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Modern Rock Contractors

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Modern Rock Contractors

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13 years of experience

We are a Family Owned, Licensed, Insured and Bonded General Contractor specializing in Asphalt Asset Management, Concrete, Earthwork and Demolition. We offer pot hole repairs, crack sealing, seal coating, parking lot striping, structural concrete, decorative concrete, dirt work and erosion control services throughout the state of New Mexico.

We are a Family Owned, Licensed, Insured and Bonded General Contractor specializing in Asphalt Asset Management, Concrete, Earthwork and Demolition. We offer pot hole repairs, crack sealing, seal coating, parking lot striping, structural concrete, decorative concrete, dirt work and erosion control services throughout the state of New Mexico.

D&L Enterprises

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D&L Enterprises

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3 years of experience

At D&L Enterprises we specialize in providing dirt work (land clearing, new road construction, erosion control, excavation, retaining walls, etc). Pretty much anything that involved dirt, we do. Concrete driveways/pads are also in our scope. We will work to provide you the most efficient, beneficial and cost effective way to get your project done. We have been in business for a year now but have been in the industry for over 6 years. We are an owner operated company and will have hands on your project to assure quality work. Contact us today for an estimate on your project, and assure that your needs will be taken care of. Thanks and have a great day.

At D&L Enterprises we specialize in providing dirt work (land clearing, new road construction, erosion control, excavation, retaining walls, etc). Pretty much anything that involved dirt, we do. Concrete driveways/pads are also in our scope. We will work to provide you the most efficient, beneficial and cost effective way to get your project done. We have been in business for a year now but have been in the industry for over 6 years. We are an owner operated company and will have hands on your project to assure quality work. Contact us today for an estimate on your project, and assure that your needs will be taken care of. Thanks and have a great day.

Jeffrey's Plumbing & Heating, Inc.

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Jeffrey's Plumbing & Heating, Inc.

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29 years of experience

We are a family owned business we have been in business since 1996. We have over 30 years of experience. We do new and old remodel plumbing and heating construction. We guarantee all our work.

We are a family owned business we have been in business since 1996. We have over 30 years of experience. We do new and old remodel plumbing and heating construction. We guarantee all our work.

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Excavating questions, answered by experts

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.

Yes, an excavation company is the best option for land grading and yard leveling. General landscapers might be able to tackle these projects, but an excavation company will do a better job because they’re used to operating the necessary heavy machinery. Landscapers might opt to do the work manually, which takes much longer and could cost you more in labor fees. Finally, excavation companies will understand local regulations and know when you need permits to legalize the work, while a landscaper might not.

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.

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.

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.  

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