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CEK Excavation & Land management - Home Facebook
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Building Site - Preparation and ClearingExcavation - Major Grading or ReslopingLandscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Meadville, MS and surrounding areas

In business since 2018

Free estimates

Welcome to Smith Construction! We have a single mission, which is to achieve complete customer satisfaction! We work with the highest quality materials and experienced professionals. Consistently focusing on the needs of our customers, supplying personalized attention, and stress-free experience, sets us apart from our competition and keeps our customers coming back! Give us a call today!

Response time1 day
Recommended by100%of homeowners
Rimes Excavating and Dozer Work
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Building Site - Preparation and ClearingBuilding Site - Preparation and Clearing - For BusinessExcavation - Major Grading or Resloping+1 more

Serving Meadville, MS and surrounding areas

In business since 2019

Free estimates

Rimes Excavating and Dozer Work proudly serves our customers with pride, integrity, and attention to details that matter most to you. This is one of the many things that sets us apart from the rest. We are family business and have been around the Pike county area for 30 years. Please give us a call today. We do have minimum on our equipment dozer is $125 hour with a five hour minimum and the track hoe $100 an hour with a five hour minimum.

Response time20 mins
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Excavating FAQs, answered by experts

Trenching is a specific kind of digging. Trenching means digging a depression in the earth that’s deeper than it is wide, often with heavy machinery. Digging refers to any kind of removal of earth in order to create a human-made depression, hole, or cut in the earth’s surface. You can dig with big tools or even with just a hand shovel.

It takes one hour to dig a 10-foot trench by hand. Use a trenching shovel with a sharp tip and a long head. Plan for more time if your soil is heavy or rocky. Consider renting a trencher if you’re digging a long or deep trench or if you have challenging soil or terrain. 

Because decomposed granite is a durable material, a crushed rock or gravel base is optional as long as the DG is properly installed and compacted. However, installing a base is a good idea because it will ensure proper drainage and stability and act as a weed suppressant (although you may still occasionally have to pull weeds). Installing an adequate base can also increase the durability of driveways and walkways. If you forego the paver base or gravel underneath, line the area with landscaping fabric to avoid weeds.

Digging out a basement takes anywhere from a few days to a few months. Most projects take at least two to five weeks, but it could take several months if you encounter obstacles. This project takes longer if you need to brace or raise your home before the excavation. Digging out a basement in new construction can take as little as three days.

In the United States, a depth of 36 inches (three feet) for underground water lines is the accepted industry standard. This depth varies from location to location based on local conditions. In areas with colder winters, they may be buried deeper to prevent frozen well water pipes : This is usually at least six inches below the frost level. The International Plumbing Code calls for a minimum of 12 inches below grade.

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