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Rockin B Land Services
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Serving Saint Jo, TX and surrounding areas

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In business since 2011

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"The experience was refreshing. Honest, hard working and extremely friendly and actuallygreat at what he does.... a lost art!"
Overgrown Lot
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Mulching overgrown lot
Response time11 hrs
Response rate85%
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Diamond H6 Construction and Land Services, LLC
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Serving Saint Jo, TX and surrounding areas

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In business since 2023

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"Top notch dirt work! Brian performed some property grading, drainage work, and built me a pad for a shop. He was fast, knowledgeable and very professional! His pricing was very fairâ ¦There are always cheaper companies out there, but in my opinion and experience hiring a cheap contractor usually ends up costing much more money than a quality contractor, because the job often needs to be redone. That or you have to live with subpar work on your property. Trust me, you wonâ t regret hiring Diamond H6!"
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Response time7 hrs
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Compean Excavation
New to Angi

Serving Saint Jo, TX and surrounding areas

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Free estimates

Small jobs welcome

Offers commercial services

Skid Steer Operator for Hire – Site Prep & Dirt Work\n\nNeed dirt moved or land cleared? \nProfessional skid steer services available with an experienced operator. From small cleanups to full site prep, no shortcuts—just solid work.\n\nBrush clearing, grading, driveways, pads, trenching, and more. Residential and commercial jobs welcome. Serving North Texas.\n

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H4 Land Management
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Serving Saint Jo, TX and surrounding areas

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Offers commercial services

H4 Land Management LLC is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business based in Sunset, Texas, providing mechanical land clearing, forestry mastication, and brush management for federal agencies, private landowners, and business owners.\n\nOwner-operator Jeremy Hopkins is a U.S. Army veteran who served throughout Europe and deployed to Afghanistan — experience that built the discipline, adaptability, and ability to perform in demanding environments that define H4’s work today. He is also a 21-year firefighter with a lifelong agricultural background. H4 runs modern mulching equipment and delivers safe, on-spec work that reduces wildfire risk and improves land health.

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Excavating questions, answered by experts

The digging depth will depend on the size of the trencher you use. Even smaller units can dig up to 4 feet deep, which is plenty for a DIY job. However, much larger trenchers can reach a depth of 18 feet and are better used by a team of pro contractors, not a single DIYer. As with all home improvement projects, use the right tool for the job and proceed with caution.

Excavation and grading are both generally necessary for designing your foundation, and leveling the ground where your foundation will go. These steps can also prepare the area by removing vegetation and anything else that could interfere with your home’s foundation.

A crawl space can be as little as 42 inches below the grade of your house, but this is not always recommended in flood-prone areas. At a minimum, there must be at least 16 inches of clearance between the ground and the floor joists to access the space in an emergency.

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.

The best way to protect tree roots is to avoid the roots entirely by excavating outside the root radius of the tree. For nearby projects, it’s a good idea to construct a temporary retaining wall. But that’s not always possible, depending on the project and the root system. In these cases, consider using alternative equipment like an auger to tunnel under the ground.

Remember, tree roots can damage nearby cement foundations as they grow. If a tree is close enough to interfere with large excavations, it may be better to remove the tree than risk future problems.

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