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LDS EXCAVATING
5.0(
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Serving Lewis, NY and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2025

Free estimates

"David did an amazing job at replacing my septic. He was responsive and did it in a timely manner. Overall, the experience was great and would recommend him to anyone."
Response time3 hrs
Response rate94%
5 neighbors recently requested a quote
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Wyatt Lussier
5.0(
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Serving Lewis, NY and surrounding areas

Approved

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

Small jobs welcome

"Yes they did an exemplary job! Listened and very respectful. Great job with clean up and pick up. Very hard workers and we greatly appreciated what was done. Thank you very much!!"
Tree removal
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D.R Guilmette Landworks
New to Angi

Serving Lewis, NY and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2010

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

D.R Guilmette Landworks has extensive experience working with various areas of land developing. From building site preparation, to new patios for an existing home, our company can do it all.

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Hilltop Custom Landscape & Design - Home Facebook
4.5(
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Serving Lewis, NY and surrounding areas

In business since 2015

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"Darin and his crew at Hilltop were professional, courteous, knowledgeable and timely. Hilltop handled the excavation, permits, concrete pour, framing, electrical, roofing, siding, and finish of the garage project. It will definitely be an added value to my home. Hilltop did an excellent job, especially in the adverse winter conditions. I would absolutely hire Darin/Hilltop again. Darin was also excellent in communicating via email, text, and/or voice. This was a convenience to me as I do not have cell reception at work."
Response time2 days
Recommended by97%of homeowners
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Green Mountain Basement Solutions LLC
4.0(
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Serving Lewis, NY and surrounding areas

In business since 2007

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"The work itself, the actual basement waterproofing appears to be working but our flood season hasn't come yet so, I'm reserving judgement. But, the way the work was done was a problem and the initial way that they got with the problem wasn't satisfactory. Eventually, months after work I did get some resolution but is wasn't a smooth transaction. We moved some of the finished portions of the basement to do their work and the way that that was handled was very sloppy and rushed, and very expensive to repair. And then, when the initial point of having somebody come and look at all my questions, it was not the owner, it was his foreman and it was not dealt within a professional manner. After 2 contacts, tried to explain what the problems were and has offered that they have an annual service to make sure that everything is working and there's a fee for that, though he offered 2 years of that with no cost, so that was a nice gesture. He tried to make up for the problems but like I said, there were problems."
Recommended by75%of homeowners
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TruPoint Property Management LLC
4.7(
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Serving Lewis, NY and surrounding areas

In business since 2025

Free estimates

Small jobs welcome

"Kemper did a great job with cleaning out our back yard. We just moved in to our home last year and the yard needed a lot of work. Kemper gave a fair estimate and showed up on time to get the job done. Highly recommend Trupoint."
54 neighbors recently requested a quote
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Owl Mountain Excavation
5.0(
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Serving Lewis, NY and surrounding areas

In business since 2019

Free estimates

Offers commercial services

"I have used Max for both residential and commercial work. Max is always easy to work with, he does exactly what he says he is going to do and has treated me fairly!"
Response time1 day
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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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, 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.

Drilled wells have a pipe sticking up that’s covered in a plastic or metal casing. On the other hand, a dug well will look like a big hole in the ground and is more similar to what you’d see in a fantasy or Western movie. If you want to be sure, contact the city for documentation on your property’s construction and excavation history. 

If you have a broken sprinkler pipe underground, there will be some signs you can easily spot to locate it and take action. These include leaks, water spouts, flooding, consistently damp areas on your lawn, low water pressure, and grass around the sprinkler head that’s taller and darker than anywhere else in the yard. 

If there are no obvious signs of a broken pipe, you can use tools such as water leak mics, leak noise loggers, audio devices that record leaks, and acoustic testing links. 

Broken pipes can lead to uneven watering, plant damage, and higher utility bills. The longer you wait to fix them the more the repair cost may be.

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.

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