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Avatar for Brian Leddy's Lawn Care and Landscaping, LLC
Brian Leddy's Lawn Care and Landscaping, LLC
4.9(
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Building Site - Preparation and Clearing - For BusinessExcavation - Major Grading or Resloping - For BusinessLandscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Zilwaukee, MI and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2019

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Brian Leddy is a very patient man who will answer any questions you may have unti; you unsterstand what your best route to take woukd be. He is promt wjhen he sets an qappointment and states whn it will be defor m your questions and the work you hace chosen to have done"
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Landscape
Landscape Job
Landscape
Landscape

+5

Response time2 days
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Xtreme Excavation & Grading
5.0(
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Building Site - Preparation and ClearingLandscape - Minor Grading or ReslopingBuilding Site - Preparation and Clearing - For Business+2 more

Serving Zilwaukee, MI and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2001

Free estimates

Small jobs welcome

"Xtreme Excavation and Grading was fantastic, my sewer pipe was backing up so i ran a camera and come to find out it was packed full with roots and waste, so I googled up some companies and got a couple quotes but the I called and spoke with Brandon (the owner of Xtreme) and him and his guys didn’t waste any time!! He told me the price (which was extremely reasonable nearly half as much as the other 2 places i called) came out the next day and fixed my issue, Very friendly and knowledgeable and they did great work!! I will definitely be keeping them in mind for future needs"
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GreenTHUMB Lawn and Landscape
4.7(
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Landscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Zilwaukee, MI and surrounding areas

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In business since 2022

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"Great work, completed timely, and for a reasonable price. Would recommend!"
Response time11 hrs
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Stone Yard Landscape Center
3.2(
34
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Landscape - Minor Grading or ReslopingBuilding Site - Preparation and Clearing - For Business

Serving Zilwaukee, MI and surrounding areas

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In business since 2013

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"The loose gravel driveway we had was greatly improved with their Stonecrete product, Ted was true to his word. Kevin crowned the driveway immaculately and the stonecrete is holding together very well. They were great to work with. Highly recommend!"
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After Driveway in Montrose MI
After Driveway in Owosso
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Culvert

+84

Response time5 days
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Young’s lawn service
5.0(
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Landscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Zilwaukee, MI and surrounding areas

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Free estimates

Small jobs welcome

Credit card accepted

"Great work by a very professional and trustworthy company. The guys are so responsive and hard working. Highly recommend."
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Straight Line Trenching
5.0(
7
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Building Site - Preparation and Clearing - For BusinessLandscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Zilwaukee, MI and surrounding areas

In business since 2015

Free estimates

Small jobs welcome

"Gave reasonable bid to locate and replace 100" drain line. Came when scheduled, quickly located and replaced old line that was filled with tree roots. When finshed cleaned up and leveled area that had been dug up. I will definitely use Straight Line Trenching for their services in the future."
Response time8 hrs
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Excavating questions, answered by experts

The best way to protect tree roots is to avoid the roots entirely by excavating outside the root radius of the tree. For nearby projects, it’s a good idea to construct a temporary retaining wall. But that’s not always possible, depending on the project and the root system. In these cases, consider using alternative equipment like an auger to tunnel under the ground.

Remember, tree roots can damage nearby cement foundations as they grow. If a tree is close enough to interfere with large excavations, it may be better to remove the tree than risk future problems.

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.

Depth is not a qualifying component of evacuation. Any human-made cut, cavity, or depression in the earth’s surface is considered excavation. The hole from excavation can be any size, shape, or depth. Excavation is used to create foundations, reservoirs, drainage ditches, and roads. Long, narrow excavations are called trenches and are often used for underground utilities.

Professional installers often include a deep layer of crushed gravel under permeable pavers to allow more runoff to soak through into the soil below. Many installations will include multiple layers of gravel, with coarser aggregate at the base and finer aggregate that sits on top of that bottom layer. Above the gravel, you’ll often find coarse sand that helps reduce paver shifting over time. Some permeable paver designs include a water collection system set into the gravel layer to route runoff to a safe area for disposal.

There are several different factors that influence how long it takes to excavate. For a foundation, it could take anywhere from three days to three weeks. It can take even longer if you face weather-related delays or an inaccessible site that’s riddled with boulders and rough terrain. It may also take longer if you have clay soil, which is more difficult to dig.

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