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GCA Excavating & Land Clearing
5.0(
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Excavation - Major Grading or ReslopingLandscape - Minor Grading or ReslopingBuilding Site - Preparation and Clearing+2 more

Serving Potsdam, NY and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2024

Free estimates

Offers commercial services

"We purchased a property that had just had a new septic tank installed by another company. GCA fixed their mess and did a fantastic job!"
Response time30 mins
4 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Mulverhill Landscaping & Excavation
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Building Site - Preparation and ClearingExcavation - Major Grading or ReslopingBuilding Site - Preparation and Clearing - For Business+1 more

Serving Potsdam, NY and surrounding areas

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Super Service Award Winner

In business since 2022

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Credit card accepted

"Amazing work! Really great owner!"
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+2

Response time8 hrs
Response rate98%
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Cardinal Plumbing Company
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Building Site - Preparation and ClearingBuilding Site - Preparation and Clearing - For BusinessExcavation - Major Grading or Resloping+1 more

Serving Potsdam, NY and surrounding areas

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In business since 2021

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"Zaa was very professional, his quotes where very reasonable and he worked in a quick an efficient way. We highly recommend +5 stars"
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High Tech Construction Co
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Building Site - Preparation and ClearingBuilding Site - Preparation and Clearing - For BusinessExcavation - Major Grading or Resloping+2 more

Serving Potsdam, NY and surrounding areas

In business since 1987

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"The project took longer than I expected but everything turned out well.  I was pleased with the work.  Everyone worked hard to finish the job."
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brownstone stoop and facade restoration

+20

Recommended by81%of homeowners
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Barton Brook Land Management and Excavation
5.0(
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Excavation - Major Grading or ReslopingLandscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Potsdam, NY and surrounding areas

In business since 2019

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"He was on time and very professional; he finished the product in a timely manner; very service was clean and neat; and the pricing was very decent. I would totally use them again."
Wildlife/deer food plots
Cultipacking
Prepping the plot for seed
Fresh growth
Another buck at the mock scrape

+10

Response time2 hrs
Response rate100%
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Excavating questions, answered by experts

Digging a well can cost between $20 and $25,000, depending on your needs. If you’re looking to dig a well yourself, all you need is a shovel. If you’re looking to have a well drilled by a professional, you can expect to pay around $15 to $30 per foot. The total cost of drilling a well will average to $5,500.

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.

Sewer lines can be buried anywhere from 18 inches to 8 feet deep, with a common average depth between 18 and 30 inches. The exact depth depends on local factors like climate and soil type. In colder regions, pipes must be buried deeper (below the frost line) to prevent freezing, sometimes as deep as 8 feet. The digging depth can also impact the cost of sewer line replacement. To find the specific depth for your property, you can check the building plans for your system, which should be on file with your city or local sanitation department since permits are required for installation.

Excavations take a few days or up to a few weeks. The time it takes to excavate an area depends on the size of the area, the type of soil, the type of excavator, and even the time of year, since winter can make digging up the ground more difficult.

Depending on the severity of the freeze and the method used, thawing frozen underground pipes can take anywhere from 30 minutes to several hours. Applying heat directly to the pipe using heat tape, infrared lamps, or hot water jetting can speed up the process. However, patience and careful monitoring are key to avoiding pipe damage.

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