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Horton Family Group

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Horton Family Group

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Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers
25 years of experience

Horton Family Group is committed to excellence in every aspect of our business. We uphold a standard of integrity bound by fairness, honesty and responsibility in all of our jobs. We are a locally owned and operated business with more than 20 years of experience serving Chicago, IL and surrounding areas. There is no job too big, or too small for our team. Call today and let us put our experience to work for you!

"Mr. Horton and his worker Alex were extremely professional, prompt, reasonably priced. Iâ m looking forward to completing more projects with this company."

Arma A on February 2021

Horton Family Group is committed to excellence in every aspect of our business. We uphold a standard of integrity bound by fairness, honesty and responsibility in all of our jobs. We are a locally owned and operated business with more than 20 years of experience serving Chicago, IL and surrounding areas. There is no job too big, or too small for our team. Call today and let us put our experience to work for you!

"Mr. Horton and his worker Alex were extremely professional, prompt, reasonably priced. Iâ m looking forward to completing more projects with this company."

Arma A on February 2021


Ground Up Remodeling Inc.

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Ground Up Remodeling Inc.

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Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers
17 years of experience

Ground Up Remodeling Inc 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.

"Good service all around"

Gene H on July 2021

Ground Up Remodeling Inc 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.

"Good service all around"

Gene H on July 2021


Blue Star Team Services

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Blue Star Team Services

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Recommended by 94% of Angi customers
Recommended by 94% of HomeAdvisor customers
16 years of experience

We are a locally owned and operated company that values honesty and integrity and treats your home as if it were our own. We look forward to building strong, long-term relationships with our clients and guarantee your satisfaction.

"I hired this contractor for demo and this was an absolutely horrible experience. It says they have been in service for 16 years. It is more like hired 16 year olds to do the job. I seen it for myself. I paid for a professional demolition people not children. They told me that the screws and nails were not part of demolition. They were trying to charge me extra for that. they stated they would remove all the nails and screws in the wood. When I checked on their work, they took a sawzall to cut them off. Instead of removing them with a hammer like they should have. Now it is gonna cost me more money to fix that problem. They also charge me for an extra dumpster for my debris. They bought the smallest dumpster possible. Meanwhile, they were dumping the debris into the abandoned house next-door. They knocked out my window, and with the doors made a bridge to do the dumping. After all was said and done. There was still debris in my grass, on the sidewalk and in the street. "

Jenny G on August 2025

We are a locally owned and operated company that values honesty and integrity and treats your home as if it were our own. We look forward to building strong, long-term relationships with our clients and guarantee your satisfaction.

"I hired this contractor for demo and this was an absolutely horrible experience. It says they have been in service for 16 years. It is more like hired 16 year olds to do the job. I seen it for myself. I paid for a professional demolition people not children. They told me that the screws and nails were not part of demolition. They were trying to charge me extra for that. they stated they would remove all the nails and screws in the wood. When I checked on their work, they took a sawzall to cut them off. Instead of removing them with a hammer like they should have. Now it is gonna cost me more money to fix that problem. They also charge me for an extra dumpster for my debris. They bought the smallest dumpster possible. Meanwhile, they were dumping the debris into the abandoned house next-door. They knocked out my window, and with the doors made a bridge to do the dumping. After all was said and done. There was still debris in my grass, on the sidewalk and in the street. "

Jenny G on August 2025


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D&J excavation &trucking

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D&J excavation &trucking

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2 years of experience

D&J excavation & trucking offers driveway repairs and new driveway installation, land clearing, septic repairs/install, site prep, demolition and much more. We pride ourselves in giving customers the best value and the highest quality work. You will deal directly with the 2 owners of the company and a few amazing employees.

D&J excavation & trucking offers driveway repairs and new driveway installation, land clearing, septic repairs/install, site prep, demolition and much more. We pride ourselves in giving customers the best value and the highest quality work. You will deal directly with the 2 owners of the company and a few amazing employees.


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Cbhomeremedies

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Cbhomeremedies

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2 years of experience

We specialize in handyman services, home repairs, tree services, junk removal, landscaping, leaf removal "FALL CLEAN UP WE PRETTY MUCH DO ABOUT ANYTHING YOU'LL ASK OF US DON'T BE HESITANT TO CALL WE DON'T CARE IF IT'S MIDNIGHT IF THERE'S A JOB THAT NEEDS DONE GIVE US A CALL WE'RE AVAILABLE 24/7 FOR ANYTHING YOU MAY NEED!!!

"TERRIBLE PEIPLE TO WORK WITH. IM OUT $50. It took about 2 weeks to get Brian out to give me an estimate. At that time, he told me he charges $50 for an estimate which goes towards the work if he’s hired. He’d not mentioned that before and it was a red flag but I gave him the $50 and he said he’d be back on 7/19. I texted him the day before to confirm and he didn’t respond. So I texted again that evening and the text wouldn’t deliver. I called and a msg said I was calling from a restricted number, he blocked me! I called Cameron the next morning and explained what happened and he said he was trying to reach Brian as well. He told me he’d come out and do the work and would call me back with some options of when he could come. Four days have passed and no call back. I’ve tried calling again and his mailbox is full. TERRIBLE WAY TO DO BIZ!!"

Beth S on July 2023

We specialize in handyman services, home repairs, tree services, junk removal, landscaping, leaf removal "FALL CLEAN UP WE PRETTY MUCH DO ABOUT ANYTHING YOU'LL ASK OF US DON'T BE HESITANT TO CALL WE DON'T CARE IF IT'S MIDNIGHT IF THERE'S A JOB THAT NEEDS DONE GIVE US A CALL WE'RE AVAILABLE 24/7 FOR ANYTHING YOU MAY NEED!!!

"TERRIBLE PEIPLE TO WORK WITH. IM OUT $50. It took about 2 weeks to get Brian out to give me an estimate. At that time, he told me he charges $50 for an estimate which goes towards the work if he’s hired. He’d not mentioned that before and it was a red flag but I gave him the $50 and he said he’d be back on 7/19. I texted him the day before to confirm and he didn’t respond. So I texted again that evening and the text wouldn’t deliver. I called and a msg said I was calling from a restricted number, he blocked me! I called Cameron the next morning and explained what happened and he said he was trying to reach Brian as well. He told me he’d come out and do the work and would call me back with some options of when he could come. Four days have passed and no call back. I’ve tried calling again and his mailbox is full. TERRIBLE WAY TO DO BIZ!!"

Beth S on July 2023


Indiana Estate Movers

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Indiana Estate Movers

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Estate buying. Clean outs. Silo demolition. Car and machinery removal. Small room or building demolition. Construction debris removal. Flood/fire clean up. Yard debris removal. Appliance removal. Some long haul delivery when available. Gold, silver and collectibles purchasing. Buying sports cards, Pokemon, comics and other valuable collections. One stop shop! Not only can we buy your valuables, you can hire us to get rid of your unwanted items or junk. Several people with 30 plus years experience in different industries we offer our services in. Free quotes. Excellent customer service.

Estate buying. Clean outs. Silo demolition. Car and machinery removal. Small room or building demolition. Construction debris removal. Flood/fire clean up. Yard debris removal. Appliance removal. Some long haul delivery when available. Gold, silver and collectibles purchasing. Buying sports cards, Pokemon, comics and other valuable collections. One stop shop! Not only can we buy your valuables, you can hire us to get rid of your unwanted items or junk. Several people with 30 plus years experience in different industries we offer our services in. Free quotes. Excellent customer service.

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Garbage Collection questions, answered by experts

Regular maintenance, such as not disposing of grease or coffee grounds down the sink and routine use of strainers, can prevent clogs.

Many homeowners wonder if a garbage disposal is necessary with a dishwasher. After all, many dishwashers are powerful enough to handle bits of food with no issues.  

Still, your dishwasher should not act as a replacement for a disposal. Subjecting your dishwasher to continuous leftovers could lead to major clogs. If you don’t want a garbage disposal in your kitchen, simply scrape away any extra food into your trash can or compost pile.

Garbage disposals can last between 10 and 12 years, so if your unit is pushing its lifespan, it may be a good idea to replace it. If your unit isn’t approaching the 10-year mark, try investigating other parts of the disposal to see if there's an affordable repair on the horizon. For example, rubber has a shorter lifespan than 10 years, connections and hoses loosen over time, and sink flanges can cause leaks that have nothing to do with disposals.

Most garbage disposals have a reset button that can be triggered with a tool as simple and accessible as your index finger. That said, if you need to perform a more in-depth troubleshooting step, like manually moving the arms inside the unit or rotating the impeller plate, a hex wrench is the most common tool you’ll need. Most garbage disposals come with a hex wrench.

The most common garbage disposal size in the U.S. is 1/2 horsepower. This size is ideal for households with three or fewer people or those that don't produce much food waste. Although 1/2 horsepower can't handle the typical food waste load for a household of four (which is about 250 pounds of food waste annually) as effectively as 3/4 horsepower, it remains the most common size of garbage disposal on the market.

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