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Green to Clean WNC

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Green to Clean WNC

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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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MJ Mountain Builders

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MJ Mountain Builders

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34 local quotes requested
32 years of experience

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


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Four Seasons Landscaping, Inc.

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Four Seasons Landscaping, Inc.

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Customers say: Quality work
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers
10 local quotes requested

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


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Four Seasons Property Enhancements, Inc.

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Four Seasons Property Enhancements, Inc.

4.46(
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Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 90% of Angi customers
Recommended by 90% of HomeAdvisor customers
72 local quotes requested

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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Smoky Mountain Hardscapes and Excavating

4.04(
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Smoky Mountain Hardscapes and Excavating

4.04(
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Customers say: Quick response
11 local quotes requested
14 years of experience

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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Fairfield Industrial Services

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Fairfield Industrial Services

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52 years of experience

Clearing, grading, demolition, scraping contractor. Free quotes, diverse “job” options. Detailed final quotes. We are a small family owned and operated company. We approach the work as if it were “our” property and maintain a high level of customer confidence and satisfaction. Jobs are completed in a timely manner and expected results.

Clearing, grading, demolition, scraping contractor. Free quotes, diverse “job” options. Detailed final quotes. We are a small family owned and operated company. We approach the work as if it were “our” property and maintain a high level of customer confidence and satisfaction. Jobs are completed in a timely manner and expected results.


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R&M Building and Remodeling

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R&M Building and Remodeling

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8 years of experience

We Provide High Quality Remodels, Repairs, and Renovations for Residential Homes and Commercial Properties. We also do Custom Deck Design and Construction. Privacy Fences. Patios. Sheds. Siding. Roof Repair. Retaining Walls and other Hard Scapes. We do it all!

We Provide High Quality Remodels, Repairs, and Renovations for Residential Homes and Commercial Properties. We also do Custom Deck Design and Construction. Privacy Fences. Patios. Sheds. Siding. Roof Repair. Retaining Walls and other Hard Scapes. We do it all!


Holland Concrete and Contracting

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Holland Concrete and Contracting

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We do everything concrete. We can turn any space into something you and your family can enjoy. We can do block retaining walls. We can get any chuck of property no matter the size or shape and turn it into anything you would want. We can do any hardscaping you can think of. You dream it we can do it. We are fair and honest. We have been in business for around a year. I am the owner.

We do everything concrete. We can turn any space into something you and your family can enjoy. We can do block retaining walls. We can get any chuck of property no matter the size or shape and turn it into anything you would want. We can do any hardscaping you can think of. You dream it we can do it. We are fair and honest. We have been in business for around a year. I am the owner.



Mountain Springs Excavating

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Mountain Springs Excavating

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We are a small, family owned NC Mountain native business. We are fully licensed and insured. We offer excavation and grading services, septic system installations and repairs, demolition, hardscaping, landscaping, rock retaining walls, boulder walls, driveway installs and repairs, home site clearing, utility line ditches, rock hammering, water feature installs and repairs.

We are a small, family owned NC Mountain native business. We are fully licensed and insured. We offer excavation and grading services, septic system installations and repairs, demolition, hardscaping, landscaping, rock retaining walls, boulder walls, driveway installs and repairs, home site clearing, utility line ditches, rock hammering, water feature installs and repairs.

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Excavating questions, answered by experts

Most municipalities require excavation permits for any significant digging, especially if the excavation affects utilities or public property. However, permits for excavation depend on your local government and the scope of the project. Hire an experienced contractor for your excavation job so that they can be the ones to deal with permitting, not you. 

It takes two to three hours to trench 100 feet with a mechanical trencher or 10 to 12 hours if digging with a shovel. The total time to dig a trench depends on the depth, width, soil type, terrain, trencher type, and your level of experience. Digging in clay or rocky soil takes longer than soft ground.  

A trench that is less than 5 feet deep often doesn't require a protective system. Most residential trenches will not go this deep (the typical residential drainage trench is just 18 inches deep). In the event that an excavator needs to dig more than 5 feet beneath the surface, a protective system is required unless the excavation is in entirely stable rock.

If you don’t wish to dig it out and convert it into a finished basement, you can still encapsulate your crawl space to protect it from damage for an average cost of $5,500. Finishing a crawl space beyond this isn’t really worthwhile, as the low ceilings mean you won’t be able to use the area as living space.

The average cost for pool excavation is $2,500. This cost can range from $450 to $4,500, depending on the pool shape and size, time of year, and any need to move buried utilities. 

When excavating for your pool, you might have to move existing utilities. You can expect to pay an additional $15 to $25 per linear foot to move gas lines. To move a septic system, it’ll cost an additional $2,000 to $20,000. A pool that is 10 feet by 12 feet averages $450 to excavate, and a 20-foot-by-40-foot pool averages $3,020.

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