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Avatar for Tri-County Land Solutions
Tri-County Land Solutions
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Landscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Columbia, SC and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2020

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

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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Tucker's Contracting Services
5.0(
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Landscape - Minor Grading or ReslopingBuilding Site - Preparation and ClearingBuilding Site - Preparation and Clearing - For Business+2 more

Serving Columbia, SC and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2018

Free estimates

Customers say: True professional

I am Tucker Crawford the owner of Tucker's Contracting Services. The work that my team and I do varies from concrete, landscaping, grading, land clearing and much more. We strive every morning to make the best out of what we are doing with a positive attitude and a safe work place for our crew and the homeowner. I can assure you if you call us for your job we will not let you down. \n\nThank you for your time!\n\nPlease call Tucker's Contracting services for any of your needs.

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Response time11 hrs
Response rate100%
4 neighbors recently requested a quote
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Mountain Tree Services
5.0(
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Landscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Columbia, SC and surrounding areas

Approved

Super Service Award Winner

In business since 2023

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

Mountain Construction Company is committed to excellence in every aspect of our business. We uphold a standard of integrity bound by fairness, honesty, and personal responsibility. Our distinction is the quality of service we bring to our customers. Accurate knowledge of our trade combined with ability is what makes us true professionals. Above all, we are watchful of our customers' interests, and make their concerns the basis of our business.

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Response time7 hrs
Response rate100%
15 neighbors recently requested a quote
Rocky Branch Utilities
4.8(
13
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Landscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Columbia, SC and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2020

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

At we take great pride in our experience, expertise, quality and customer service that we provide to meet the consumers needs. It is our mission to provide excellent workmanship and complete customer satisfaction from start to 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.

Response time2 days
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Javier Ramos Landscaping, LLC
4.9(
8
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Landscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Columbia, SC and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2018

Free estimates

Warranties offered

We take great pride in our 16 years of experience, expertise, quality, and customer service that we provide to meet the consumers' needs. It is our mission to provide excellent workmanship, and complete customer satisfaction from start to 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.

Response time7 hrs
Recommended by85%of homeowners
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Horizon Landworks LLC
5.0(
4
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Landscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Columbia, SC and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2025

Free estimates

We pride ourselves on our extreme professionalism and attention to detail. Our customer satisfaction guarantee assures you that we won't leave your property until you are completely satisfied with our work. As a locally owned and operated business you can trust that we will treat your home as we would treat our own. Give us a call today, and we look forward to working with you!

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Lown Performance, LLC
5.0(
6
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Landscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Columbia, SC and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2014

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

Lown Performance LLC  is committed to excellence in every aspect of our business. We uphold a standard of integrity bound by fairness, honesty, and personal responsibility. Our distinction is the quality of service we bring to our customers. Accurate knowledge of our trade combined with ability is what makes us true professionals. Above all, we are watchful of our customers' interests, and make their concerns the basis of our business.

Recommended by100%of homeowners
Jacobs Grading and Land Managment
5.0(
4
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Landscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Columbia, SC and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2019

Free estimates

Customers say: Quick response

Cutter on front\nFlexibility, small company take projects on within a week \nWe're a locally owned and operated company that values honesty and integrity in all aspects of our business. We offer a variety of grading services that are customizable to each individual project. We pride ourselves on the quality of our work as well as our commitment to outstanding results. In addition to grading projects we have the capability to do brush control and maintain fields. We look forward to building lasting relationships with our clients and guarantee your satisfaction!

Response time6 days
15 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Land CAM Services
5.0(
3
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Building Site - Preparation and ClearingBuilding Site - Preparation and Clearing - For BusinessLandscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Columbia, SC and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2019

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

Land CAM Services 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. We look forward to working with you!

Response time1 day
4 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Excavating questions, answered by experts

Inspect past excavating work each spring for winter rain settlement and slope erosion. In early summer, check for soil cracking as the SC heat dries out the clay. Following major late-summer storms, assess trenches for undercutting or sediment buildup. Use the mild Columbia fall weather to perform necessary repairs and stabilize disturbed soil before winter rain events arrive.

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Keep erosion control materials like silt fencing on hand to manage heavy runoff during excavating. You also need a submersible pump or dewatering equipment to handle sudden water intrusion from Columbia summer storms. Maintain soil compaction tools to prevent settling in the local clay soils. Finally, store temporary tarps to protect open trenches and keep appropriate drainage aggregate readily available.

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Address urgent excavating projects immediately if you notice drainage failures, foundation issues, or active erosion. Columbia experiences heavy summer thunderstorms and expansive clay soil shifts that quickly worsen these problems. You should schedule purely cosmetic grading or landscaping excavating projects for October or November. This post-hurricane window offers the best weather conditions in SC for non-urgent ground work.

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Contact SC 811 at least three business days before starting any excavating to mark underground utilities. Next, verify your local permit requirements and check FEMA maps to see if your property sits in a flood zone. Review Columbia stormwater ordinances and identify any recorded drainage easements. Schedule your project between October and April to avoid peak storm season delays.

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A major mistake homeowners make during excavating is failing to contact SC 811 three days before digging. Skipping this step risks striking dangerous underground utilities. Another common error involves underestimating the local red clay soil. Digging during dry periods without accounting for soil expansion after rain causes trench collapses. Finally, many ignore Columbia stormwater regulations and FEMA flood zone restrictions.

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