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Tylers Turf

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Tylers Turf

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Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers

We have the experience and dedication to bring your dreams to reality! We guarantee your satisfaction, and we won’t leave until the job is done right. Our team has quality experience in this industry, and we make sure our customers are happy before we leave. Call or click to schedule an estimate today!

"Tyler is a great guy! He helped me with many remodeling and general landscaping projects. I would highly recommend him!"

Rodney H on August 2022

We have the experience and dedication to bring your dreams to reality! We guarantee your satisfaction, and we won’t leave until the job is done right. Our team has quality experience in this industry, and we make sure our customers are happy before we leave. Call or click to schedule an estimate today!

"Tyler is a great guy! He helped me with many remodeling and general landscaping projects. I would highly recommend him!"

Rodney H on August 2022

Powells Outdoor Services

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Powells Outdoor Services

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Powells Outdoor Services offers a wide variety of services for your home and/or business. We provide lawn care, landscaping, leaf removal, tree trimming, pressure washing, lawn aeration and fertilizing, top dressing sand and yard smoothing, and sod application. Professional service at a DIY cost. Contact us to get your home and/or business looking great today!

Powells Outdoor Services offers a wide variety of services for your home and/or business. We provide lawn care, landscaping, leaf removal, tree trimming, pressure washing, lawn aeration and fertilizing, top dressing sand and yard smoothing, and sod application. Professional service at a DIY cost. Contact us to get your home and/or business looking great today!

AGS Landscaping

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AGS Landscaping

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We are a self-owned small family business. We provide any landscaping services like mulch, trimming, leave removal, gardening, french drains, ect.

We are a self-owned small family business. We provide any landscaping services like mulch, trimming, leave removal, gardening, french drains, ect.

Custom Grading Plus

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Custom Grading Plus

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35 years of experience

We are a family owned and operated incorporation that is fully insured and we thrive on our customer satisfaction to be above any other. We like tasks that are challenging and bringing customers imagination to life. We listen and are very detail oriented and it shows on our projects. Feel free to contact us for more info.

We are a family owned and operated incorporation that is fully insured and we thrive on our customer satisfaction to be above any other. We like tasks that are challenging and bringing customers imagination to life. We listen and are very detail oriented and it shows on our projects. Feel free to contact us for more info.

Foundation to Roof

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Foundation to Roof

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26 years of experience

New or repair everything from foundation to roof, to pouring sidewalks and driveways, to painting, plumbing, home additions, garages, everything you can imagine.. We do it all

New or repair everything from foundation to roof, to pouring sidewalks and driveways, to painting, plumbing, home additions, garages, everything you can imagine.. We do it all

Smoke 'N Green Lawn and Landscape

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Smoke 'N Green Lawn and Landscape

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20 years of experience

Boulder Creek Lawn and Landscape was started in 2005 with the vision of providing the highest quality materials and customer service possible. Owner Sarah Spurgeon has a degree in Horticulture and Aronomy with many years of prior experience to give the customers the answers to any question they might have. Her husband and business partner Will Spurgeon has the technical skills to bring your project to life.

Boulder Creek Lawn and Landscape was started in 2005 with the vision of providing the highest quality materials and customer service possible. Owner Sarah Spurgeon has a degree in Horticulture and Aronomy with many years of prior experience to give the customers the answers to any question they might have. Her husband and business partner Will Spurgeon has the technical skills to bring your project to life.

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Mulch and Topsoil questions, answered by experts

Mulch is best used in garden beds and yards, not in your driveway as pothole filler. It is meant to stimulate plant growth. Upon repeated pressure, it turns into compost, which also serves as fertilizer for weeds to take over. The roots will then break into your driveway, leading to more material loss and structural collapses.

A gravel driveway costs from $1.25 to $1.80 per square foot, including materials and installation. Cost factors for this project include the type of gravel, its thickness, and the amount of site preparation required.

Consider these cost estimates for a 20-foot-long driveway:

  • 1-car (240 square feet): $300–$432

  • 2-car (480 square feet): $600–$864

  • 4-car (960 square feet): $1,200–$1,728

Here are gravel driveways costs for a 50-foot-long driveway:

  • 1-car (600 square feet): $750–$1,080

  • 2-car (1,200 square feet): $1,500–$2,160

  • 4-car (2,400 square feet): $3,000–$4,320

The best equipment for moving large rocks from your yard depends on their size and weight. A heavy-duty wheelbarrow or a rock dolly can be effective for smaller boulders. A skid-steer loader or a mini-excavator with a grapple attachment provides the necessary power and control for larger, heavier rocks that you can’t lift manually. Professionals may use a larger excavator and ratchet hoist to remove larger boulders.

Keeping your gravel driveway beautiful—or any gravel structure for that matter—does call for regular maintenance. You may occasionally need to add more gravel to low areas if you notice any pooling after rainfall. Gravel might also become excessively dusty over time. You can compact it with a mechanical compactor, which you can rent for around $80 to $85 per day.

To minimize maintenance requirements for your gravel, it’s important to ensure your land is properly graded before installing the gravel. It’s also helpful to lay landscaping fabric beforehand to keep it in place.

Replace organic mulch every one to two years, depending on the variety. Wood chips and straw, for example, will last a couple of years, while grass clippings and pine needles need replacing every several months. Inorganic mulch—such as rock and rubber chips—can stay in place for up to four years, depending on erosion and general garden upkeep. 

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