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Avatar for Elliott & Son Excavating LLC
Elliott & Son Excavating LLC
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Serving Karns, TN and surrounding areas

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In business since 2022

Free estimates

Offers commercial services

"Elliot and Sons Excavating gave very good service at a very good price. I will be contracting them again for more work. They are a very good company!"
2” sewer line
Kiser Home
2” sewer line
Kiser Home
2” sewerline

+14

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Recommended by54%of homeowners
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Blackjack Land Management
5.0(
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Serving Karns, TN and surrounding areas

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Super Service Award Winner

In business since 2017

Free estimates

Warranties offered

"They did a great job excavating clearing and grading my property. Cody is honest, responsive and does what he says. Its hard to find this quality of service today at the fair price I received. Highly recommended."
Land Clearing & Finish Grade
Site Work For A Barndo.   Lots and lots Of Dirt Moved!!!!
Electrical Trench Install Up in the Smokey Mountains
Forestry Mulching
Electrical Trench Install

+92

Response time3 days
3 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Dirt works llc
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Serving Karns, TN and surrounding areas

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In business since 2000

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Dirt Works LLC did an outstanding job on our deck teardown and excavation project! From start to finish, their team was professional, punctual, and incredibly efficient. They handled the demolition with care, ensuring no damage to surrounding structures, and left the site perfectly clean and ready for the next phase of our project. Communication was clear throughout, and they exceeded our expectations in every way. I highly recommend Dirt Works LLC for anyone needing reliable and top-quality excavation or teardown services—five stars!"
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+20

Response time2 days
Response rate100%
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ETERNAL OUTDOOR SOLUTIONS LLC
4.7(
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Serving Karns, TN and surrounding areas

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In business since 2017

Credit card accepted

Offers commercial services

Welcome to Eternal Lawn & Landscaping! We take pride in the quality of work and customer satisfaction that we give each and every customer! We are known to pay exquisite attention to detail while making customer satisfaction our top priority. Call us today to learn more about how we can help you!

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Recommended by95%of homeowners
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Valley Land Co. LLC
5.0(
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Serving Karns, TN and surrounding areas

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In business since 2024

Emergency services offered

Customers say: True professional

"We needed our driveway fixed badly and had some massive quotes for cement and asphalt. Everything was done exactly the way we needed and better. We couldn't be happier with the job done and highly recommend!"
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Excavating Project

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Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Lucas Outdoor Design
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Serving Karns, TN and surrounding areas

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In business since 2018

Free estimates

Warranties offered

"Lucas and his crew did a great job! They were on time and on budget. Itâ s difficult to find a company who does excavating and tree removal and they were perfect for the job!"
Response time1 day
Response rate88%
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SmithScapes
5.0(
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Serving Karns, TN and surrounding areas

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In business since 2020

Free estimates

Warranties offered

"Professional, and were very diligent about cleaning up and leaving my yard better than before! Will be hiring for future job I have here"
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French drain and grade work
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Landscaping Project

+34

Response time2 days
Response rate100%
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Excavating questions, answered by experts

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.

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.

Professional installers often include a deep layer of crushed gravel under permeable pavers to allow more runoff to soak through into the soil below. Many installations will include multiple layers of gravel, with coarser aggregate at the base and finer aggregate that sits on top of that bottom layer. Above the gravel, you’ll often find coarse sand that helps reduce paver shifting over time. Some permeable paver designs include a water collection system set into the gravel layer to route runoff to a safe area for disposal.

Skunk digging looks like a series of small, cone-shaped holes on a lawn or around the perimeter of a home, porch, deck, or shed. The holes that skunks dig when searching for grubs tend to be no more than four inches in diameter and may be up to four inches deep.

You should dig 3 to 6 inches deep for plastic edging. Dig as wide as you need to fit your plastic edging into it—2 inches is usually sufficient.

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