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MR. MILLER CONCRETE LLC

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MR. MILLER CONCRETE LLC

4.86(
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Approved Pro
Super Service Award
Customers say: True professional
Recommended by 96% of Angi customers
Recommended by 96% of HomeAdvisor customers
28 local quotes requested

We pride our company on reliability, great communication, integrity, and quality work. We are experts in our trade and will do our best to keep you as educated as we can on your particular task or project. We look forward to earning your business! Book with us online or feel free to give us a call today!

"Finished job very quickly and efficiently. Concrete looks beautiful. Some areas do not drain super well but most of it does. 1 or two spots on the edge have some hollowed out holes underneath"

Greg D on May 2025

We pride our company on reliability, great communication, integrity, and quality work. We are experts in our trade and will do our best to keep you as educated as we can on your particular task or project. We look forward to earning your business! Book with us online or feel free to give us a call today!

"Finished job very quickly and efficiently. Concrete looks beautiful. Some areas do not drain super well but most of it does. 1 or two spots on the edge have some hollowed out holes underneath"

Greg D on May 2025


"Excellent to work with. They were professional and did everything in a timely manner! They guided us through each step of building our pond. We even used them to build our basement, driveway, and sewer as well. I definitely recommend the work them. The work they did for us was phenomenal."

Abby L on December 2024

Ponds are our specialty. We build half acre ponds to 30 acre ponds. We have been in business since 1993. Excavating total site development and all your earthwork needs under one roof. Driveways basements, sewers.

"Excellent to work with. They were professional and did everything in a timely manner! They guided us through each step of building our pond. We even used them to build our basement, driveway, and sewer as well. I definitely recommend the work them. The work they did for us was phenomenal."

Abby L on December 2024




Industrial Solutions Contracting LLC specializes in services such as the following: Industrial Cleaning, Concrete Work, Excavating, General Construction.


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Yard Masters

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Yard Masters

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Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers

My name is Zachary. I’m twenty-two years old with experience in handy work, construction, also landscape. This is my first business. I’m starting up alone so bare with me! I’m a hardworking young man shows up on time every time. I strive to have a kind and genuine company and employ people who want to better themselves and others around them. I’d like to succeed and make your homes look amazing in the process! Ask me questions and if you have any concerns, I’ll do my absolute best to answer and solve your problems!

"So fast and easy. Great job!"

Tessa B on May 2024

My name is Zachary. I’m twenty-two years old with experience in handy work, construction, also landscape. This is my first business. I’m starting up alone so bare with me! I’m a hardworking young man shows up on time every time. I strive to have a kind and genuine company and employ people who want to better themselves and others around them. I’d like to succeed and make your homes look amazing in the process! Ask me questions and if you have any concerns, I’ll do my absolute best to answer and solve your problems!

"So fast and easy. Great job!"

Tessa B on May 2024


We offer many services such as landscaping, mowing, snow removal, drywall, flooring, painting, excavation, power washing, gutter cleaning & much more!


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Miltech

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Miltech

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Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers

Veteran owned and operated company specializing in a wide variety of construction, excavation, concrete, tree services, demolition, landscaping projects. We take pride in our work for the customers satisfaction. We want to pull off the job with customers knowing they spent money on good contractors.

"It went wonderful. We are so pleased. The workmanship Was excellent , always went way beyond expectations, always here on time and worked late when needed. They will be more work for us soon. I would recommend them to everyone. High quality work. I would give them 5 stars."

Vicki P on March 2024

Veteran owned and operated company specializing in a wide variety of construction, excavation, concrete, tree services, demolition, landscaping projects. We take pride in our work for the customers satisfaction. We want to pull off the job with customers knowing they spent money on good contractors.

"It went wonderful. We are so pleased. The workmanship Was excellent , always went way beyond expectations, always here on time and worked late when needed. They will be more work for us soon. I would recommend them to everyone. High quality work. I would give them 5 stars."

Vicki P on March 2024


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Skiver Excavating LLC

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Skiver Excavating LLC

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We are a local family owned business. We provide hauling, demolition, land clearing, pond and ditch maintenance, drainage, dirt removal, and more. Give us a call today for your free estimate.

We are a local family owned business. We provide hauling, demolition, land clearing, pond and ditch maintenance, drainage, dirt removal, and more. Give us a call today for your free estimate.


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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.

How deep your septic system needs to be into the ground depends on several factors. In extremely cold environments, the tank needs to rest below the maximum frost line, which can be up to six or eight feet deep. The standard burying depth for most systems is between a few inches and four feet below ground level. Depth can also depend on the slope of the landscaping and other property variables. 

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.

There are several different factors that influence how long it takes to excavate. For a foundation, it could take anywhere from three days to three weeks. It can take even longer if you face weather-related delays or an inaccessible site that’s riddled with boulders and rough terrain. It may also take longer if you have clay soil, which is more difficult to dig.

On average, you’re looking at about 12 hours to dig 100 linear feet. Your actual work time will come down to how many twists and turns there are when digging—such as rocky soil, tree roots, obstructions, and whether the ground is frozen.

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