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Veteran's Home Maintenance, LLC
4.3(
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Landscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Port Clinton, OH and surrounding areas

Approved

Super Service Award Winner

In business since 1973

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"I have a property that was extremely over grown and they did a fantastic job on it! They communicated with me and the city. Here are before and after photos of the front. I am extremely pleased and I highly recommend."
Ramp
32 6x6x18 ft. post set 4 foot into a 5 foot hole.
Posts set into holes before concrete
Response time1 day
409 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by44%of homeowners
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Bluewater Construction Group
4.8(
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Building Site - Preparation and ClearingBuilding Site - Preparation and Clearing - For Business

Serving Port Clinton, OH and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2023

Offers commercial services

"Raj and his crew did an incredible job building our outdoor patio. He was easy to work with, highly professional, and paid close attention to every detail. The craftsmanship is truly top-notch and we couldn?t be happier with the result. Highly recommend! We?ll be using him for any future remodeling needs!"
Surround Patio
Retaining Wall
Response time3 hrs
Response rate100%
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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.

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.

Whether you grind or dig up and remove your tree stump depends on your landscaping goals. Using a stump grinder leaves the root system in place for it to decompose over time, whereas digging up the tree stump removes the roots and the stump. Overall, stump grinding is a far simpler process since you won’t need to deal with the roots. Stump removal will make your yard look like a demolition site, but you’ll have an easier time replanting in the same place as your former tree.

The best way to protect tree roots is to avoid the roots entirely by excavating outside the root radius of the tree. For nearby projects, it’s a good idea to construct a temporary retaining wall. But that’s not always possible, depending on the project and the root system. In these cases, consider using alternative equipment like an auger to tunnel under the ground.

Remember, tree roots can damage nearby cement foundations as they grow. If a tree is close enough to interfere with large excavations, it may be better to remove the tree than risk future problems.

A walk-behind trencher can cut through roots as long as they’re not too thick, making a project much easier than digging with a shovel and other hand tools. Assess your terrain and the number of trees in the surrounding area to determine if a walk-behind trencher will ease the job. Digging a trench by hand is much more time-consuming and labor-intensive. 

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