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Horton's Services, Inc.

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Horton's Services, Inc.

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25 years of experience
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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.

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.

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All-in Property Services

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All-in Property Services

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5 years of experience

We take great pride in our experience, expertise, quality, and customer service that we provide to meet the consumer's custom 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.

"Job took twice as long as promised due to half days worked. Paint on butcher block countertop, kitchen faucet, leather sofa, front porch floor. No contract or invoice provided. Price increased $600 after walk through paid $4,400 for four small rooms and two ceilings."

Michelle M on August 2025

We take great pride in our experience, expertise, quality, and customer service that we provide to meet the consumer's custom 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.

"Job took twice as long as promised due to half days worked. Paint on butcher block countertop, kitchen faucet, leather sofa, front porch floor. No contract or invoice provided. Price increased $600 after walk through paid $4,400 for four small rooms and two ceilings."

Michelle M on August 2025

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SD Smith Contracting

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SD Smith Contracting

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2 years of experience

SD Smith Contracting specializes in Site excavation/grading, Underground utilities, Septic installation, Demolition, and land clearing.

SD Smith Contracting specializes in Site excavation/grading, Underground utilities, Septic installation, Demolition, and land clearing.

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STARR Property Services

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STARR Property Services

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4 years of experience

STARR Property Services is the new "non-wireless" division of STARR Tower Solutions, LLC. We offer a full selection of residential and light commercial property maintenance and construction services. With multiple in-house crews, responsive office staff, and countless strategic partners we can meet your needs with outstanding professionalism, great response times, and the best quality.

STARR Property Services is the new "non-wireless" division of STARR Tower Solutions, LLC. We offer a full selection of residential and light commercial property maintenance and construction services. With multiple in-house crews, responsive office staff, and countless strategic partners we can meet your needs with outstanding professionalism, great response times, and the best quality.

Exceptional property services contracting and excavation

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Exceptional property services contracting and excavation

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7 years of experience

With over 30 years experience, Exceptional Property Services is there to take care of your homeowner needs. Whether you need your furnace, or hot water heater replaced, or possibly a leaky roof, maybe a week floor. Anything you could possibly need is covered by Exceptional Property Services. Maybe you have an idea for a new construction, Exceptional Property Services are the one’s to call. We are dedicated to providing the absolute best service to our clients no matter how big or small the task. Fully insured and ready to take on even the toughest, dirtiest and most undesirable jobs, so you don’t have to.

With over 30 years experience, Exceptional Property Services is there to take care of your homeowner needs. Whether you need your furnace, or hot water heater replaced, or possibly a leaky roof, maybe a week floor. Anything you could possibly need is covered by Exceptional Property Services. Maybe you have an idea for a new construction, Exceptional Property Services are the one’s to call. We are dedicated to providing the absolute best service to our clients no matter how big or small the task. Fully insured and ready to take on even the toughest, dirtiest and most undesirable jobs, so you don’t have to.

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Piedmont Equipment Inc

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Piedmont Equipment Inc

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Oil Storage Tank Removal & Installation Specialist's "We can dig it, drill it, or move it!" Piedmont Equipment INC has over 40 years experience in Oil Tank & Pump removal and installation in Rochester, NY, Monroe County and New York State. We are licensed, bonded & insured in New York State and the City of Rochester. We are a registered NYS DEC Waste Transporter with a valid NYS Waste Transportation PART 364 permit. Offering both Commercial and Residential Services Additional Services offered: Heating oil storage tanks services: above/ underground petroleum tanks, Environmental Evaluation & Spill Remediation, Excavation Services & clean up, Spill Cleanups, Soil Testing, Boiler Demolition, Special Equipment Contracting, Natural Disaster Cleanup, Drilling, Crash truck Rental's, Road Plate services and Rental's, Trucking: hauling of material, delivery or equipment transportation, DEC waste transportation

Oil Storage Tank Removal & Installation Specialist's "We can dig it, drill it, or move it!" Piedmont Equipment INC has over 40 years experience in Oil Tank & Pump removal and installation in Rochester, NY, Monroe County and New York State. We are licensed, bonded & insured in New York State and the City of Rochester. We are a registered NYS DEC Waste Transporter with a valid NYS Waste Transportation PART 364 permit. Offering both Commercial and Residential Services Additional Services offered: Heating oil storage tanks services: above/ underground petroleum tanks, Environmental Evaluation & Spill Remediation, Excavation Services & clean up, Spill Cleanups, Soil Testing, Boiler Demolition, Special Equipment Contracting, Natural Disaster Cleanup, Drilling, Crash truck Rental's, Road Plate services and Rental's, Trucking: hauling of material, delivery or equipment transportation, DEC waste transportation

R & J Excavation

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R & J Excavation

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16 years of experience

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could hire an excavation contractor that can provide you with a full variety of services? Have you been searching for a professional business that does all sorts of excavation and land clearing work? Well, you won’t have to look anywhere else anymore, because R & J Excavation is here to make it worth your while. With more than 20 years of experience, our excavation service provider is here to exceed your expectations right away! Drainige Service, Grading Contractor, Landclearing Company, Backhoe Services, Demolition Service Avoca NY, Howard NY, Thurston NY, Campbell NY, Hammondsport NY

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could hire an excavation contractor that can provide you with a full variety of services? Have you been searching for a professional business that does all sorts of excavation and land clearing work? Well, you won’t have to look anywhere else anymore, because R & J Excavation is here to make it worth your while. With more than 20 years of experience, our excavation service provider is here to exceed your expectations right away! Drainige Service, Grading Contractor, Landclearing Company, Backhoe Services, Demolition Service Avoca NY, Howard NY, Thurston NY, Campbell NY, Hammondsport NY

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Excavating questions, answered by experts

The answer may vary based on where you live. Residential sewer lines are generally buried 5 feet to 6 feet under the ground. However, it's not uncommon to see pipes buried as deep as 8 feet in colder climates in order to ensure that piping is placed below the freeze line. Digging depth could impact your sewer line replacement cost.

Underground downspouts refer to the sections of downspout extensions that lead away from your home and gutter system. While they cost more than traditional extensions, they can provide several benefits, such as less frequent damage and no need to move them for lawn care tasks. Whether they're worth it or not depends on your budget at installation time and how much convenience they'll add to your situation.

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.

The average cost of excavation is around $3,200. Most jobs fall somewhere between $500 and $15,000, depending on the amount of soil to remove, whether or not there are landscaping features or structures in the vicinity that could complicate the excavation, and the quality and contents of the soil. Larger jobs will naturally cost more, as will those in tight spaces that demand manual excavation as opposed to using heavy machinery. Hard soil and tree roots can also extend the job and drive up your labor costs.

The physical constraints of hand-drilling a well limit the depth you can achieve. Manually digging with picks and shovels may only lead to shallow wells of up to 60 feet in depth. To reach greater depths, you need more specialized equipment. The diameter of your well and the tools you’re using will determine how far down you can dig.

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