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ST Landscaping and Excavating
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Building Site - Preparation and ClearingExcavation - Major Grading or ReslopingLandscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Jamestown, NY and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 1999

Free estimates

Offers commercial services

ST Landscaping and Excavating, proudly serves its customers with pride and integrity. We are locally owned and operated and pay attention to the details that matter most to you. These are only some of the many things that set us apart from the rest. Give us a call today! We do not accept credit cards, we take business checks, or cash only.

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1 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by66%of homeowners
Pierce Services, Inc.
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Building Site - Preparation and Clearing

Serving Jamestown, NY and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2000

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"I would highly recommend Chuck Pierce Jr at Pierce Services. They just finished work at a lakefront property for me in Cassadaga, Ny including backfilling around fkundation, site fill/prep and a new seawall. Itâ s gorgeous!!! The seawall is absolutely stunning. Chuck was so professional and great to work with and really cared about the project and making it awesome! Thank you!!"
Response time2 days
6 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Fadale Enterprises, Inc.
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Building Site - Preparation and ClearingBuilding Site - Preparation and Clearing - For BusinessExcavation - Major Grading or Resloping+2 more

Serving Jamestown, NY and surrounding areas

In business since 1994

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"The Fadale Team did an excellent job! Punctual, courteous and did the work that they said they would do in a timely fashion. Would absolutely hire again and again. This is the ACTUAL job discussed in the 6/6/2017 review. I am the ACTUAL customer who is VERY happy. I failed to mark a property line which led to my new drainage pipe cross the property line. This was brought to my attention by my neighbor, I spoke to the Fadale team who quickly returned a phone call and put a plan into motion to correct my error. Thank you Fadale team and sorry neighbor! Please disregard the 6/6/2017 negative review from an angry neighbor."
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Recommended by91%of homeowners
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Powell's Plowing and Lawn Care, LLC
5.0(
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Landscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Jamestown, NY and surrounding areas

In business since 2018

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"I had a lot of overgrown weeds in my front yard patch, he came and cleaned it all out and put down mulch and flowers made it all nice again. He did amazing work! I would recommend."
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Operation total redo
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Response time10 hrs
Response rate88%
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Valley Boys Outdoor Services
4.6(
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Landscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Jamestown, NY and surrounding areas

In business since 2018

Free estimates

Small jobs welcome

"The customer service is truly outstanding. Although my actual yard work has not yet been done, I am very impressed. Bought the bushes for my front yard last week, and it's chilly here in Dunkirk NY. I had emailed theOwner last week to let him know bushes were here. He reminded me to bring them indoors if we got freezing Temps. Anyway, last night, Easter Sunday, my daughter & I dragged em in. Good thing tho, lots of frost this am. After I dragged them back out later today, I emailed again that they are just too heavy for me. (74 yr old widow & the kids are long gone home). He called me, came to the house, moved the plants inside and explained how to care for them til my turn comes up. Is that OUTSTANDING or what? Couldn't be happier! Bravo to Valley Boys Outdoors. Thank you!"
Response time3 days
Recommended by91%of homeowners
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Excavating questions, answered by experts

In most areas, you will need a permit for excavation work, even for projects that only involve grading or yard leveling. Permit requirements depend on your local government and the scope of the project, but they are especially common for significant digging or work that could affect utilities or public property. These permits help protect the local topography and prevent drainage issues. An experienced excavation company will typically know whether permits are needed and can often handle the process of pulling and closing them for you. You can also verify permit requirements by contacting your local building department and describing your project.

As a general rule, the protected area should be about 1½ times as wide as the canopy of the tree’s leaves. This digging measurement can vary by tree species and the age of the tree. Of course, that can be a lot of fencing for larger trees, which is why our first step is about making difficult decisions on which trees to save.

If you’re planning to dig on your property, you’ll need to check for underground utility lines. Call the national call-before-you-dig 811 number. Once connected to an operator, you can schedule a site visit to mark underground lines. This way, you won’t accidentally dig into pipes and can cause major (read: costly) issues.

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.

Most residential basements are 8 to 10 feet deep. You can dig deeper depending on building codes, but it does become more difficult. You’ll likely need to install stronger foundation walls and additional supports to handle the increased load. Depending on the water table, you may also need a water management system. Clay soil can support a deeper foundation than sandy soil. A structural engineer will be able to tell you the maximum, feasible depth.

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