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M&D Property Solutions
4.5(
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Building Site - Preparation and ClearingBuilding Site - Preparation and Clearing - For BusinessLandscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Oak Ridge, NC and surrounding areas

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In business since 2017

Emergency services offered

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"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."
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Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Yates Landscaping Company
4.8(
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Building Site - Preparation and ClearingBuilding Site - Preparation and Clearing - For BusinessExcavation - Major Grading or Resloping - For Business

Serving Oak Ridge, NC and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 1998

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

With over 22 years of experience, Yates Landscaping Company is a trusted provider of professional concrete, hardscape, and commercial landscape maintenance services throughout Forsyth and Guilford Counties. Our reputation is built on quality workmanship, reliability, and a commitment to customer satisfaction. What sets us apart is our professionalism, attention to detail, and extensive industry expertise. We specialize in concrete driveways, patios, walkways, steps, concrete floors, stamped concrete, retaining walls, and concrete sawing and removal for both residential and commercial properties. We also provide dependable commercial landscape maintenance services, helping businesses maintain attractive, well-kept properties year-round. Call Yates Landscaping Company today at (336) 414-9588 or email [email protected] for a complimentary estimate.

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Excavating questions, answered by experts

A walk-behind trencher can cut through roots as long as they’re not too thick, making a project much easier than digging with a shovel and other hand tools. Assess your terrain and the number of trees in the surrounding area to determine if a walk-behind trencher will ease the job. Digging a trench by hand is much more time-consuming and labor-intensive. 

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.

The best type of soil to build on is a mixture of sand and clay, known as loam soil. Loam soil has the best combination of these soil types to build a foundation on. The clay particles help with water retention, so it won’t erode like sandy soil might, and the sandy particles help with drainage, so you won’t see unsafe soil expansion or have an increased risk of leaks from water sitting against your foundation.

While you can save some money by digging your own pool, you may end up paying more in construction equipment rental fees in the long run. You could, however, focus your DIY energies on lowering the cost of leveling your lawn for your pool or filling in surrounding landscaping after construction.

Excavation and grading are both generally necessary for designing your foundation, and leveling the ground where your foundation will go. These steps can also prepare the area by removing vegetation and anything else that could interfere with your home’s foundation.

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