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Avatar for Alpha Excavation
Alpha Excavation
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Building Site - Preparation and ClearingBuilding Site - Preparation and Clearing - For BusinessExcavation - Major Grading or Resloping - For Business

Serving Meridian, ID and surrounding areas

Approved

Super Service Award Winner

In business since 2020

Free estimates

Small jobs welcome

"Austin and his crew were a joy to work with; very personable and professional in every possible way. They did an excellent job with both the tree removal of a large River Birch and stump grinding of it, as well ans another large Ash tree that was previously cut down. They also did a wonderful job with our excavation project for pouring a sidewalk alongside our garage. Overall a 10++ rating!"
Driveway Concrete Prep
Sidewalk Concrete Prep
Sprinkler Line Chase for Driveways
Start of Excavation and Demolition
After Demolition and Footings

+9

Response time1 day
Response rate88%
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Red Fox Excavation, LLC
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Excavation - Major Grading or ReslopingBuilding Site - Preparation and Clearing

Serving Meridian, ID and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2021

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

Here at Red Fox Excavation LLC, we pride our company on reliability, great communication, integrity, and quality work. We are experts in our trade, and will do our best to keep you as educated as we can on your particular task or project. With experience serving the area, we are your solution for all your concrete needs. We take great pride in our extreme professionalism, timeliness and superior customer service on every job. We make sure to develop a lasting relationship, so that the next time service is needed there will be no question who to call. Check out our 5 star reviews from happy customers! Call us today, so we can discuss your needs and make a plan that fits your budget. Satisfaction guaranteed! We look forward to earning your business.

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Eaglelandscaping
5.0(
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Landscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Meridian, ID and surrounding areas

Approved

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

Warranties offered

"Gustavo came out to to check my irrigation leak the same day Angie notifiyed him. He fixed the leak in no time and left everything neat & clean. The charge was more then resonable. He was very helpful, kind, & courteous. I am going to have him come back to do some sprinkler work for me."
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Summit Contractors LLC
5.0(
4
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Building Site - Preparation and ClearingExcavation - Major Grading or Resloping

Serving Meridian, ID and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2025

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"I had a great experience working with this contractor. He was professional, arrived on time, communicated clearly throughout the entire project, and was extremely reliable. The quality of his work exceeded my expectations, and it was clear that he takes pride in what he does. I highly recommend him to anyone looking for dependable, trustworthy people."
Farmhouse driveway
Farmhouse driveway
Farmhouse driveway
Back patio addition
Driveway replacment

+12

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Excavating questions, answered by experts

A joint utility trench, or joint trench, is a long, buried ditch on a property that contains two or more utility lines rather than running the lines in multiple trenches. Some utilities, like gas and electric or electric and communication lines, are better suited to joint trenching, while others, like water and sewer, are not allowed to be in the same trench.

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.

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.

Drilled wells have a pipe sticking up that’s covered in a plastic or metal casing. On the other hand, a dug well will look like a big hole in the ground and is more similar to what you’d see in a fantasy or Western movie. If you want to be sure, contact the city for documentation on your property’s construction and excavation history. 

If you don’t have a crawl space but have a partial basement you want to make deeper, you can expect to spend a little less—between $40,000 and $90,000 on average. However, if you’re not adding new finished square footage, you won’t see much in the way of ROI.

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