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Lightning Earthwork
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Serving Highlands, TX and surrounding areas

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In business since 2007

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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

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SandPit Land Innovations LLC
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Serving Highlands, TX and surrounding areas

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In business since 2023

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Very professional, was given daily updates on the progress of the work with video and pictures. Work was done in the time frame I was given. Will definitely be calling again when I need more work done."
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Response time9 hrs
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Excavating questions, answered by experts

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.

Water lines are buried at various depths, depending on the type of line. For example, most sprinkler lines are buried between four and 12 inches underground. On the other hand, water mains usually sit between one and 3 feet below ground. However, they can go even deeper in cold climates to prevent freezing.

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.

Slab foundations are more affordable than crawl spaces because they require minimal excavation, as the slab sits directly on the ground or on footers that only sink a few feet into the ground. Crawl spaces require excavation of the entire footprint of the home to several feet below the surface. Not only does that mean higher labor costs, but more materials are necessary for the concrete foundation walls.

To drill a shallow well, you may be able to use a drive well point. This is a tapered point that is driven into the ground. A drill bit at the end of PVC pipe may be another option to consider. A lot of the cost depends on what tools are available near you.

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