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Dumpster Dog
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Serving Jena, LA and surrounding areas

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In business since 2023

Free estimates

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"This is hands-down the best company Iâ  ve ever seen theyâ  re quick to respond. They do what they say theyâ  re going to do for the best price."
Junk Removal
Junk Removal
Junk Removal
Junk Removal
Junk Removal

+16

Response time10 hrs
41 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by77%of homeowners
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Davis Excavation & Trucking
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Serving Jena, LA and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2024

Free estimates

"Showed up early, worked late, always stayed in communication with me. Even double checked to make sure it was just what i wanted. Got everything i wanted done in a reasonable time. And game back after rain to do touch of to make sure water drained perfectly. Id highly recommend"
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Whispering Pines Earthworks, LLC
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Serving Jena, LA and surrounding areas

In business since 2010

Free estimates

Small jobs welcome

"All worked completed on time. All work was thoroughly explained to me. Finished product looks great. Great pricing."
Response time10 hrs
Response rate91%
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Hackley Enterprises, LLC
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Serving Jena, LA and surrounding areas

In business since 2020

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"Fantastic communication! Very professional, hard working and timely. Our new fence looks beautiful. I would definitely recommend."
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+34

Response time1 day
Response rate97%
Recommended by95%of homeowners
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Universal Lawn Services - Home Facebook
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Serving Jena, LA and surrounding areas

In business since 2020

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"I have a really large yard (acres) that was grown up ..we have always done ourselves and we are probably little hard to please. A superior job was done. He came and gave me a price with an app on his phone based on the square footage of our yard ..(105,000).. Was a fair price ..I paid for mowing but he also did some weed eating and picked up limbs before mowing... I came home to a yard well done..was friendly and courteous ..I highly recommend Universal Lawn Company"
Response time1 day
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Excavating questions, answered by experts

Prior to excavation, you should prepare the dig site and call 311 before you sign anything.

To get your site ready for excavation, you should move anything in the area that isn’t affixed to the land. You can save money on the excavation by removing hardscaping, including walkways, decks, concrete patios, and paver patios.

Before you carry out any digging, you should call 311 to confirm that there are no utility lines running through your excavation site. Skipping this step could lead to severe injury and property damage if your excavator hits a water, sewage, or gas line.

There is no standard depth for burying a septic tank; they are typically buried anywhere from 4 inches to 4 feet underground. The final depth depends on several factors, including the depth of your main sewer line, the height of the bedrock, soil type, local regulations, and the property's landscape. If you plan to grow grass or plants over the tank, a depth of at least 4 to 6 inches is recommended. Deeper tanks can be more difficult to locate, but a septic professional can help find it for you.

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.

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.

Most residential basements are 8 to 10 feet deep. You can dig deeper depending on building codes, but it does become more difficult. You’ll likely need to install stronger foundation walls and additional supports to handle the increased load. Depending on the water table, you may also need a water management system. Clay soil can support a deeper foundation than sandy soil. A structural engineer will be able to tell you the maximum, feasible depth.

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