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Abshire's Mulching and Excavation, LLC

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Abshire's Mulching and Excavation, LLC

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Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers
4 years of experience

Abshire’s Mulching and Excavation, LLC strives to enhance residential and commercial property value through a natural approach to land management and functionality. As a family owned and operated business, backed by a Bachelor of Environmental Science Degree and using state of the art equipment, we take your investment seriously. Forestry Mulching is the process of removing undesirable vegetation without the harmful practice of topsoil, organic material and micro flora and fauna disruption. Selective mulching allows for the natural regeneration of forest floors as the customer desires. Services Include Custom land clearing- Ponds, dams and embankments Right-of-ways Fence rows Shooting lanes Tree trimming Pasture mowing and more! Excavation Services- Culvert repair and installation Erosion control, water diversion Trenching Small Demolition Like and share Abshire’s Mulching and Excavation on Facebook!

"Very good at his job, nice and fast, and a great person to work with."

Logan B on December 2021

Abshire’s Mulching and Excavation, LLC strives to enhance residential and commercial property value through a natural approach to land management and functionality. As a family owned and operated business, backed by a Bachelor of Environmental Science Degree and using state of the art equipment, we take your investment seriously. Forestry Mulching is the process of removing undesirable vegetation without the harmful practice of topsoil, organic material and micro flora and fauna disruption. Selective mulching allows for the natural regeneration of forest floors as the customer desires. Services Include Custom land clearing- Ponds, dams and embankments Right-of-ways Fence rows Shooting lanes Tree trimming Pasture mowing and more! Excavation Services- Culvert repair and installation Erosion control, water diversion Trenching Small Demolition Like and share Abshire’s Mulching and Excavation on Facebook!

"Very good at his job, nice and fast, and a great person to work with."

Logan B on December 2021


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Big rock land management

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Big rock land management

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27 local quotes requested
5 years of experience

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

"We were having issues with water retention. After looking over the area, we decided to remove about 4 inches of dirt around the house grading down as it went. This made a moat that emptied into the ditch. We also had two mounds of dirt moved, a decline added to the back porch and an area scraped and leveled for our beehives. Price was fair and work was excellent. "

Aja H on July 2025

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

"We were having issues with water retention. After looking over the area, we decided to remove about 4 inches of dirt around the house grading down as it went. This made a moat that emptied into the ditch. We also had two mounds of dirt moved, a decline added to the back porch and an area scraped and leveled for our beehives. Price was fair and work was excellent. "

Aja H on July 2025


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Big Ts Land Clearing

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Big Ts Land Clearing

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Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers
29 local quotes requested

With over 7 years of hands on experience. We are here to help you with any Demolition, Dirt work, Land Clearing, Haul off, Excavation, Forestry, Mulching, Fence line clearing, and more Small business owner for over twenty years. Owner operator Licensed and insured New and Well maintained equipment.

"Excellent. Great communication. Sound advice. Well worth the money to get it done correctly and with no detail spared. Perfectionism crew. Courteous and respectful. Best value. Would definitely use them for routine maintenance too."

Leslie L on February 2025

With over 7 years of hands on experience. We are here to help you with any Demolition, Dirt work, Land Clearing, Haul off, Excavation, Forestry, Mulching, Fence line clearing, and more Small business owner for over twenty years. Owner operator Licensed and insured New and Well maintained equipment.

"Excellent. Great communication. Sound advice. Well worth the money to get it done correctly and with no detail spared. Perfectionism crew. Courteous and respectful. Best value. Would definitely use them for routine maintenance too."

Leslie L on February 2025


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888 BUILDERS, INC.

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888 BUILDERS, INC.

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Customers say: Quality work
121 local quotes requested
35 years of experience

888 Builders is committed to excellence in every aspect of our business. With 45 years of industry experience, we uphold a standard of integrity bound by fairness, honesty, and personal responsibility. Our distinction is not only the quality of service we bring to our customers and but also our ability to see projects for not always what they are, but what they can be. 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. Please visit our website at 888Builderstx.com for photos and financing info.

"This builder was very professional and explained to me exactly what would be done and how much it would cost. He was upfront with me about everything. He completed the project in a timely fashion even though I had made some changes during the build. I would definitely use hime again and tell everyone he is reliable and trustworthy. "

Fred P on July 2025

888 Builders is committed to excellence in every aspect of our business. With 45 years of industry experience, we uphold a standard of integrity bound by fairness, honesty, and personal responsibility. Our distinction is not only the quality of service we bring to our customers and but also our ability to see projects for not always what they are, but what they can be. 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. Please visit our website at 888Builderstx.com for photos and financing info.

"This builder was very professional and explained to me exactly what would be done and how much it would cost. He was upfront with me about everything. He completed the project in a timely fashion even though I had made some changes during the build. I would definitely use hime again and tell everyone he is reliable and trustworthy. "

Fred P on July 2025


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C3 Excavation

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C3 Excavation

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2 years of experience

C3 excavation specializes in precise land clearing, trenching, and grading, using advanced equipment to ensure efficient and safe project completion. With a strong commitment to quality, safety, and customer satisfaction, we deliver reliable excavation services

C3 excavation specializes in precise land clearing, trenching, and grading, using advanced equipment to ensure efficient and safe project completion. With a strong commitment to quality, safety, and customer satisfaction, we deliver reliable excavation services


LA solutions

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LA solutions

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Landen Allen solutions llc We provide a service to find the solutions of the problem that you face today. PROPERTY CLEANING -yard maintenance -roof cleaning -brick cleaning Concrete cleaning Anything you can imagine no job to big No job to small

Landen Allen solutions llc We provide a service to find the solutions of the problem that you face today. PROPERTY CLEANING -yard maintenance -roof cleaning -brick cleaning Concrete cleaning Anything you can imagine no job to big No job to small


Corrigan Construction Company Inc

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Corrigan Construction Company Inc

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We specialize in dirt work. We do roads and pads. Also land development clearing and small mulching. We do large industrial work and commercial jobs. We do quality work and are in and out with jobs.we are local small business and are insured. We have been in the industrial business for 19 years. I am the owner operator.

We specialize in dirt work. We do roads and pads. Also land development clearing and small mulching. We do large industrial work and commercial jobs. We do quality work and are in and out with jobs.we are local small business and are insured. We have been in the industrial business for 19 years. I am the owner operator.


Reliable Earthwork

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Reliable Earthwork

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We do all kinds of tractor work. Gradin Lot clearing Haul offs Trash clean up Tree clean up Sod Ponds Maintain trails And much more

We do all kinds of tractor work. Gradin Lot clearing Haul offs Trash clean up Tree clean up Sod Ponds Maintain trails And much more



B&M Excavation

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B&M Excavation

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2 years of experience

B&M Excavation specializes in demo, site grading, pond construction and repair, land clearing and many other dirt work needs. We pride ourselves in taking the time to talk to the customer and understand what they truly need from us to provide them with a quality product that they will be satisfied with. We are a partnership of 2 owner operators, with over 16 years of professional experience.

B&M Excavation specializes in demo, site grading, pond construction and repair, land clearing and many other dirt work needs. We pride ourselves in taking the time to talk to the customer and understand what they truly need from us to provide them with a quality product that they will be satisfied with. We are a partnership of 2 owner operators, with over 16 years of professional experience.

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Excavating questions, answered by experts

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.

If you have a broken sprinkler pipe underground, there will be some signs you can easily spot to locate it and take action. These include leaks, water spouts, flooding, consistently damp areas on your lawn, low water pressure, and grass around the sprinkler head that’s taller and darker than anywhere else in the yard. 

If there are no obvious signs of a broken pipe, you can use tools such as water leak mics, leak noise loggers, audio devices that record leaks, and acoustic testing links. 

Broken pipes can lead to uneven watering, plant damage, and higher utility bills. The longer you wait to fix them the more the repair cost may be.

Hardscaping often requires preparation of the ground in the area where the feature is being installed. This can include digging, compacting, and leveling the soil, ensuring adequate drainage, and removing any existing plants. The extent of preparation needed will depend on the type and size of the hardscaping feature being installed.

It all depends on the scope of the project. A trencher can certainly save time and energy, but you might not need to dig that deep in the first place. Aside from the depth of the trench, the quality of the soil matters. If it’s light, soft soil, you might try a shovel first. However, if the soil is rocky and hard or there are obstructions in it, like tree roots, a machine trencher might be the better option.

A joint utility trench, or joint trench, is a long, buried ditch on a property that contains two or more utility lines rather than running the lines in multiple trenches. Some utilities, like gas and electric or electric and communication lines, are better suited to joint trenching, while others, like water and sewer, are not allowed to be in the same trench.

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