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JE Premium Services, LLC
4.7(
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Serving Dayton, TX and surrounding areas

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In business since 2015

Emergency services offered

Warranties offered

"we had a lot of freeze damage. joe did a good job replacing our shrubs and mulching."
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Design and Install
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Design and Install

+94

Response time2 days
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Recommended by84%of homeowners
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Smileys right on construction
5.0(
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Serving Dayton, TX and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2000

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Great completed on time. Had a small issue on some materials that was promised to them but they caught before it was a real problem. Great to work with"
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+12

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Lightning Earthwork
5.0(
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Serving Dayton, TX and surrounding areas

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In business since 2007

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

We actually self perform everything. From the initial estimate to the finished and ready for traffic product, Lightning's Concrete & Earthwork Professionals deiliver quality at a Subcontractor Direct to Consumer Price. We own (not rent) the heavy machinery, equipment, trucks, and tools. We hire train and develop all of the concrete and earthwork professionals on our team (not subcontract). We deliver direct from our warehouses from our manufacturer direct instock inventory of reinforcement of all sizes/types, concrete accessories, forming, shoring, expansion, cutting, & curing materials (not retail). We are eliminating the middleman mark up that end-users have been blind to, along with the mistakes that occur from lack of having direct contact with the ones who perform the work. We work around the customer to minimize impacts to their production in active/operating Facilities daily. We can place/pour concrete at any time on any day (Sunday included). We can Turnaround 10,000 SF of 10" thick Heavy-Duty Concrete paving w/ cement stabilization within 36 Hours (over a weekend). We strive to be the most incredible team that Concrete and Earthwork customers and competitors have ever experienced.

Valmont Coatings
Valmont Coatings
Valmont Coatings
Valmont Coatings
Valmont Coatings

+5

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Frontier Concrete Co LLC
5.0(
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Serving Dayton, TX and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2023

Free estimates

Small jobs welcome

"These guys are very honest and dependable. They have done incredible work! I always recommend these guys to anyone who asks about concrete work."
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Frontier Land Services

+1

Response time2 hrs
Response rate100%
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SandPit Land Innovations LLC
5.0(
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Serving Dayton, TX and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2023

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Pays attention to every detail, very professional and flexible to my busy schedule. I personally will be getting more work done with these guys."
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+13

Response time9 hrs
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Excavating questions, answered by experts

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.

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.

A trench that is less than 5 feet deep often doesn't require a protective system. Most residential trenches will not go this deep (the typical residential drainage trench is just 18 inches deep). In the event that an excavator needs to dig more than 5 feet beneath the surface, a protective system is required unless the excavation is in entirely stable rock.

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.

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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