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Welch Excavating and Hauling
4.3(
8
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Building Site - Preparation and ClearingExcavation - Major Grading or ReslopingLandscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Clayton, GA and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2000

Customers say: Quality work

"He has been super! Wesley did some yard grading work for me. He is the single best grader I have worked with. He saved my project from some below average graders that had started the work before him. He is to dirt as Picasso is to paint. He is dependable and a pleasure to work with!"
Response time2 days
1 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by83%of homeowners
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Belchers Earth Shaping
4.5(
20
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Building Site - Preparation and ClearingExcavation - Major Grading or Resloping

Serving Clayton, GA and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2015

Free estimates

Customers say: Quick response

"Shawn is very detail oriented and great to work with"
Excavation
Mini excavator landscaping , septic systems
Lake kewee
Lake kewee
Lake kewee

+10

Response time1 day
2 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by88%of homeowners
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Flores Innovation Services LLC
5.0(
4
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Landscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Clayton, GA and surrounding areas

Approved

Super Service Award Winner

In business since 2024

Free estimates

Small jobs welcome

"Charlie and his crew solved a landscape drainage problem for me. They were able to complete the job quickly and at a very fair price. I am happy with the results and would recommend them"
Hardscaping
Hardscaping
Hardscaping
Hardscaping
Hardscaping

+13

Response time1 day
Response rate91%
4 neighbors recently requested a quote
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Reid Construction
3.1(
14
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Building Site - Preparation and ClearingBuilding Site - Preparation and Clearing - For BusinessExcavation - Major Grading or Resloping+2 more

Serving Clayton, GA and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2010

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"Honest, dependable, hard working and talented crew. Highly recommend Marvin Reid and his workers. We did a renovation in Highlands, NC and could not be more pleased with the outcome."
pool dig
pool
pool dig
pool
pool

+23

Response time50 mins
Response rate100%
Recommended by87%of homeowners
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North Georgia Home,Land,and Water Solutions LLC
5.0(
3
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Excavation - Major Grading or ReslopingLandscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Clayton, GA and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2020

Free estimates

Warranties offered

"Donovan and his crew were a pleasure to work with. They did a great job adding some decorative drainage rock around our driveway to keep the asphalt from deteriorating, and some river rocks around our garden beds. Give them a shout if you’re in the area looking for a good company."
Powerwashing
Lawn Care & Clearing
Lawn Care & Clearing
Lawn Care & Clearing
Lawn Care & Clearing

+15

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HC Construction & Grading
3.0(
69
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Building Site - Preparation and ClearingExcavation - Major Grading or ReslopingLandscape - Minor Grading or Resloping+2 more

Serving Clayton, GA and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2004

Free estimates

Offers commercial services

"Great to deal with this company."
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Blairsville
Hiawassee GA
Blairsville
Hiawassee GA

+447

Response time3 days
63 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by85%of homeowners
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Looper Residential Construction Management
5.0(
1
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Landscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Clayton, GA and surrounding areas

Approved

Free estimates

"Noah provided me a quote and was able to come out the next day to take care of my removal. He was perfectly on time, professional, and friendly. I would definitely use his company again for future projects. Thanks!"
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MJE Landscape Solutions, LLC
5.0(
1
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Building Site - Preparation and ClearingBuilding Site - Preparation and Clearing - For Business

Serving Clayton, GA and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2021

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"He was very responsive and professional."
Response time2 days
4 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Excavating questions, answered by experts

As a general rule, the protected area should be about 1½ times as wide as the canopy of the tree’s leaves. This digging measurement can vary by tree species and the age of the tree. Of course, that can be a lot of fencing for larger trees, which is why our first step is about making difficult decisions on which trees to save.

Preparation involves site assessment, clearing debris, grading surfaces, and compacting soil to support stable construction.

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.

Excavations take a few days or up to a few weeks. The time it takes to excavate an area depends on the size of the area, the type of soil, the type of excavator, and even the time of year, since winter can make digging up the ground more difficult.

Professional installers often include a deep layer of crushed gravel under permeable pavers to allow more runoff to soak through into the soil below. Many installations will include multiple layers of gravel, with coarser aggregate at the base and finer aggregate that sits on top of that bottom layer. Above the gravel, you’ll often find coarse sand that helps reduce paver shifting over time. Some permeable paver designs include a water collection system set into the gravel layer to route runoff to a safe area for disposal.

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