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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

Credit card accepted

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
5.0(
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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

"Awesome people. They responded quickly and got water problem fixed. We also had some remodel that they came back to do. Very please with their work. Definitely will call and use again. Very hard workers"
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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

Free estimates

Warranties offered

"Excellent. From the first phone call to the clean up. Everything was outstanding."
Tornado Storm Shelter Installed in the Garage
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Tornado Storm Shelter Installed in the Garage
Digging process.

+12

Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Taylor Contractors
4.6(
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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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Retaining Wall
Before
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+17

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

"It was a pleasure doing business with this crew - always pleasant and professional."
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New Culvert
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+60

Response time5 hrs
Response rate91%
Recommended by80%of homeowners
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Excavating questions, answered by experts

Excavation is priced in cubic yards, so you’ll need to find the volume of the area in order to calculate costs. Multiply the length, width, and proposed depth of your excavation site, then convert it into yards to get the volume. Multiply this figure by the price per cubic yard.

Most homeowners can measure by hand to get a rough estimate, even if it’s tedious. You may want to pull out a tape measure or use a string to help mark the area.

Prior to excavation, you should prepare the dig site and call 311 before you sign anything.

To get your site ready for excavation, you should move anything in the area that isn’t affixed to the land. You can save money on the excavation by removing hardscaping, including walkways, decks, concrete patios, and paver patios.

Before you carry out any digging, you should call 311 to confirm that there are no utility lines running through your excavation site. Skipping this step could lead to severe injury and property damage if your excavator hits a water, sewage, or gas line.

Sewer lines can be buried anywhere from 18 inches to 8 feet deep, with a common average depth between 18 and 30 inches. The exact depth depends on local factors like climate and soil type. In colder regions, pipes must be buried deeper (below the frost line) to prevent freezing, sometimes as deep as 8 feet. The digging depth can also impact the cost of sewer line replacement. To find the specific depth for your property, you can check the building plans for your system, which should be on file with your city or local sanitation department since permits are required for installation.

No, a ditch isn’t a trench. A ditch is an open, relatively shallow channel that’s carved out of the ground and used for drainage purposes. In contrast, a trench is a deeper excavation that’s entirely underground. Trenches have many uses, including gas lines, sewage systems, and electrical wiring. Unlike trenches, ditches don’t get filled back in with dirt after they’re dug.

Yes, you can install a trench drain if you already have concrete in your yard or garden. While it can complicate some aspects of the job and slightly run up the cost, it is doable. Residential trench drains can be easily retrofitted to outdoor areas with concrete without having to remove excessive amounts of your patio, pool area, or decorative walkways.

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