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NorthWind Land Developers

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NorthWind Land Developers

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5 years of experience
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At NorthWind Land Developers, we are your comprehensive solution for all land development needs across the Mid-Atlantic region. With a commitment to excellence and a dedication to sustainable practices, we offer a diverse range of services, making us your go-to partner in creating exceptional spaces. Whether it's transforming raw land, building your dream structure, or managing projects seamlessly, NorthWind Land Developers is here to bring your vision to life. Let's embark on this journey together and create spaces that stand the test of time.

At NorthWind Land Developers, we are your comprehensive solution for all land development needs across the Mid-Atlantic region. With a commitment to excellence and a dedication to sustainable practices, we offer a diverse range of services, making us your go-to partner in creating exceptional spaces. Whether it's transforming raw land, building your dream structure, or managing projects seamlessly, NorthWind Land Developers is here to bring your vision to life. Let's embark on this journey together and create spaces that stand the test of time.


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Snydco Mechanical Services

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Snydco Mechanical Services

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5 years of experience
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We're dedicated to providing our clients with the very best in service, installation, and repair for all of your heating, cooling and plumbing needs.. We take pride in the attention to detail put into each of the projects we're involved with. We look forward to building long-term relationships with our clients, and guarantee your satisfaction. Please contact us for a free in-home evaluation and estimate.

We're dedicated to providing our clients with the very best in service, installation, and repair for all of your heating, cooling and plumbing needs.. We take pride in the attention to detail put into each of the projects we're involved with. We look forward to building long-term relationships with our clients, and guarantee your satisfaction. Please contact us for a free in-home evaluation and estimate.


Hutchinson Excavating, Inc.

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Hutchinson Excavating, Inc.

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26 years of experience
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We take great pride in our experience, expertise, quality, and customer service that we provide to meet the consumer's needs. It is our mission to provide excellent workmanship and complete customer satisfaction, from the start to the completion of a project. In order to understand the needs and expectations of our customers, we take great care to work and communicate with every customer in a professional manner. Our reputation is based on service, safety, and quality, regardless of how large or small the job.

We take great pride in our experience, expertise, quality, and customer service that we provide to meet the consumer's needs. It is our mission to provide excellent workmanship and complete customer satisfaction, from the start to the completion of a project. In order to understand the needs and expectations of our customers, we take great care to work and communicate with every customer in a professional manner. Our reputation is based on service, safety, and quality, regardless of how large or small the job.


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Jason Excavating, LLC

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Jason Excavating, LLC

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11 local quotes requested
3 years of experience

Jason Excavating is highly skilled and talented to safely and efficiently manage and achieve your site transformation needs. So, you can rest assured that your project will be accurately executed. While in the process of heading for your projects satisfying end results, Jason Excavating takes care to proceed persistently with safety mindedness, all the while keeping your site shipshape. Jason Excavating is committed to excellence in communication, relationships, quality of work, and every aspect of our business, hence, The Golden Standard. Truth, justice, and accountability defines the standard of integrity and honesty that we uphold. Bringing to our customers quality service through realistic knowledge of our trade and our experienced abilities are what makes us true professionals. Striving to be attentive to our clients concerns and looking out for their welfare are the foundational pillars of our business.

"Last week, I hired Jason Excavating again for a driveway job to install the catch basin in front of my house. He did an excellent job. He's extremely responsible, very knowledgeable about his work, and an excellent person. I will always recommend him. He goes the extra mile in his work. I'm always grateful."

Adam V on September 2025

Jason Excavating is highly skilled and talented to safely and efficiently manage and achieve your site transformation needs. So, you can rest assured that your project will be accurately executed. While in the process of heading for your projects satisfying end results, Jason Excavating takes care to proceed persistently with safety mindedness, all the while keeping your site shipshape. Jason Excavating is committed to excellence in communication, relationships, quality of work, and every aspect of our business, hence, The Golden Standard. Truth, justice, and accountability defines the standard of integrity and honesty that we uphold. Bringing to our customers quality service through realistic knowledge of our trade and our experienced abilities are what makes us true professionals. Striving to be attentive to our clients concerns and looking out for their welfare are the foundational pillars of our business.

"Last week, I hired Jason Excavating again for a driveway job to install the catch basin in front of my house. He did an excellent job. He's extremely responsible, very knowledgeable about his work, and an excellent person. I will always recommend him. He goes the extra mile in his work. I'm always grateful."

Adam V on September 2025


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J&R Excavating Services LLC

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J&R Excavating Services LLC

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Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers

J&R has been in the excavation field since 2011. We specialize in, sewer and water line repairs, storm water run off, drain fields, grading, footings, sidewalk pouring ,demolition, shed pads, material hauling, driveway repair and installation. Anything excavating, we will be able to accommodate.

"Excellent from start to finish. 100% recommend for all excavation needs"

Ryan C on December 2024

J&R has been in the excavation field since 2011. We specialize in, sewer and water line repairs, storm water run off, drain fields, grading, footings, sidewalk pouring ,demolition, shed pads, material hauling, driveway repair and installation. Anything excavating, we will be able to accommodate.

"Excellent from start to finish. 100% recommend for all excavation needs"

Ryan C on December 2024


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Solid Oak Advanced Restoration

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Solid Oak Advanced Restoration

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4 years of experience

We cover a wide range including anything from roofing to landscaping, excavation or just a simple plumbing issue. We have been in business since 2021 and are looking to help with any home improvement projects or repairs needed. Thank you for including us to complete your indoor or outdoor dreams for your home.

We cover a wide range including anything from roofing to landscaping, excavation or just a simple plumbing issue. We have been in business since 2021 and are looking to help with any home improvement projects or repairs needed. Thank you for including us to complete your indoor or outdoor dreams for your home.





Schlossman Construction Services LLC

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Schlossman Construction Services LLC

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Schlossman Construction Services LLC offers a lot of different job opportunities that I am capable of completing and doing in a timely manner but also making sure it looks great. Offering land clearing/excavation land leveling/demolition and many other give me a call today at 717-405-9798

Schlossman Construction Services LLC offers a lot of different job opportunities that I am capable of completing and doing in a timely manner but also making sure it looks great. Offering land clearing/excavation land leveling/demolition and many other give me a call today at 717-405-9798

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Excavating questions, answered by experts

Depth is not a qualifying component of evacuation. Any human-made cut, cavity, or depression in the earth’s surface is considered excavation. The hole from excavation can be any size, shape, or depth. Excavation is used to create foundations, reservoirs, drainage ditches, and roads. Long, narrow excavations are called trenches and are often used for underground utilities.

No, you typically cannot use metal detectors to find your sewer line. Most sewer lines are made of non-metallic materials such as PVC, clay, or cast iron, which are not detectable by standard metal detectors. Metal detectors are designed to locate metallic objects, so they won't be effective for identifying the path of a non-metallic sewer line. To locate your sewer line accurately, it's best to use other methods.

A crawl space can be as little as 42 inches below the grade of your house, but this is not always recommended in flood-prone areas. At a minimum, there must be at least 16 inches of clearance between the ground and the floor joists to access the space in an emergency.

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.

The cost to dig a trench ranges from $400 to $1,200 per 100 linear feet, depending on the soil, depth, and width. Plan to spend $5 to $12 per linear foot for trenching (it’ll be on the higher end if you have rocky soil). Renting a trencher costs $100 to $250 per hour, depending on the type of trencher. 

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