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Caves Service LLC

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Caves Service LLC

4.93(
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Super Service Award
Customers say: Quick response
82 local quotes requested
2 years of experience

All your Home Service needs Transform your home with our expert services! Call us today at 319-447-7337 for sparkling results and excellent customer service. Why Choose Caves Services LLC: Quality work Experienced team Customer satisfaction Reliable service Competitive pricing

"Did a great job replacing polymer sand and resealing my concrete paver patio. I had to stay on him about getting the materials I wanted. Polymer sand and sealant weren't what I specified. But he made it right and was delightful to work with. "

Gretchen A on November 2025

All your Home Service needs Transform your home with our expert services! Call us today at 319-447-7337 for sparkling results and excellent customer service. Why Choose Caves Services LLC: Quality work Experienced team Customer satisfaction Reliable service Competitive pricing

"Did a great job replacing polymer sand and resealing my concrete paver patio. I had to stay on him about getting the materials I wanted. Polymer sand and sealant weren't what I specified. But he made it right and was delightful to work with. "

Gretchen A on November 2025


Strabala Grounds Management

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Strabala Grounds Management

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6 years of experience

Small town company with large city capabilities. Specializing in retaining walls and patios. Strabala Grounds Mgmt prides themselves on attention to detail and practical solutions to every landscaping need. With over 15 years of experience Strabala Grounds Mgmt can help bring to life all of your landscaping dreams.

Small town company with large city capabilities. Specializing in retaining walls and patios. Strabala Grounds Mgmt prides themselves on attention to detail and practical solutions to every landscaping need. With over 15 years of experience Strabala Grounds Mgmt can help bring to life all of your landscaping dreams.


Martinez Landscaping

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Martinez Landscaping

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We mainly specialize in mowing, trimming, and mulching. What makes us stand out is that we have had experience all growing up until now meaning we know how to serve you best. The company is owned by two brothers, Kevin and David Martinez. The only workers we have are family related.

We mainly specialize in mowing, trimming, and mulching. What makes us stand out is that we have had experience all growing up until now meaning we know how to serve you best. The company is owned by two brothers, Kevin and David Martinez. The only workers we have are family related.




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Mow and Snow Pros

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Mow and Snow Pros

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

Mow and Snow Pros is one of the Corridor’s leading outdoor service providers. Specializing in Lawn Care, Landscaping and Snow Removal, we have over 15 years of experience and dozens of satisfied residential and commercial customers. We pride ourselves on offering excellent quality service, utilizing newer equipment/leading edge technology and providing crystal clear customer service! We cover the entire Corridor area for all your residential and commercial property service needs – give us a call today and we can help you out!

Mow and Snow Pros is one of the Corridor’s leading outdoor service providers. Specializing in Lawn Care, Landscaping and Snow Removal, we have over 15 years of experience and dozens of satisfied residential and commercial customers. We pride ourselves on offering excellent quality service, utilizing newer equipment/leading edge technology and providing crystal clear customer service! We cover the entire Corridor area for all your residential and commercial property service needs – give us a call today and we can help you out!



Camo Cuts Mowing and Landscaping

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Camo Cuts Mowing and Landscaping

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12 years of experience

We are just a small local business trying to get the word out there about what we do. Our employees are just myself and one of my long time friends, we both have previous experience and decided to branch out on our own. we are fully licensed and insured. our contract includes all the information on how we will be completing your job as well as payment, we also do offer a chance for you to get ten percent taken off your final bill, where if you accept a job with us and while we are in the process of the job or before we begin, if you refer a friend or neighbor and they accept a job with us of $1000 or more we will take ten percent off of your bill!

We are just a small local business trying to get the word out there about what we do. Our employees are just myself and one of my long time friends, we both have previous experience and decided to branch out on our own. we are fully licensed and insured. our contract includes all the information on how we will be completing your job as well as payment, we also do offer a chance for you to get ten percent taken off your final bill, where if you accept a job with us and while we are in the process of the job or before we begin, if you refer a friend or neighbor and they accept a job with us of $1000 or more we will take ten percent off of your bill!



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Mulch and Topsoil questions, answered by experts

Yes, you need to use landscape fabric under your rubber mulch. Rubber mulch doesn’t decompose, so putting landscape fabric down can work as a barrier between your mulch and soil, preventing your mulch from mixing with your soil and leaching chemicals like aluminum, cadmium, and copper into it. Also, since weeds can occasionally get through rubber mulch, using landscape fabric as a second form of protection can increase its effectiveness. 

A yard of crushed concrete costs between $20 and $50. A single-car driveway will need 1.5 to 2.5 yards of crushed concrete, putting your material costs between $30 and $125, which is much less than you’ll pay for most driveway paving methods. Your total could vary based on the thickness you’re going for, and, of course, total prices will increase with added square footage for driveways that fit multiple cars.

A 40-pound bag of topsoil covers 0.76 cubic feet, enough for 4.5 square feet with a 2-inch depth or 36 square feet with a .25-inch depth, such as topdressing a standard garden bed. If you want 2 inches of fresh topsoil for your 36-square-foot garden bed, you’ll need eight 40-pound bags.

You should exercise care when deciding how to landscape over a leach field for your septic system. You typically want lightweight materials that won’t damage the drain field’s perforated pipes. When adding plants to the area, select plants with shallow roots, such as grass or flower gardens. Trees with deep roots could damage the pipes in the field.

Most experts recommend a quarter-inch layer of compost for best results, and you will need about .77 cubic yards of material per 1,000 square feet. To measure how much compost to use, take the square footage of your yard and multiply it by .77, then divide that number by 1,000.

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