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M & M Home Services
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Landscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Dresden, TN and surrounding areas

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In business since 2022

Free estimates

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Welcome to M&M Home Services proudly servicing Camden and the surrounding areas. Our goal is to complete your project to perfection. We look forward to building long lasting relationships with the customers that we serve. We look forward to serving you. Call us today! You will not be disappointed.\n\n

Response time1 hour
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TGR Construction
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Building Site - Preparation and ClearingBuilding Site - Preparation and Clearing - For BusinessExcavation - Major Grading or Resloping+2 more

Serving Dresden, TN and surrounding areas

In business since 2014

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"The work was excellent , very friendly"
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Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Tennessee Storm Shelters
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Building Site - Preparation and ClearingBuilding Site - Preparation and Clearing - For BusinessExcavation - Major Grading or Resloping+1 more

Serving Dresden, TN and surrounding areas

In business since 2019

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Warranties offered

"Excellent. From the first phone call to the clean up. Everything was outstanding."
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Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Taylor Contractors
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Building Site - Preparation and ClearingBuilding Site - Preparation and Clearing - For BusinessExcavation - Major Grading or Resloping+2 more

Serving Dresden, TN and surrounding areas

In business since 2021

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Everything went very well with the yard he had to work with, We thought. Jason was very informative, he let us know at every stage what was going to happen. Very thoughtful ,nice and fair person. He was reasonable as far as pricing the job at task. Thank you Jason.?"
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Recommended by85%of homeowners
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CJ Sanders Logistics LLC
5.0(
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Building Site - Preparation and Clearing - For BusinessLandscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Dresden, TN and surrounding areas

In business since 2023

Emergency services offered

"I had an old refrigerator that I needed to get rid of. They showed up exactly when they said they would, and quickly loaded the refrigerator. The price was more than reasonable. I would highly recommend them for any large item removal."
Response time30 mins
Response rate96%
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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S&S Excavating and Trenching
5.0(
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Landscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Dresden, TN and surrounding areas

In business since 2019

Free estimates

Offers commercial services

"Eric did a great job, he is very knowledgeable and efficient. He dug a drain from our driveway that was having erosion problems and installed drainage pipes on the side to fed them to the street storm drain."
Response time3 hrs
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Gordon Services
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Building Site - Preparation and ClearingBuilding Site - Preparation and Clearing - For BusinessExcavation - Major Grading or Resloping+2 more

Serving Dresden, TN and surrounding areas

In business since 2021

Free estimates

Offers commercial services

"You will not be disappointed if you hire this crew. Honest, hard-working professionals - going above and beyond when needed - a pleasure doing business with them."
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Response time5 hrs
Response rate91%
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Excavating questions, answered by experts

To locate an underground downspout, you should start by identifying where the above ground gutter drains. Look for an entry point, such as a pipe or elbow leading into the ground. Follow the surface path for signs like depressions, landscaping disruptions, or wet areas after rain. You can use a metal detector or plumber’s snake to trace the pipe underground. For deeper pipes, a professional locator tool or camera inspection may be necessary. Visual markers or utility maps can also guide the search.

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.

Most residential basements are 8 to 10 feet deep. You can dig deeper depending on building codes, but it does become more difficult. You’ll likely need to install stronger foundation walls and additional supports to handle the increased load. Depending on the water table, you may also need a water management system. Clay soil can support a deeper foundation than sandy soil. A structural engineer will be able to tell you the maximum, feasible depth.

Yes. A metal detector is one of the quickest and easiest ways to find your septic tank. However, metal detectors can be too expensive (costing upward of $300 in some cases), and not everyone has a metal detector just lying around. If that’s the case for you, you can also take a long metal rod and poke it into the ground at regular intervals until you hit something—likely your septic tank lid.

Yes, you can excavate in the winter, but it might make the job harder. Frozen ground is harder to dig, and snow or ice can make the work site more hazardous. A contractor may need special equipment and techniques, such as ground-thawing methods, to break through frozen soil. Although winter excavation is possible, it may take longer and be more costly than excavating during warmer months.

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