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R&D Lawn Care and Landscape
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Landscape - Install Landscaping for Yard or Garden

Serving Shell Knob, MO and surrounding areas

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In business since 1988

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"They arrived within an hour I would guess, which I would call prompt service. Seemed to share medical concern if I would need supplies or to get out. Genuine courteous. And the price was as quoted over the phone. Thank you. I would hire them again."
Response time1 day
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Recommended by77%of homeowners
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W&W Home Services & Repair LLC
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Lawn Care - Maintain and Mow a Lawn

Serving Shell Knob, MO and surrounding areas

In business since 2025

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Small jobs welcome

"1st job was to closely inspect the entire outside of our home for any possible exterior entry of pest into our home; the second job was as follows: 1. Wash and clean the metal roof of our home and carport. 2. Replace and Repair a wooden step going down into the lower yard, 3. Completely remove, replace and re-paint the wood siding on one side of our in storage shed - this included the removal and replacement of windows; and 4. Remove and replace old metal gutter guards with new tight fitting multi-polymer gutter guards. All materials for this work were brought onsite by W & W and matched up perfectly for the job(s) ."
Response time4 hrs
Response rate100%
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T&A & Son Power Washing
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Lawn Care - Maintain and Mow a Lawn

Serving Shell Knob, MO and surrounding areas

In business since 2022

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"I didn’t even realize how dirty my driveway was until I had it power washed! T&A & son did an amazing job on my driveway, deck, and gutters. Workers were extremely nice and did a great job, would definitely hire again!"
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Mulch and Topsoil questions, answered by experts

This will depend on the depth of the structure. For a landscape, patio, or walkway that’s around 2 inches deep, a ton of gravel will cover around 100 square feet or about 0.6 cubic yards. However, if you’re building a driveway, which should be a minimum of 12 inches deep, you’d need about 6 tons of gravel to cover the same area.

The best soil to put around a house foundation is fill dirt, which is soil that’s specifically designed for covering large areas and filling in holes. Don’t waste money regrading around your foundation with expensive topsoil. Use topsoil only for the last layer of soil, about 5 to 10 inches, so that when you do your foundation planting, your grass and plants will have the nutrients they need to grow.

Yes, a cubic yard of dirt will fit in most standard-size pickup trucks. However, consider the truck’s payload as well as the truck bed dimensions before loading it up with dirt. Soil can be quite heavy, and if the total weight of a yard of dirt exceeds your truck’s payload capacity, you risk damaging the chassis and suspension.

Topsoil should go down first. If the topsoil is next to your house, make sure the grade slopes away from the house to keep water from pooling against your foundation and possibly leaking into your basement or crawl space. Don’t cover your decorative landscape mulch with topsoil as that defeats the purpose of laying down the mulch. If you’re trying to create a certain soil composition to improve plant growth, you’ll likely want compost mixed into the topsoil instead of mulch. Over time, any decorative wood mulch will simply decompose under the topsoil.

If you are xeriscaping a lawn from scratch, your best bet for preparing the lawn is to work with a xeriscaping specialist in your area. The most common first step to making the transformation, however, will be to remove the turfgrass from your lawn. The subsequent steps will often include amending the soil to support new plants and installing low-drip or drip irrigation systems.

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