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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.

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.

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.

Gordon Contracting Inc.

627 North Dexter Rd.
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Gordon Contracting Inc.

627 North Dexter Rd.
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79 years of experience

We are a full service landscape company originally established in 1946 as Gordon Construction. The company was purchased in 2007 by the current owner (Brian Howard), who has 15 years experience in the landscape industry. Brian has completed over $18,000,000 worth of landscape projects since he began in 1999. We have extensive experience in all things exterior. Please view our Website for more details. We can design, build, and install your project, within your budget. We are fully insured, bonded, and are an SBA Certified HUBZone small business.

We are a full service landscape company originally established in 1946 as Gordon Construction. The company was purchased in 2007 by the current owner (Brian Howard), who has 15 years experience in the landscape industry. Brian has completed over $18,000,000 worth of landscape projects since he began in 1999. We have extensive experience in all things exterior. Please view our Website for more details. We can design, build, and install your project, within your budget. We are fully insured, bonded, and are an SBA Certified HUBZone small business.

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Mulch and Topsoil questions, answered by experts

The cost of 200 square feet of pea gravel depends on how deep your installation will be. The pea gravel material alone costs between $15 and $75 per cubic yard. You'll need just under two yards to cover 200 square feet to a depth of three inches, for a total cost of between $30 and $150.

The main benefit of topsoil is that it enriches the soil with nutrients that help your plants and garden grow at a healthy rate. Topsoil improves how well your soil drains water and gives it a more fertile texture, so that not only do you get better planting, but weeding is also much easier.

Colored mulch can be bad for plants in that it robs them of nitrogen as it depletes the soil to break itself down. With this in mind, it’s a good idea to test your soil to check the nitrogen levels. If the nitrogen levels are low, use fertilizer with extra nitrogen or switch to regular mulch.

Another downside of colored mulch is if it’s heavily contaminated, it can contaminate the soil and damage your plants. To avoid this, look for the MSC certification logo on the mulch bag before purchasing.

Yes, you need to use landscape fabric under your rubber mulch. Rubber mulch doesn’t decompose, so putting landscape fabric down can work as a barrier between your mulch and soil, preventing your mulch from mixing with your soil and leaching chemicals like aluminum, cadmium, and copper into it. Also, since weeds can occasionally get through rubber mulch, using landscape fabric as a second form of protection can increase its effectiveness. 

There are a few different landscaping projects that can help reduce landscaping costs overall. For one, you can plant everything from seed and watch your yard grow rather than purchasing plants. You can also repurpose old materials from other home projects and do the bulk of your landscaping by yourself instead of hiring a professional to cut down labor costs.

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