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Mile Zero Painting and Plus, LLC
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Landscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Key West, FL and surrounding areas

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In business since 2019

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"Gleidson sent many pictures and videos of the progress of the roof work he was doing. Never had any contractor do so much to keep me informed of the progress of the work."
Deck Refinish
Deck Refinish
Deck Refinish
Deck Refinish
Refinish Hardwood Floor

+141

Response time7 hrs
4 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Casper Concrete LLC
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Excavation - Major Grading or ReslopingExcavation - Major Grading or Resloping - For BusinessLandscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Key West, FL and surrounding areas

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In business since 2021

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"Casper concrete did an amazing job on my front driveway and my front porch. The value of my property went up significantly. Due to the addition of my new beautiful driveway. They came in on time and finished it on time. Never had any problems with this company or its workers. I am very pleased with thier hard work. I would recommend Casper concrete to anyone in need of a new driveway or any concrete job needed done. Also their prices were very fair. ð"
Concrete
Concrete
Concrete
Concrete
Concrete

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Response time2 hrs
Response rate100%
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Excavating questions, answered by experts

No, a ditch isn’t a trench. A ditch is an open, relatively shallow channel that’s carved out of the ground and used for drainage purposes. In contrast, a trench is a deeper excavation that’s entirely underground. Trenches have many uses, including gas lines, sewage systems, and electrical wiring. Unlike trenches, ditches don’t get filled back in with dirt after they’re dug.

Trenching is a specific kind of digging. Trenching means digging a depression in the earth that’s deeper than it is wide, often with heavy machinery. Digging refers to any kind of removal of earth in order to create a human-made depression, hole, or cut in the earth’s surface. You can dig with big tools or even with just a hand shovel.

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.

Trenching and boring are two distinct methods for installing underground utilities. Trenching involves digging a channel using equipment like an excavator, trencher, backhoe, or shovel. While it is a simpler process, it causes significant disruption to the surface, landscaping, and surrounding ecosystems.

Boring, also known as directional boring, is a less invasive alternative that uses a drill to create a tunnel for utility lines without disturbing the surface. This method is more precise and is ideal for installations that need to go underneath buildings, roads, or bodies of water. Although boring is less disruptive, it is generally more expensive than trenching.

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.

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