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Lafayette Landscaping
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Landscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Jellico, TN and surrounding areas

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Offers commercial services

At Lafayette Landscaping, we provide dependable, professional service throughout Knoxville and the surrounding areas. We offer landscaping, junk removal, pressure washing, and property cleanups. Whether you need a construction site cleaned up, old furniture hauled away, or a freshly mulched flower bed, we’re here to help. Our goal is to make every job quick, stress-free, and leave your property looking its best.

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Stefaniak Construction
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Building Site - Preparation and ClearingBuilding Site - Preparation and Clearing - For BusinessExcavation - Major Grading or Resloping+2 more

Serving Jellico, TN and surrounding areas

In business since 2017

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"Dillion was prompt, friendly, and honest with estimates. He provided an itemized Bill of Materials that he updated as the project progressed and to support changes that I requested. Their estimates were in range with my own estimates for the region. Dillion, B.J., and Brandon are professional, hard working, a pleasure to be around, and I would hire them again."
Custom fireplace
Installed new door where window was built stairs and finishing up stain
We started to tear the chimney down
Custom fireplace
Outside after we stained everything

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Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Smart Alpha Builders LLC
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Landscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Jellico, TN and surrounding areas

In business since 2024

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"We hired to get a lot cleared of trees and stumps. The work was completed very well and in a very timely manner. The price was good and we are very happy with the work. We highly recommend this pro."
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Response time3 hrs
Response rate96%
Recommended by84%of homeowners
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Phillip Ingram Excavating - Home Facebook
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Excavation - Major Grading or ReslopingLandscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Jellico, TN and surrounding areas

In business since 2014

Free estimates

"We hired Phillip Ingram Excavating to rebuild a retaining wall of railroad ties. The wall was 7' x 36'. The job was done in a timely manner (less than a month) Then old ties were removed and a new wall of railroad ties was constructed. The new wall was a 100% improvement over the old wall. Drainage conduits were installed, stabilizing ties were installed along with a deep bed of gravel to provide adequate drainage. The yard was then landscaped and seeded. The cost was extremely reasonable. We would hire Mr. Ingram again in a heart beat. His crew is very professional and knowledgeable. Much better than what I expected, way more."
Response time2 days
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Excavating questions, answered by experts

Tree experts don’t advise against digging through tree roots, but instead encourage caution and consultation with a local arborist to make sure you don’t damage the tree’s structure or interrupt its water or nutrient intake. An arborist can recommend specific practices when digging and help prune the roots or dig a trench for utilities with a tool that can remove soil without touching the tree’s roots.

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.

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.

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.

Septic drain lines (or leach lines) are typically buried between 18 and 36 inches underground, and should be at least 6 inches below the surface. These pipes are perforated and surrounded by filtering materials like sand or gravel. Burying the lines at this depth helps minimize odors and allows bacteria and other biological processes in the soil to effectively treat the wastewater. Burying lines too close to the surface can cause issues unless the soil is very compact and stable.

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