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Hines Ground Service

21 Young Drive
4.94(
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Hines Ground Service

21 Young Drive
4.94(
9
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•Approved Pro
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4 years of experience
Free onsite estimate

At Hines Ground Service , 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. We look forward to earning your business!

"I am writing this review as Hines and crew are doing the job, they are going above and beyond with the work they are doing. We got lucky finding these guys and if you need ground work done these are the best guys to do the job."

Rick J on June 2025

At Hines Ground Service , 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. We look forward to earning your business!

"I am writing this review as Hines and crew are doing the job, they are going above and beyond with the work they are doing. We got lucky finding these guys and if you need ground work done these are the best guys to do the job."

Rick J on June 2025

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River View Construction Co.

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River View Construction Co.

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Welcome to River View Construction Co. Established in 2014 - We offer General Contracting, Excavation, Forestry Services, Plowing & Sanding. We are fully insured & reputable. We strive to provide an elite experience, seamless, professional & with sense of urgency.

Welcome to River View Construction Co. Established in 2014 - We offer General Contracting, Excavation, Forestry Services, Plowing & Sanding. We are fully insured & reputable. We strive to provide an elite experience, seamless, professional & with sense of urgency.

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Pelletier Property Maintenance

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Pelletier Property Maintenance

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Pelletier Property Maintenance is a small business in the Bangor area that specializes in small excavation work. We do site clear driveway installation/ repair and forestry mulching. If you need an excavator for it chances are we can do it. Call for free quotes.

Pelletier Property Maintenance is a small business in the Bangor area that specializes in small excavation work. We do site clear driveway installation/ repair and forestry mulching. If you need an excavator for it chances are we can do it. Call for free quotes.

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Soucys property improvements llc

Back Rd
5.00(
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Soucys property improvements llc

Back Rd
5.00(
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Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers

Soucys property improvements llc is your go-to handyman. over 15 years experience on improving properties.

"Great! He kept in touch and arrived when he said he would. He is clean and personable. He was able to finish within his estimated time for this project."

Robin B on July 2024

Soucys property improvements llc is your go-to handyman. over 15 years experience on improving properties.

"Great! He kept in touch and arrived when he said he would. He is clean and personable. He was able to finish within his estimated time for this project."

Robin B on July 2024

Eco Forestry and land management

Londonderry Turnpike
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Eco Forestry and land management

Londonderry Turnpike
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10 years of experience

We are a forestry mulching and land management company proudly serving New Hampshire, Vermont, & Maine We have a wide range of top of the line, cutting edge heavy equipment to help you with your projects. We treat every project equally, with our famously high standard of workmanship. Projects large or small, get it done right the first time! We are licensed & fully Insured.

We are a forestry mulching and land management company proudly serving New Hampshire, Vermont, & Maine We have a wide range of top of the line, cutting edge heavy equipment to help you with your projects. We treat every project equally, with our famously high standard of workmanship. Projects large or small, get it done right the first time! We are licensed & fully Insured.

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Clarity Cleaning Solutions

PO BOX 2
5.00(
5
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Clarity Cleaning Solutions

PO BOX 2
5.00(
5
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Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers

We are a family owned and operated cleaning company. This business was started in 2020 while working full time as a Firefighter and going through paramedic school. My name is Zack Carlow, Owner of Clarity Cleaning Solutions. What started as a side project for me has now evolved into a Residential & Commercial Cleaning Company that I own and operate with a team of highly motivated members. We come with not only the reviews you see here but references from clients all over the united states that trust us with full access to their homes to clean and mange while they are away. We truly strive for nothing but excellence and enjoy building a business that you can feel comfortable with. Our area of expertise is: Floor cleaning such as LVT cleaning, VCT stripping and waxing, Tile Cleaning and epoxy cleaning, Residential and commercial carpet cleaning using hot water extraction and very low moisture options, Upholstery cleaning hot water extraction, spot cleaning and very low moisture cleaning. Commercial and residential cleaning weekly, biweekly monthly and quarterly cleans. Please feel free to reach out with any questions! we look forward to working with you.

"Zack, Breezy and their colleagues are absolutely the BEST at what they do. We live 5 hours away and needed someone that we could trust to look after our Airbnb investment. Having a good property manager is insanely important. Carlow Property Management took care of everything, including marketing, upkeep of the house and yard, dealing with issues (appliances dying,etc), taking our lakeside dock out, and they did it all in a timely, proactive manner. Their communication has been excellent. Also, they have a phenomenal network of resources that helped us get jobs and repairs done quickly, properly, and affordable. Zack, Breezy and their team made this an effortless and head-ache free adventure for us. A good property manager is hard to find, a great one is almost impossible. Carlow Property Management is truly great. If you can use them...do it, you won't regret it!"

Courtney M on November 2022

We are a family owned and operated cleaning company. This business was started in 2020 while working full time as a Firefighter and going through paramedic school. My name is Zack Carlow, Owner of Clarity Cleaning Solutions. What started as a side project for me has now evolved into a Residential & Commercial Cleaning Company that I own and operate with a team of highly motivated members. We come with not only the reviews you see here but references from clients all over the united states that trust us with full access to their homes to clean and mange while they are away. We truly strive for nothing but excellence and enjoy building a business that you can feel comfortable with. Our area of expertise is: Floor cleaning such as LVT cleaning, VCT stripping and waxing, Tile Cleaning and epoxy cleaning, Residential and commercial carpet cleaning using hot water extraction and very low moisture options, Upholstery cleaning hot water extraction, spot cleaning and very low moisture cleaning. Commercial and residential cleaning weekly, biweekly monthly and quarterly cleans. Please feel free to reach out with any questions! we look forward to working with you.

"Zack, Breezy and their colleagues are absolutely the BEST at what they do. We live 5 hours away and needed someone that we could trust to look after our Airbnb investment. Having a good property manager is insanely important. Carlow Property Management took care of everything, including marketing, upkeep of the house and yard, dealing with issues (appliances dying,etc), taking our lakeside dock out, and they did it all in a timely, proactive manner. Their communication has been excellent. Also, they have a phenomenal network of resources that helped us get jobs and repairs done quickly, properly, and affordable. Zack, Breezy and their team made this an effortless and head-ache free adventure for us. A good property manager is hard to find, a great one is almost impossible. Carlow Property Management is truly great. If you can use them...do it, you won't regret it!"

Courtney M on November 2022

Citoss

1 Flagg St
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Citoss

1 Flagg St
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9 years of experience

We are a new veteran owner company servicing all regions of Maine. Currently we have two employees and specialize in landscaping and irrigation systems. We also provide a wide array of "handyman" services, so feel free to reach out. We can work with any budget and will work with you to make the billing process as simple as needed. Fair, honest and affordable.

We are a new veteran owner company servicing all regions of Maine. Currently we have two employees and specialize in landscaping and irrigation systems. We also provide a wide array of "handyman" services, so feel free to reach out. We can work with any budget and will work with you to make the billing process as simple as needed. Fair, honest and affordable.

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Mulch and Topsoil questions, answered by experts

Nonorganic mulch, like river rocks, pebbles, or lava rock, technically lasts the longest. It helps with moisture retention and weed control but doesn’t break down and release nutrients like organic mulch. Wood mulch decomposes slowly, which can help it last longer than leaf or straw mulch, but it won’t provide as many nutrients as quickly as the faster decomposing types.

No one likes running out of materials during a project, so calculating the right amount of gravel needed for your driveway is an absolute must. Multiply your driveway’s length by width by the depth of the gravel (in feet). For gravel depth, convert to a decimal (i.e., 4 inches is 0.33 feet). This will give you the cubic feet of material that you need. 

If you’re looking for cubic yards, divide that above number by 27.

While they’re popular and have a lot of pros, the cons of river rocks include the following:

  • River rocks don’t break down or provide nutrients to plants. 

  • These stones can get hot and scorch nearby plants. 

  • River stones may heat the surrounding soil to inhospitable temperatures. 

  • Rocks can block rainwater from seeping into the ground if installations are too thick or tightly packed.

Most downsides occur when using river rock as mulch in gardens and flower beds. However, you can still incorporate river rocks into your landscape as long as you use them in the correct ways.

A light layer of mulch can help protect a tree, retain moisture, and keep the soil healthy. However, it’s important to avoid over-mulching or piling the mulch up around the trunk of a tree, a practice notoriously called “volcano mulching.” That piled mulch can increase the chances of rot and disease on the tree trunk as well as overwhelming the soil, which needs access to a certain amount of air. Topped trees have it hard enough: mulch sparingly while they heal.

Mulching any time of year can attract termites, so there’s no added risk in the fall. The important thing to remember is that termites are attracted to rotting wood, so you need to lay a thin enough layer that won’t trap too much moisture and lead to rotting. A layer between 1 and 4 inches thick should provide all the benefits you’re looking for without attracting termites.

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