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Avatar for Four Seasons Landscaping, Inc.

Four Seasons Landscaping, Inc.

4.79(
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Four Seasons Landscaping, Inc.

4.79(
14
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Customers say: Quality work
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers
31 years of experience

Four Seasons Landscaping, Inc., has been serving the area for over 25 + years. We are locally owned and family operated. Four Seasons Landscape is your number one choice for a truly unique yard. Call us today to learn more! Now Scheduling. At Four Seasons Landscape we believe that your outdoor spaces should be as luxuriously designed as your indoor spaces. Our seasonal murals grace some of the most beautiful homes and businesses in the Southern Appalachians. A full service landscape company, we envision, design, construct and maintain your outdoor spaces to fit your lifestyle. Outdoor luxury with no boundaries defines our beautiful landscapes, hardscapes, waterscapes and gardens. If you are searching for four seasons of color and beauty contact us to see how you can enhance your lifestyle. It's about luxury, it's about no boundaries, it's about Four Seasons of living art! (828) 743-1046

"They made an appointment- arrived as scheduled. Quote was very detailed & in a timely manner. Work was completed as discussed. Great to work with."

Betsy O on May 2020

Four Seasons Landscaping, Inc., has been serving the area for over 25 + years. We are locally owned and family operated. Four Seasons Landscape is your number one choice for a truly unique yard. Call us today to learn more! Now Scheduling. At Four Seasons Landscape we believe that your outdoor spaces should be as luxuriously designed as your indoor spaces. Our seasonal murals grace some of the most beautiful homes and businesses in the Southern Appalachians. A full service landscape company, we envision, design, construct and maintain your outdoor spaces to fit your lifestyle. Outdoor luxury with no boundaries defines our beautiful landscapes, hardscapes, waterscapes and gardens. If you are searching for four seasons of color and beauty contact us to see how you can enhance your lifestyle. It's about luxury, it's about no boundaries, it's about Four Seasons of living art! (828) 743-1046

"They made an appointment- arrived as scheduled. Quote was very detailed & in a timely manner. Work was completed as discussed. Great to work with."

Betsy O on May 2020


M&D Property Solutions

4.94(
17
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M&D Property Solutions

4.94(
17
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Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers
8 years of experience

We are dedicated to providing our clients with the very best in remodeling and repair work. With over 10 years of experience, we take an enormous amount of pride in the attention of detail put into each of the projects we are involved in. We are known for our quality work and the integrity of our business practices. Have an emergency? You can count on us to answer the call and we will be happy to help. We look forward to building long-term relationships with our clients and guarantee your satisfaction. Call us today for a quote!

"It has worked out so well for me and my family. And yeah, please do it all day. Please let me know if I can help. Please let me know when I get home, and I will be home in the next few days. Please let me know when I can get you. Please let me know when I get back. Please let me know if I need anything else. Please let me know if I can get you a text or text me or text or call me when I can. "

Bryce T on November 2022

We are dedicated to providing our clients with the very best in remodeling and repair work. With over 10 years of experience, we take an enormous amount of pride in the attention of detail put into each of the projects we are involved in. We are known for our quality work and the integrity of our business practices. Have an emergency? You can count on us to answer the call and we will be happy to help. We look forward to building long-term relationships with our clients and guarantee your satisfaction. Call us today for a quote!

"It has worked out so well for me and my family. And yeah, please do it all day. Please let me know if I can help. Please let me know when I get home, and I will be home in the next few days. Please let me know when I can get you. Please let me know when I get back. Please let me know if I need anything else. Please let me know if I can get you a text or text me or text or call me when I can. "

Bryce T on November 2022


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Four Seasons Property Enhancements, Inc.

4.46(
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Four Seasons Property Enhancements, Inc.

4.46(
50
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Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 90% of Angi customers
Recommended by 90% of HomeAdvisor customers
10 years of experience

Four Seasons Property Enhancements, Inc., is committed to excellence in every aspect of our business. We uphold a standard of integrity bound by fairness, honesty, and personal responsibility. Our distinction is the quality of service we bring to our customers. Accurate knowledge of our trade, combined with ability, is what makes us true professionals. Above all, we are watchful of our customer's interests and make their concerns the basis of our business.

"CJ and his crew installed this car pad. We are very pleased. We highly recommend their firm. "

Michael H on January 2025

Four Seasons Property Enhancements, Inc., is committed to excellence in every aspect of our business. We uphold a standard of integrity bound by fairness, honesty, and personal responsibility. Our distinction is the quality of service we bring to our customers. Accurate knowledge of our trade, combined with ability, is what makes us true professionals. Above all, we are watchful of our customer's interests and make their concerns the basis of our business.

"CJ and his crew installed this car pad. We are very pleased. We highly recommend their firm. "

Michael H on January 2025


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Keener Landscaping

5.00(
5
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Keener Landscaping

5.00(
5
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Customers say: Quick response
2 years of experience
Free onsite estimate

We pride our company on reliability, great communication, integrity, and quality work. We are experts in our trade and will do our best to keep you as educated as we can on your particular task or project. We look forward to earning your business!

"Daniel and the Keener Landscaping team did an excellent job installing a welded wire panel and wood fence. Daniel is responsive, a great communicator, reliable and punctual. I couldn’t be happier with the work."

Catherine b on March 2025

We pride our company on reliability, great communication, integrity, and quality work. We are experts in our trade and will do our best to keep you as educated as we can on your particular task or project. We look forward to earning your business!

"Daniel and the Keener Landscaping team did an excellent job installing a welded wire panel and wood fence. Daniel is responsive, a great communicator, reliable and punctual. I couldn’t be happier with the work."

Catherine b on March 2025


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Smoky Mountain Hardscapes and Excavating

4.04(
12
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Smoky Mountain Hardscapes and Excavating

4.04(
12
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Customers say: Quick response
14 years of experience
Free onsite estimate

Smoky Mountain Hardscapes and Excavating, 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 locally owned and operated. Give us a call today! Minimum 4 hours and serious requires only.

"Hired to install a river rock driveway which included a cement apron at entry of garage. Cement splattered on new garage door; trim work surrounding garage and on the siding of the garage. Multiple attempts made to have this fixed. Many promises it would be done but after 17 months, we are still waiting. Calls were not returned; promised return to repair and then ? no showed?. Multiple excuses from getting new phone to ?forgot?. "

Scott M on August 2025

Smoky Mountain Hardscapes and Excavating, 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 locally owned and operated. Give us a call today! Minimum 4 hours and serious requires only.

"Hired to install a river rock driveway which included a cement apron at entry of garage. Cement splattered on new garage door; trim work surrounding garage and on the siding of the garage. Multiple attempts made to have this fixed. Many promises it would be done but after 17 months, we are still waiting. Calls were not returned; promised return to repair and then ? no showed?. Multiple excuses from getting new phone to ?forgot?. "

Scott M on August 2025


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Summit Land Development, LLC.

5.00(
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Summit Land Development, LLC.

5.00(
3
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Approved Pro
Free onsite estimate
Emergency services offered

Welcome to Summit Land Development, LLC.! Summit Contracting is dedicated to providing our customers with the best quality and craftsmanship. We are here to build relationships with our customers and communities and to provide our employees with a great place to work. Our pledge is to create successful relationships with our customers, employees and community by building trust, treating every project with the utmost integrity and exceeding expectations.

"These guys did a great job! As soon as I put the post out that I need work done, Scott called me immediately and was on site to look at the job first thing the very next morning. He gave me a fair estimate and was a very nice guy! I honestly had other quotes that were cheaper than these guys, but their prompt response is what got them the job! Now that I’ve seen their work, they will be getting a call whenever I might need something else done, or if I have a friend in need of work as well. I highly recommend them!! Thanks again guys!!"

David P on December 2025

Welcome to Summit Land Development, LLC.! Summit Contracting is dedicated to providing our customers with the best quality and craftsmanship. We are here to build relationships with our customers and communities and to provide our employees with a great place to work. Our pledge is to create successful relationships with our customers, employees and community by building trust, treating every project with the utmost integrity and exceeding expectations.

"These guys did a great job! As soon as I put the post out that I need work done, Scott called me immediately and was on site to look at the job first thing the very next morning. He gave me a fair estimate and was a very nice guy! I honestly had other quotes that were cheaper than these guys, but their prompt response is what got them the job! Now that I’ve seen their work, they will be getting a call whenever I might need something else done, or if I have a friend in need of work as well. I highly recommend them!! Thanks again guys!!"

David P on December 2025


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MJ Mountain Builders

4.33(
6
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MJ Mountain Builders

4.33(
6
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Customers say: Quick response
32 years of experience
Free onsite estimate

MJ Mountain Builders is a locally owned and operated company that values honesty and integrity in all aspects of our business. Our dedicated team of professionals have over 12 years of hands on experience, to provide innovative ideas and suggestions tailored to your projects. Our services are customized to your individual needs, paying close attention to the details of each project that we are involved with. Contact us for a free consultation today! Please note, while we install and repair septic systems, we do not pump septic tanks.

"Very friendly and professional crew that worked with me to get the job done without breaking my wallet. All septic jobs present unique challenges, and Monty and David found a way to do what needed to be done. They communicated well and got the job finished quickly, too. "

Christine F on June 2025

MJ Mountain Builders is a locally owned and operated company that values honesty and integrity in all aspects of our business. Our dedicated team of professionals have over 12 years of hands on experience, to provide innovative ideas and suggestions tailored to your projects. Our services are customized to your individual needs, paying close attention to the details of each project that we are involved with. Contact us for a free consultation today! Please note, while we install and repair septic systems, we do not pump septic tanks.

"Very friendly and professional crew that worked with me to get the job done without breaking my wallet. All septic jobs present unique challenges, and Monty and David found a way to do what needed to be done. They communicated well and got the job finished quickly, too. "

Christine F on June 2025


H & H Tree Service, LLC

4.20(
5
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H & H Tree Service, LLC

4.20(
5
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Customers say: Quick response
15 years of experience
Free onsite estimate

We have the experience and we are committed to providing quality workmanship and superior customer service, on all our applications. We at H & H Tree Service LLC, strive to maintain our reputation as a high quality, very service oriented company, with our main focus being customer satisfaction.There is a limit of $1800 per day to higher the crew.

"I hired Hugh to prepare our building site and he left me with all kinds of problems. He did not clear the site for the house where we wanted it, did not hire an engineer for plans to build the retaining wall and has left us with so many problems. The retaining wall did not pass inspection. I had to hire an Engineer to draw plans up and it has cost me so far 36k to take his wall apart and put it back so I could back out of my driveway without falling down a 10 foot embankment. I took him off the job and he went to MCNeelys and told them I approved for him to take 4 loads of rock which I did not and I don't know where he brought the material but it was not on my site. I paid for all the material for his work he had done, and 36K for just labor and he has now put a lein on my property. The person he hired to do the work quit becasue he was cutting so many corners. I would never reccomend him for site work. "

Pam M on October 2025

We have the experience and we are committed to providing quality workmanship and superior customer service, on all our applications. We at H & H Tree Service LLC, strive to maintain our reputation as a high quality, very service oriented company, with our main focus being customer satisfaction.There is a limit of $1800 per day to higher the crew.

"I hired Hugh to prepare our building site and he left me with all kinds of problems. He did not clear the site for the house where we wanted it, did not hire an engineer for plans to build the retaining wall and has left us with so many problems. The retaining wall did not pass inspection. I had to hire an Engineer to draw plans up and it has cost me so far 36k to take his wall apart and put it back so I could back out of my driveway without falling down a 10 foot embankment. I took him off the job and he went to MCNeelys and told them I approved for him to take 4 loads of rock which I did not and I don't know where he brought the material but it was not on my site. I paid for all the material for his work he had done, and 36K for just labor and he has now put a lein on my property. The person he hired to do the work quit becasue he was cutting so many corners. I would never reccomend him for site work. "

Pam M on October 2025


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Green to Clean WNC

5.00(
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Green to Clean WNC

5.00(
2
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Approved Pro
Customers say: Quick response
4 years of experience

We take great pride in our experience, expertise, quality, and customer service that we provide to meet the consumer's needs. It is our mission to provide excellent workmanship and complete customer satisfaction from start to completion of a project. In order to understand the needs and expectations of our customers, we take great care to work and communicate with every customer in a professional manner. Our reputation is based on service, safety, and quality, regardless of how large or small the job.

"Ian is very prompt. He shows up when he says he will and does a great job! I highly recommend him!"

Christina B on May 2023

We take great pride in our experience, expertise, quality, and customer service that we provide to meet the consumer's needs. It is our mission to provide excellent workmanship and complete customer satisfaction from start to completion of a project. In order to understand the needs and expectations of our customers, we take great care to work and communicate with every customer in a professional manner. Our reputation is based on service, safety, and quality, regardless of how large or small the job.

"Ian is very prompt. He shows up when he says he will and does a great job! I highly recommend him!"

Christina B on May 2023


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MJE Landscape Solutions, LLC

5.00(
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MJE Landscape Solutions, LLC

5.00(
1
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Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers
4 years of experience

We take great pride in our experience, expertise, quality and customer service, that we provide to meet the consumer's needs. It is our mission to provide excellent workmanship, and complete customer satisfaction, from start to completion of a project. In order to understand the needs and expectations of our customers, we take great care to work and communicate, with every customer in a professional manner. Our reputation is based on service, safety and quality, regardless of how large, or small the job. Call us today!

"He was very responsive and professional."

Craig U on February 2023

We take great pride in our experience, expertise, quality and customer service, that we provide to meet the consumer's needs. It is our mission to provide excellent workmanship, and complete customer satisfaction, from start to completion of a project. In order to understand the needs and expectations of our customers, we take great care to work and communicate, with every customer in a professional manner. Our reputation is based on service, safety and quality, regardless of how large, or small the job. Call us today!

"He was very responsive and professional."

Craig U on February 2023

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Excavating questions, answered by experts

If you don’t have a crawl space but have a partial basement you want to make deeper, you can expect to spend a little less—between $40,000 and $90,000 on average. However, if you’re not adding new finished square footage, you won’t see much in the way of ROI.

Landscape edging is more DIYable than trenching. You can DIY your own digging projects, but proceed carefully and only with proper knowledge of the equipment and appropriate safety measures in place. Keep in mind the project's scope and estimate how long it will take you to do it on your own. While you can certainly save money by DIYing home improvement projects, you can’t exactly hide an unfinished—or worse, ruined— landscaping job from the neighbors. It’s always safer to call an excavation pro near you to get an estimate.

Trenching is not the same as boring. Boring uses a drill to make a tunnel for underground utilities, but trenching involves digging with an excavator, trencher, backhoe, or shovel. Boring is more precise and expensive, and it’s best for installing utilities underneath buildings, roads, and bodies of water. Trenching is simpler but can cause more disruption to landscaping and ecosystems.

Trenchers can dig holes as narrow as 4 inches or as wide as 4 feet. Check the specifications of the trencher you rent or buy to determine how wide it will cut into the landscape. Better yet, let the excavation company know how wide you’d like the trench to be, and they can help you choose the right trencher for the job (or do it for you).

Professionals who complete perc tests can usually do them in a single day. Including excavating to expose the test site, filling the hole with water, and monitoring it while it drains, you can expect the test to take between four and eight hours total. It’s possible that you’ll get the results the same day, but some companies may take a few days to get official results.

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