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Precision Drainage & Excavating

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Precision Drainage & Excavating

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

We have a firm commitment to exceeding customer expectations. Dylan, the owner of Precision Drainage & Excavating will work closely with you every step of the way on your project from start to finish. Every job receives his personal attention to make sure everything is done right and how you want it. We will recommend the best way to do your project, but also work with you to make sure it fits your needs.

"In talking with the owner of the business, who was also on site helping perform the tree & stump removal, I found he and crew will go the extra mile to satisfy the customer and do it all with safety in mind. Tree and stump removal could not have gone better including clean up and topsoil seeding. Dylan and Devan truly enjoy the work they do and take pride in providing a quality job using the appropriate equipment."

DENNIS G on November 2024

We have a firm commitment to exceeding customer expectations. Dylan, the owner of Precision Drainage & Excavating will work closely with you every step of the way on your project from start to finish. Every job receives his personal attention to make sure everything is done right and how you want it. We will recommend the best way to do your project, but also work with you to make sure it fits your needs.

"In talking with the owner of the business, who was also on site helping perform the tree & stump removal, I found he and crew will go the extra mile to satisfy the customer and do it all with safety in mind. Tree and stump removal could not have gone better including clean up and topsoil seeding. Dylan and Devan truly enjoy the work they do and take pride in providing a quality job using the appropriate equipment."

DENNIS G on November 2024


RP Excavating

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RP Excavating

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Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers
10 years of experience

"We have the experience and we are committed to providing quality workmanship and superior customer service on all our applications. We at RP Excavating strive to maintain our reputation as a high quality, very service oriented company with our main focus being customer satisfaction."

"Ray was fantastic"

Jared S on January 2022

"We have the experience and we are committed to providing quality workmanship and superior customer service on all our applications. We at RP Excavating strive to maintain our reputation as a high quality, very service oriented company with our main focus being customer satisfaction."

"Ray was fantastic"

Jared S on January 2022


Graves Construction, LLC

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Graves Construction, LLC

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Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers
5 years of experience

With years of experience in the construction industry, we are the experts you need to take care of your home or business. We handle all of your excavation needs with great care. We will treat your home as we would treat our own. Give Graves Construction, LLC a call today, we look forward to working with you!

"Very professional"

Tom S on August 2022

With years of experience in the construction industry, we are the experts you need to take care of your home or business. We handle all of your excavation needs with great care. We will treat your home as we would treat our own. Give Graves Construction, LLC a call today, we look forward to working with you!

"Very professional"

Tom S on August 2022


"Great! Professional! They were on time and a hard working group. I will be hiring them again."

David R on February 2024

Tree cutting and removal. Excavation, Land Clearing, Brush Hogging, Drainage, Etc.

"Great! Professional! They were on time and a hard working group. I will be hiring them again."

David R on February 2024



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SFH Enterprises

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SFH Enterprises

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Customers say: Super punctual
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers

SFH Enterprises, L.L.C. is a family-owned and operated business. From your first interaction with our company through all of your landscaping, property maintenance, or small excavation needs, you can expect top-notch customer service, honesty, and a more than satisfactory job on whatever project you have. SFH Enterprises, L.L.C. is a fully-insured company with over ten years of landscaping experience. Contact us for your free consultation and price quote today!

SFH Enterprises, L.L.C. is a family-owned and operated business. From your first interaction with our company through all of your landscaping, property maintenance, or small excavation needs, you can expect top-notch customer service, honesty, and a more than satisfactory job on whatever project you have. SFH Enterprises, L.L.C. is a fully-insured company with over ten years of landscaping experience. Contact us for your free consultation and price quote today!


"Excellent job on replacing roof on 100+ year old home. Conscientious and dependable. Follows through on projects and makes sure customer is happy. Would gladly use them again."

Bennett H on September 2018

fully insured, 14 skilled carpenters and roofers, licensed autocad drafting

"Excellent job on replacing roof on 100+ year old home. Conscientious and dependable. Follows through on projects and makes sure customer is happy. Would gladly use them again."

Bennett H on September 2018


City Hill Construction Inc.

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City Hill Construction Inc.

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Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers

City Hill Construction is a family owned company that has served Yates County providing excavating, landscaping in the Finger Lakes region and the surrounding area for over thirty years. We offer a complete line of commercial and residential services that include, but are not limited to: Commercial / Residential Sitework Water & Septic Systems Commercial / Residential Drainage Systems Residential Lawn Restoration / Landscape Products Retaining Walls / Streambank Stabilization Site Clearing Commercial Aggregate / Top Soil, Gravel, Sand & Stone Products

City Hill Construction is a family owned company that has served Yates County providing excavating, landscaping in the Finger Lakes region and the surrounding area for over thirty years. We offer a complete line of commercial and residential services that include, but are not limited to: Commercial / Residential Sitework Water & Septic Systems Commercial / Residential Drainage Systems Residential Lawn Restoration / Landscape Products Retaining Walls / Streambank Stabilization Site Clearing Commercial Aggregate / Top Soil, Gravel, Sand & Stone Products


Fingerscapes

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Fingerscapes

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Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers

Location. We are a Penn Yan based landscape company offering; Design and construction Experienced in outdoor construction (5 yr.) and landscape installation (5yr.) We try to put our best (and sometimes our hardest) work into the project before it begins, to make sure there is a satisfactory, clear and successful plan in place to expedite the work. Payment options; Check.

Location. We are a Penn Yan based landscape company offering; Design and construction Experienced in outdoor construction (5 yr.) and landscape installation (5yr.) We try to put our best (and sometimes our hardest) work into the project before it begins, to make sure there is a satisfactory, clear and successful plan in place to expedite the work. Payment options; Check.


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Excavating questions, answered by experts

Some two-in-one tools and machines do both jobs, and those could be the right solution for smaller residential projects. However, the phrase “use the right tool for the job” definitely applies to digging. For the best results, get two separate tools for your trenching and landscape edging projects or call a pro to take care of everything for 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 joint utility trench, or joint trench, is a long, buried ditch on a property that contains two or more utility lines rather than running the lines in multiple trenches. Some utilities, like gas and electric or electric and communication lines, are better suited to joint trenching, while others, like water and sewer, are not allowed to be in the same trench.

Whether you grind or dig up and remove your tree stump depends on your landscaping goals. Using a stump grinder leaves the root system in place for it to decompose over time, whereas digging up the tree stump removes the roots and the stump. Overall, stump grinding is a far simpler process since you won’t need to deal with the roots. Stump removal will make your yard look like a demolition site, but you’ll have an easier time replanting in the same place as your former tree.

The depth of a septic tank’s drain lines is between 18 and 36 inches underground. These pipes are filled with perforations and surrounded by sand, gravel, or a combination of both, as both materials help filter wastewater. While some pipes are buried closer to the surface, this can create problems unless the soil is compact and doesn’t shift much. 

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