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Thickett-B-Gone
5.0(
10
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Building Site - Preparation and Clearing

Serving Summer Shade, KY and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2023

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"Ron and his team did a very good job removing the trees, and they even cleaned our gutters out for us- no extra charge! I would DEFINITELY recommend these pros. 5 stars!"
Response time4 hrs
Response rate96%
13 neighbors recently requested a quote
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Owen’s Landscape & Outdoor Design
New to Angi
Landscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Summer Shade, KY and surrounding areas

Approved

Free estimates

Small jobs welcome

Offers commercial services

🌿Introducing Owen's Landscape &\nOutdoor Design🌿\nYour outdoor space should feel welcoming, polished, and cared for — not stressful or overwhelming. At Owen's Landscape & Outdoor Design, I focus on creating clean, beautiful, thoughtfully designed landscapes that make homes and properties stand out while staying practical to maintain.\nWhether your property needs a simple refresh or a full transformation, I bring creativity, attention to detail, and dependable service to every project.\nServices include:\n• Landscape design & bed renovations\n• Shrub & hedge trimming\n• Mulching & seasonal cleanups\n• Flower & perennial planting\n• Property curb appeal improvements & pressure washing\n• Overgrowth removal & outdoor refreshes\n• Commercial & residential landscaping\n\nI believe in honest communication, quality work, and treating every property with care and respect. My goal is simple: create outdoor spaces people feel proud of.\nCurrently serving Glasgow and surrounding areas.

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Watson Builders
New to Angi
Excavation - Major Grading or ReslopingExcavation - Major Grading or Resloping - For Business

Serving Summer Shade, KY and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 1994

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

leader in providing our customers with the highest quality service in an honest, efficient, and professional way. Our pledge is to create successful relationships with our customers, employees and community by building trust, treating every project with the utmost integrity and exceeding expectations. We look forward to working with you!

Pool deck build
Pool deck build
Pool deck build
Pool deck build
Pool deck build

+27

Precision Demolition
New to Angi
Building Site - Preparation and Clearing - For Business

Serving Summer Shade, KY and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2020

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

Precision Demolition 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.

Response time1 day
13 neighbors recently requested a quote
LL Trucking and Excavation
5.0(
13
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Building Site - Preparation and ClearingBuilding Site - Preparation and Clearing - For BusinessExcavation - Major Grading or Resloping+2 more

Serving Summer Shade, KY and surrounding areas

In business since 2022

Free estimates

Offers commercial services

"My husband and I had some grading and excavating work done. Derrick and his men were very knowledgeable and professional. Did an amazing job in record time. We actually have a yard now thatâ s ready for grass seed! Thank you all for everything. Would recommend 100%"
Response time3 days
Response rate93%
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Wrexit llc
5.0(
3
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Building Site - Preparation and ClearingExcavation - Major Grading or Resloping

Serving Summer Shade, KY and surrounding areas

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

Offers commercial services

"Wrex It, LLC did an outstanding job excavating and grading our future building site. Gary and his crew were professional, reliable, and paid close attention to detail. The site was graded exactly as needed, and the work was completed efficiently and on schedule. We are extremely pleased with the results and highly recommend Wrex It, LLC for any excavation or site preparation project."
Pond build
Pond build
Pond build
Pond rehab
Pond rehab

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Excavating questions, answered by experts

Errors in site preparation can lead to structural failures or appear costly midway. Professionals ensure detailed, reliable home base development layouts.

A walk-behind trencher can cut through roots as long as they’re not too thick, making a project much easier than digging with a shovel and other hand tools. Assess your terrain and the number of trees in the surrounding area to determine if a walk-behind trencher will ease the job. Digging a trench by hand is much more time-consuming and labor-intensive. 

The physical constraints of hand-drilling a well limit the depth you can achieve. Manually digging with picks and shovels may only lead to shallow wells of up to 60 feet in depth. To reach greater depths, you need more specialized equipment. The diameter of your well and the tools you’re using will determine how far down you can dig.

The best method for digging a trench depends on the scope of the project. For a short, shallow trench (less than 2 feet deep) in light, soft soil, digging by hand may be sufficient. However, digging by hand is labor-intensive, so consider the effort required. A machine trencher is the better option for longer trenches (over 100 feet), deeper ones, or when dealing with difficult soil conditions, such as rocky or hard ground, or obstructions like tree roots. A machine can save significant time and energy in these situations.

If you don’t wish to dig it out and convert it into a finished basement, you can still encapsulate your crawl space to protect it from damage for an average cost of $5,500. Finishing a crawl space beyond this isn’t really worthwhile, as the low ceilings mean you won’t be able to use the area as living space.

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