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Green Hills Construction

4.80(
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Green Hills Construction

4.80(
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•Approved Pro
Super Service Award
Customers say: True professional
25 years of experience
Free onsite estimate

We are the ONLY seamless, ONE-STOP answer to all of your indoor and outdoor construction needs. Our highly experienced professional staff of experts include General Construction of residential and commercial projects. Our ground up construction company allows for us to remain attentive to details throughout all phases of construction. We can build your dream home or your back yard he/she shed. We can also do a variety of landscapes. We are landscape contractors licensed in all phases, from concrete, irrigation, and grading to plant design and installation. We have over 35 years' experience. Please give Derek Gilliland a call to set up your next project.

"Green Hills was responsive, helpful with the design, started on time, and did high quality work for a fair price. They are at the top of our list for future projects. "

Mac C on October 2025

We are the ONLY seamless, ONE-STOP answer to all of your indoor and outdoor construction needs. Our highly experienced professional staff of experts include General Construction of residential and commercial projects. Our ground up construction company allows for us to remain attentive to details throughout all phases of construction. We can build your dream home or your back yard he/she shed. We can also do a variety of landscapes. We are landscape contractors licensed in all phases, from concrete, irrigation, and grading to plant design and installation. We have over 35 years' experience. Please give Derek Gilliland a call to set up your next project.

"Green Hills was responsive, helpful with the design, started on time, and did high quality work for a fair price. They are at the top of our list for future projects. "

Mac C on October 2025

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GBL Construction LLC

5.00(
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GBL Construction LLC

5.00(
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10 years of experience
Free onsite estimate

GBL Construction LLC is dedicated to providing our customers with the best quality and craftsmanship. We are here to build relationships with our customers and communities and to provide our employees with a great place to work. GBL Construction LLC is a leader in providing our customers with the highest quality products and craftsmanship in an honest, efficient, and professional way. Our pledge is to create successful relationships with our customers, employees and community by building trust, treating every project with the utmost integrity and exceeding expectations. We look forward to working with you!

"Yes, did a great job, very satisfied "

Frank E on June 2025

GBL Construction LLC is dedicated to providing our customers with the best quality and craftsmanship. We are here to build relationships with our customers and communities and to provide our employees with a great place to work. GBL Construction LLC is a leader in providing our customers with the highest quality products and craftsmanship in an honest, efficient, and professional way. Our pledge is to create successful relationships with our customers, employees and community by building trust, treating every project with the utmost integrity and exceeding expectations. We look forward to working with you!

"Yes, did a great job, very satisfied "

Frank E on June 2025

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GAGE CONTRACTORS INC

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GAGE CONTRACTORS INC

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25 years of experience
Free onsite estimate

We’re a locally owned and operated company that values honesty and integrity and treats your 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!

We’re a locally owned and operated company that values honesty and integrity and treats your 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!

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American Leak Detection - Oregon

4.83(
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American Leak Detection - Oregon

4.83(
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Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 96% of Angi customers
Recommended by 96% of HomeAdvisor customers

American Leak Detection offers the highest level of expertise in the field of leak detection and line locating. We are licensed and bonded in Oregon and Washington. Award winning.

"They showed up right on time and quickly found the source of the problem."

William H on January 2019

American Leak Detection offers the highest level of expertise in the field of leak detection and line locating. We are licensed and bonded in Oregon and Washington. Award winning.

"They showed up right on time and quickly found the source of the problem."

William H on January 2019

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Royal Flush Environmental Services Inc

4.68(
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Royal Flush Environmental Services Inc

4.68(
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Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 92% of Angi customers
Recommended by 92% of HomeAdvisor customers

Boasting over 20 years experience, our service professionals will take care of any environmental issue you are experiencing. We are available 24/7 so contact us now!

"Excellent, triple A with wings!"

Richard K on July 2020

Boasting over 20 years experience, our service professionals will take care of any environmental issue you are experiencing. We are available 24/7 so contact us now!

"Excellent, triple A with wings!"

Richard K on July 2020

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HPS Pipe & Supply

4.56(
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HPS Pipe & Supply

4.56(
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Customers say: Quality work
47 years of experience

24 hour emergency service on all residential, commercial and agricultural pump systems! Do you have a well? Drop off a water sample for a free mineral and hardness test as well as a free quote on a water treatment system.

"Came out to do warranty work on a pump head they'd recently replaced, were timely and did the work in the agreed upon time. However afterwards they started showing up demanding payment. It was confirmed warranty work ahead of time and at time of service, I was so confused. Calls to the office were denied or flatly answered 'pay your bill you cheap ***' Time went on and it went to collections, I showed up in small claims court with my stack of evidence, they didn't show up. Another two years go by. 'When are you going to pay your bill' What? This is crazy - all for some warranty work. Call any other well or pipe person in the area - there are some great ones that will stand by their work and won't jerk you around or change their mind after the work is done. HPS does not deserve any of your money - call *anyone* else"

Jeremiah C on September 2018

24 hour emergency service on all residential, commercial and agricultural pump systems! Do you have a well? Drop off a water sample for a free mineral and hardness test as well as a free quote on a water treatment system.

"Came out to do warranty work on a pump head they'd recently replaced, were timely and did the work in the agreed upon time. However afterwards they started showing up demanding payment. It was confirmed warranty work ahead of time and at time of service, I was so confused. Calls to the office were denied or flatly answered 'pay your bill you cheap ***' Time went on and it went to collections, I showed up in small claims court with my stack of evidence, they didn't show up. Another two years go by. 'When are you going to pay your bill' What? This is crazy - all for some warranty work. Call any other well or pipe person in the area - there are some great ones that will stand by their work and won't jerk you around or change their mind after the work is done. HPS does not deserve any of your money - call *anyone* else"

Jeremiah C on September 2018

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Makana Trucking and Excavation Inc.

5.00(
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Makana Trucking and Excavation Inc.

5.00(
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Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers

Makana Trucking and Excavation Inc. Warren, OR, 97053 (503) 351-2434 Makana Trucking and Excavation Inc. is offering septic installation/repair, excavation and Dump Truck services in Warren, OR. Call us now for Free Estimates! Offering Septic Installation, Septic Repair, Septic Alarm Resolution, Dirt Moving, Excavating, Dump Truck, Truckload Service, All kinds of Haul Service, Hauling Service and Dump Truck Hauling. Service St Helens, OR; Scappoose, OR; Columbia City, OR; Deer Island, OR; North Plains, OR Dump Truck Service, Septic Installation, Septic Repair, Waste Disposal, Garbage Collection Service, Waste Removal Services https://makanaseptic.com

"Matt provided great customer service. Completed the job earlier them expected and on budget."

chad t on April 2021

Makana Trucking and Excavation Inc. Warren, OR, 97053 (503) 351-2434 Makana Trucking and Excavation Inc. is offering septic installation/repair, excavation and Dump Truck services in Warren, OR. Call us now for Free Estimates! Offering Septic Installation, Septic Repair, Septic Alarm Resolution, Dirt Moving, Excavating, Dump Truck, Truckload Service, All kinds of Haul Service, Hauling Service and Dump Truck Hauling. Service St Helens, OR; Scappoose, OR; Columbia City, OR; Deer Island, OR; North Plains, OR Dump Truck Service, Septic Installation, Septic Repair, Waste Disposal, Garbage Collection Service, Waste Removal Services https://makanaseptic.com

"Matt provided great customer service. Completed the job earlier them expected and on budget."

chad t on April 2021

Clatsop Construction

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Clatsop Construction

5.00(
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Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers

Clatsop Construction, is locally owned & operated. We the customer first at every point in the job, from cost design, and your overall satisfaction with your project. Were a licnesed and bonded co.

Clatsop Construction, is locally owned & operated. We the customer first at every point in the job, from cost design, and your overall satisfaction with your project. Were a licnesed and bonded co.

All Heart Tree Service

4.67(
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All Heart Tree Service

4.67(
3
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Customers say: Quick response
35 years of experience

In choosing All Heart Tree Service, You have made the " GREEN CHOICE " for the health of your community. Removing trees is often necessary but more often removal is a bad choice. As a "GREEN" company, All HEART works with the community improving trees and making happy tree owners. We are "All Heart" because we refuse to remove trees indiscriminately. Supporting All Heart Tree Service saves trees. We invite you to join us as we act on a higher purpose : OUR ENVIRONMENT We give away free trees to our community and plant many new trees. We deeply honor nature and the job trees are doing to clean the air that we use to live.

In choosing All Heart Tree Service, You have made the " GREEN CHOICE " for the health of your community. Removing trees is often necessary but more often removal is a bad choice. As a "GREEN" company, All HEART works with the community improving trees and making happy tree owners. We are "All Heart" because we refuse to remove trees indiscriminately. Supporting All Heart Tree Service saves trees. We invite you to join us as we act on a higher purpose : OUR ENVIRONMENT We give away free trees to our community and plant many new trees. We deeply honor nature and the job trees are doing to clean the air that we use to live.

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Excavating questions, answered by experts

Chipmunks dig their burrows about three feet deep and up to 30 feet long. The entrances can be two inches wide or more. Chipmunks are fiercely protective of their burrows and use them to protect the nuts and seeds they gather for the long winters.

It all depends on the scope of the project. A trencher can certainly save time and energy, but you might not need to dig that deep in the first place. Aside from the depth of the trench, the quality of the soil matters. If it’s light, soft soil, you might try a shovel first. However, if the soil is rocky and hard or there are obstructions in it, like tree roots, a machine trencher might be the better option.

A mini excavator can dig between 5 and 11 feet deep, depending on the type and size of the mini excavator. Mini hydraulic excavators are more powerful and can reach deeper into the earth, but electric models have a more limited range. Mini excavators over two tons in size are also more powerful and able to dig as deep as 11 feet.

You should dig 3 to 6 inches deep for plastic edging. Dig as wide as you need to fit your plastic edging into it—2 inches is usually sufficient.

The physical constraints of hand-drilling a well limit the depth you can achieve. Manually digging with picks and shovels may only lead to shallow wells of up to 60 feet in depth. To reach greater depths, you need more specialized equipment. The diameter of your well and the tools you’re using will determine how far down you can dig.

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