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Avatar for Southern Grading and Drainage
Southern Grading and Drainage
4.9(
10
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Building Site - Preparation and ClearingBuilding Site - Preparation and Clearing - For BusinessExcavation - Major Grading or Resloping

Serving Princeton, NC and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2003

Free estimates

Small jobs welcome

"Travis Cartwright has provided many services to us over the last 12 years. These are some of them: clean up work, pulled a sunk boat from our pond, excavated our home site and installed our septic tank & drain field. Travis is an excellent equipment operator and we highly recommend him-"
Clearing of Hunting Paths
Clearing of Hunting Paths
Clearing of Hunting Paths
Clearing of Hunting Paths
Clearing of Hunting Paths

+54

Response time5 hrs
Recommended by100%of homeowners
Avatar for Jeremy Williams
Jeremy Williams
5.0(
12
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Excavation - Major Grading or ReslopingLandscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Princeton, NC and surrounding areas

Approved

Super Service Award Winner

In business since 2018

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"My husband and I had been looking for someone to complete a few maintenance repairs around our home (replacing shutters, fix trim along the rooftop, fix siding on the house, replace framework and seals around the garage door and install a ceiling fan). Jeremy Williams did a wonderful job completing all the repairs we needed done. He was very professional and friendly from the initial meeting to the completion of the home repairs. Thank you for all you did for us and we will definitely contact you for our future home repairs."
Response time2 days
Response rate89%
12 neighbors recently requested a quote
Avatar for Clearly Leveled Up LLC
Clearly Leveled Up LLC
5.0(
8
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Building Site - Preparation and ClearingExcavation - Major Grading or ReslopingBuilding Site - Preparation and Clearing - For Business+1 more

Serving Princeton, NC and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2025

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Clearly Leveled Up was great. They arrived on time and started working right away. The workers, Mike and BJ were very professional. They were courteous and very easy to converse with. They did exactly what we asked for and we love it !!! Wish we could have sent the photos of the work but the system keeps telling us the file was too large."
pond
pond
pond
pond
pond

+10

3 neighbors recently requested a quote
Avatar for Cruse Land Management
Cruse Land Management
5.0(
3
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Landscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Princeton, NC and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2015

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Will performed an outstanding job on our grading and drainage project. The work was completed professionally and with great attention to detail, and the area was properly seeded upon completion. The results are excellent—both in appearance and performance. I am very satisfied with the quality of his work."
Gravel road
Brush cutting
Brush cutting
Brush cutting
Brush cutting

+1

7 neighbors recently requested a quote
WKG LLC
New to Angi
Excavation - Major Grading or ReslopingBuilding Site - Preparation and ClearingBuilding Site - Preparation and Clearing - For Business+1 more

Serving Princeton, NC and surrounding areas

Approved

Free estimates

Small jobs welcome

Offers commercial services

Our company is a grading company with a staff of years of knowledge and experience. We clear land, develop lots, perform the grading on mono slab, crawl, stem slab and basement foundations. We waterproof foundations. We can handle all of your erosion control needs. We also do fine grading as well as drainage work. If you need an expert opinion or have any questions regarding any of these tasks we perform, we can meet you on site and discuss the best option for your needs.

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Excavating questions, answered by experts

The digging depth will depend on the size of the trencher you use. Even smaller units can dig up to 4 feet deep, which is plenty for a DIY job. However, much larger trenchers can reach a depth of 18 feet and are better used by a team of pro contractors, not a single DIYer. As with all home improvement projects, use the right tool for the job and proceed with caution.

Most residential basements are 8 to 10 feet deep. You can dig deeper depending on building codes, but it does become more difficult. You’ll likely need to install stronger foundation walls and additional supports to handle the increased load. Depending on the water table, you may also need a water management system. Clay soil can support a deeper foundation than sandy soil. A structural engineer will be able to tell you the maximum, feasible depth.

Prior to excavation, you should prepare the dig site and call 311 before you sign anything.

To get your site ready for excavation, you should move anything in the area that isn’t affixed to the land. You can save money on the excavation by removing hardscaping, including walkways, decks, concrete patios, and paver patios.

Before you carry out any digging, you should call 311 to confirm that there are no utility lines running through your excavation site. Skipping this step could lead to severe injury and property damage if your excavator hits a water, sewage, or gas line.

Depending on the severity of the freeze and the method used, thawing frozen underground pipes can take anywhere from 30 minutes to several hours. Applying heat directly to the pipe using heat tape, infrared lamps, or hot water jetting can speed up the process. However, patience and careful monitoring are key to avoiding pipe damage.

You should dig 3 to 6 inches deep for plastic edging. Dig as wide as you need to fit your plastic edging into it—2 inches is usually sufficient.

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