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Greenovative Home Improvement
4.5(
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Building Site - Preparation and ClearingBuilding Site - Preparation and Clearing - For Business

Serving Franklin Square, NY and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2013

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Antonio, at Greenovative, was great. I really enjoyed his professionalism. He and his crew found creative ways to decrease the price of the project. We are happy we gave Greenovative this project. Honestly, we will use them again."
Response time1 day
Response rate100%
Recommended by100%of homeowners
Rapid Fire Flood Restoration LLC
5.0(
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Building Site - Preparation and ClearingBuilding Site - Preparation and Clearing - For Business

Serving Franklin Square, NY and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2025

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"Freddy and his crews are very friendly and professional,they go above and beyond to make it as easy as possible for me and my family,they even took care of the insurance and personal items ,they even keep in contact after the job is finished"
2 neighbors recently requested a quote
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Junk in my Trunk
4.8(
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Building Site - Preparation and ClearingBuilding Site - Preparation and Clearing - For BusinessExcavation - Major Grading or Resloping+2 more

Serving Franklin Square, NY and surrounding areas

In business since 2000

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"It went well. The two man team came within the scheduled appointment window, worked quickly, completed the removal quickly, and made sure that the area was clean before they departed. They were professional, willingly answered any questions, and were courteous. The appointment was made through Angie's list, the main office was quick to respond , schedule the appointment, and provided a site unseen estimate upon receiving a description of the materials to be removed that was pretty close to the final price."
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Recommended by93%of homeowners
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High Idle Excavation
4.8(
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Building Site - Preparation and ClearingBuilding Site - Preparation and Clearing - For BusinessExcavation - Major Grading or Resloping+1 more

Serving Franklin Square, NY and surrounding areas

In business since 2024

"I hired High Idle Excavation to work on my property, and they exceeded my expectations. They were extremely professional, communicative, and efficient throughout the entire process. The team completed the project on time and left the site spotless. I would highly recommend them to anyone in need of excavation services. A fantastic company to work with!"
Trench work
Trench work
Trench
Pool demo
Pool completion

+11

Response time3 hrs
Response rate97%
Recommended by68%of homeowners
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Excavating questions, answered by experts

You can bury underground electrical wire six inches deep—but only if you use a rigid metal electrical conduit. For rigid, non-metallic conduits, bury the wire at least 12 inches deep. If using an underground feeder cable rated for direct burial, you'll need to place it at least 18 inches deep, as it has no conduit for extra protection.

Yes, you can technically make a crawl space liveable, but the only way to do so is by converting it into a basement. While some crawl spaces are big enough to walk through and store large items, they lack appropriate insulation and space to be liveable.

Yes, you can install a trench drain if you already have concrete in your yard or garden. While it can complicate some aspects of the job and slightly run up the cost, it is doable. Residential trench drains can be easily retrofitted to outdoor areas with concrete without having to remove excessive amounts of your patio, pool area, or decorative walkways.

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.

Professional installers often include a deep layer of crushed gravel under permeable pavers to allow more runoff to soak through into the soil below. Many installations will include multiple layers of gravel, with coarser aggregate at the base and finer aggregate that sits on top of that bottom layer. Above the gravel, you’ll often find coarse sand that helps reduce paver shifting over time. Some permeable paver designs include a water collection system set into the gravel layer to route runoff to a safe area for disposal.

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