us, expect nothing but the best service! We specialize in Hardscaping, and landscape design. We are an E.P. Henry authorized contractor, and ICPI certified . Call us today for a quote!

"Awesome job. Nice clean up. Professional. "

Elizabeth L on July 2025

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Hustle Construction

4.86(
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Hustle Construction

4.86(
14
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Customers say: Quality work
Recommended by 92% of Angi customers
Recommended by 92% of HomeAdvisor customers
79 local quotes requested

Welcome to Hustle Construction where we pride ourselves on our customer service and professional work. In business since 1985 with years of experience. We Do not offer dumpster services, just discarding of items. We have a MINIMUM of $250 for all services. Give us a call today and we will be happy to give you a free estimate!

"I hired Hustle Construction to help clean up my mom and dad’s property that had years of rocks, bricks, railroad ties, cinderblocks, and other debris piled up. I put an RFP on Angi, and Chris from Hustle responded quickly with a really fair bid. He kept in touch, showed up when he said he would, and brought his crew who worked super hard. They knocked the job out of the park! Honestly, I think the cleanup was a bit bigger than they expected, but Chris stuck to his price, which I really appreciated. I even gave them a little extra tip because they worked like a bunch of oxen. All in all, I’m very happy with how everything turned out. I’d gladly hire Hustle Construction again and definitely recommend them to anyone who needs honest, hardworking folks to get the job done right."

Michael F on August 2025

Welcome to Hustle Construction where we pride ourselves on our customer service and professional work. In business since 1985 with years of experience. We Do not offer dumpster services, just discarding of items. We have a MINIMUM of $250 for all services. Give us a call today and we will be happy to give you a free estimate!

"I hired Hustle Construction to help clean up my mom and dad’s property that had years of rocks, bricks, railroad ties, cinderblocks, and other debris piled up. I put an RFP on Angi, and Chris from Hustle responded quickly with a really fair bid. He kept in touch, showed up when he said he would, and brought his crew who worked super hard. They knocked the job out of the park! Honestly, I think the cleanup was a bit bigger than they expected, but Chris stuck to his price, which I really appreciated. I even gave them a little extra tip because they worked like a bunch of oxen. All in all, I’m very happy with how everything turned out. I’d gladly hire Hustle Construction again and definitely recommend them to anyone who needs honest, hardworking folks to get the job done right."

Michael F on August 2025

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Brandywine Tree & Shrub

4.98(
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Brandywine Tree & Shrub

4.98(
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Customers say: Quality work
Recommended by 97% of Angi customers
Recommended by 97% of HomeAdvisor customers
67 local quotes requested

The expert team with cutting edge equipment makes Brandywine Tree & Shrub your best resource for affordable tree removal and maintenance.

"Smooth removal of very large trees. Closed the street and used cherry picker to take the top out without damaging other trees. Great customer service."

Mary M on August 2020

The expert team with cutting edge equipment makes Brandywine Tree & Shrub your best resource for affordable tree removal and maintenance.

"Smooth removal of very large trees. Closed the street and used cherry picker to take the top out without damaging other trees. Great customer service."

Mary M on August 2020

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Bear Mountain Landworks

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Bear Mountain Landworks

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1 years of experience

Bear Mountain LandWorks is a veteran-owned excavation and land management company based in Milton, Delaware. Committed to delivering top-notch services with precision and integrity. Specializing in grading, demolition, excavation, drainage, and land clearing. We also offer full spectrum building of your new custom home, bringing years of residential building industry expertise to every project. What sets Bear Mountain LandWorks apart is our client-centered approach, ensuring personalized solutions tailored to your specific needs. Our team works with efficiency, using the latest equipment to complete jobs on time and within budget, while maintaining the highest safety and quality standards. We are also committed to eco-conscious practices, reducing environmental impact while maximizing the functionality and aesthetic appeal of your property. As a veteran-owned business, we take pride in our strong work ethic, attention to detail, and dedication to serving our community with the same honor and discipline we brought to our military service. Bear Mountain LandWorks is more than just a contractor; we’re your partner in turning your land into the foundation for future success. From comprehensive land clearing and precise grading to junk removal and site preparation, we’re here to transform your vision into reality. Choose Bear Mountain LandWorks for results that stand the test of time.

Bear Mountain LandWorks is a veteran-owned excavation and land management company based in Milton, Delaware. Committed to delivering top-notch services with precision and integrity. Specializing in grading, demolition, excavation, drainage, and land clearing. We also offer full spectrum building of your new custom home, bringing years of residential building industry expertise to every project. What sets Bear Mountain LandWorks apart is our client-centered approach, ensuring personalized solutions tailored to your specific needs. Our team works with efficiency, using the latest equipment to complete jobs on time and within budget, while maintaining the highest safety and quality standards. We are also committed to eco-conscious practices, reducing environmental impact while maximizing the functionality and aesthetic appeal of your property. As a veteran-owned business, we take pride in our strong work ethic, attention to detail, and dedication to serving our community with the same honor and discipline we brought to our military service. Bear Mountain LandWorks is more than just a contractor; we’re your partner in turning your land into the foundation for future success. From comprehensive land clearing and precise grading to junk removal and site preparation, we’re here to transform your vision into reality. Choose Bear Mountain LandWorks for results that stand the test of time.

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ACS excavating and grading

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ACS excavating and grading

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We are ACS Excavating and Grading, serving the PA,DE,MD areas we do everything from small residential jobs to commercial site work, weather you need some grading done around your property or a new storm water management system or even demolition! we have you covered!

We are ACS Excavating and Grading, serving the PA,DE,MD areas we do everything from small residential jobs to commercial site work, weather you need some grading done around your property or a new storm water management system or even demolition! we have you covered!

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Palmer Enterprises LLC

4.00(
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Palmer Enterprises LLC

4.00(
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Customers say: Quick response
Free onsite estimate

We are a family owned company that is interested in making your visions a reality, no job is to big or to small. Things we offer: -Excavation, grading, trenching, etc. -Demolition, houses, barns, concrete, etc . -Landscaping, hardscaping, tree work, retaining walls etc. -Junk removal, Cars, house clean outs, property cleanups, etc.

"Overall they over promised and under delivered. The job was to grade my front yard and add a concrete step. The absolute minimal grading was completed, and the concrete was poured in the rain making the finish rough and dirty and the concrete leaked into the driveway. Had to contact multiple times to get the tent removed and concrete cleaned up. I do appreciate the grass that was put down. Definitely a little disappointed that the minimum was done. Wish I had only paid half up front so they would have come back quicker to complete the job."

Sue F on May 2024

We are a family owned company that is interested in making your visions a reality, no job is to big or to small. Things we offer: -Excavation, grading, trenching, etc. -Demolition, houses, barns, concrete, etc . -Landscaping, hardscaping, tree work, retaining walls etc. -Junk removal, Cars, house clean outs, property cleanups, etc.

"Overall they over promised and under delivered. The job was to grade my front yard and add a concrete step. The absolute minimal grading was completed, and the concrete was poured in the rain making the finish rough and dirty and the concrete leaked into the driveway. Had to contact multiple times to get the tent removed and concrete cleaned up. I do appreciate the grass that was put down. Definitely a little disappointed that the minimum was done. Wish I had only paid half up front so they would have come back quicker to complete the job."

Sue F on May 2024

Rons custom landscaping and hardscaping

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Rons custom landscaping and hardscaping

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Hi me and my crews are very good at what we do and how we do it. We love are work and so would you. What make are work better then others is that we do are work with proud honesty integrity we dont cut corners and throughout the project we like to keep our area clean nice and neat and we meet all deadlines. When we use are equipment, we dont tear your yard up we take the proper steps in place of boards to run it across so we dont tear up the yard and we try to keep great relationships with all our customers.

Hi me and my crews are very good at what we do and how we do it. We love are work and so would you. What make are work better then others is that we do are work with proud honesty integrity we dont cut corners and throughout the project we like to keep our area clean nice and neat and we meet all deadlines. When we use are equipment, we dont tear your yard up we take the proper steps in place of boards to run it across so we dont tear up the yard and we try to keep great relationships with all our customers.

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Excavating questions, answered by experts

You can bury underground electrical wire six inches deep—but only if you use a rigid metal electrical conduit. For rigid, non-metallic conduits, bury the wire at least 12 inches deep. If using an underground feeder cable rated for direct burial, you'll need to place it at least 18 inches deep, as it has no conduit for extra protection.

You should dig 3 to 6 inches deep for plastic edging. Dig as wide as you need to fit your plastic edging into it—2 inches is usually sufficient.

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.

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.

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.

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