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Last update on November 27, 2025

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Above & Below Welders

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Above & Below Welders

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

Above & Below Welders proudly serves its customers with pride, integrity and attention to the details that matter most to you. This is one of the many things that sets us apart from the rest. We are locally owned and operated. Give us a call tod

"Above and below should be renamed to be “Above and Beyond” because they are awesome in every category. Response time, quality of work, completion time and price. I highly recommend them Kent B."

Kent B on May 2021

Above & Below Welders proudly serves its customers with pride, integrity and attention to the details that matter most to you. This is one of the many things that sets us apart from the rest. We are locally owned and operated. Give us a call tod

"Above and below should be renamed to be “Above and Beyond” because they are awesome in every category. Response time, quality of work, completion time and price. I highly recommend them Kent B."

Kent B on May 2021

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Smileys right on construction

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Smileys right on construction

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Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers
75 local quotes requested

We make your dirt work, ponds, driveway, and house pads stress free we listen to your needs

"Smiley was AWESOME! Very professional and AMAZING customer service!! We will be using him again for other projects!"

Allison W on June 2024

We make your dirt work, ponds, driveway, and house pads stress free we listen to your needs

"Smiley was AWESOME! Very professional and AMAZING customer service!! We will be using him again for other projects!"

Allison W on June 2024

KLS Construction LLC

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KLS Construction LLC

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2 years of experience
Free onsite estimate

We are committed to excellence in every aspect of our business. We uphold a standard of integrity bound by fairness, honesty, and personal responsibility. Our distinction is the quality of service we bring to our customers. 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.

"Responsive and very easy to do business with - which is sometimes hard to find these days. Arrived on time. Equipment in good state of repair. Did a great job - left the site very nice. Very good machine operator. Next dirt job I have I will call them "

James R on November 2025

We are committed to excellence in every aspect of our business. We uphold a standard of integrity bound by fairness, honesty, and personal responsibility. Our distinction is the quality of service we bring to our customers. 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.

"Responsive and very easy to do business with - which is sometimes hard to find these days. Arrived on time. Equipment in good state of repair. Did a great job - left the site very nice. Very good machine operator. Next dirt job I have I will call them "

James R on November 2025

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Reconstructive properties

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Reconstructive properties

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4 years of experience

We are a growing business very personal,Honest,and dependable our customers come first we aren’t the cheapest and you get what you pay for

We are a growing business very personal,Honest,and dependable our customers come first we aren’t the cheapest and you get what you pay for

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.

Backridge services

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Backridge services

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We specialize in any an all dirt work. Including a not limited to ponds,housepads,clearing,firelanes around properties,driveway maintenance an any an all other possibilities that come with making your new or existing land the way you want it. 18 years worth of experience in these particular fields. Were your every day good ole boys that strive to deliver any an all dreams that you have to bring them into a reality

We specialize in any an all dirt work. Including a not limited to ponds,housepads,clearing,firelanes around properties,driveway maintenance an any an all other possibilities that come with making your new or existing land the way you want it. 18 years worth of experience in these particular fields. Were your every day good ole boys that strive to deliver any an all dreams that you have to bring them into a reality

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Cantham Construction

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Cantham Construction

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We offer trenching, general excavation, ponds, roads, culverts. Being a smaller business we guarantee to not be the contractor that shows up late or leaves you waiting on a phone call. We are available Monday-Saturday 6am-8pm and on Sundays on a case by case basis. We will not let you down.

We offer trenching, general excavation, ponds, roads, culverts. Being a smaller business we guarantee to not be the contractor that shows up late or leaves you waiting on a phone call. We are available Monday-Saturday 6am-8pm and on Sundays on a case by case basis. We will not let you down.

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JTs Tractor and Transport Service

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JTs Tractor and Transport Service

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I have a 16ft car hauler with a dove tail and ramps to transport most anything up to 6,500lbs. Please feel free to text/call 409-791-0912

I have a 16ft car hauler with a dove tail and ramps to transport most anything up to 6,500lbs. Please feel free to text/call 409-791-0912

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Excavating questions, answered by experts

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.

The best type of soil to build on is a mixture of sand and clay, known as loam soil. Loam soil has the best combination of these soil types to build a foundation on. The clay particles help with water retention, so it won’t erode like sandy soil might, and the sandy particles help with drainage, so you won’t see unsafe soil expansion or have an increased risk of leaks from water sitting against your foundation.

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.

Landscape edging is more DIYable than trenching. You can DIY your own digging projects, but proceed carefully and only with proper knowledge of the equipment and appropriate safety measures in place. Keep in mind the project's scope and estimate how long it will take you to do it on your own. While you can certainly save money by DIYing home improvement projects, you can’t exactly hide an unfinished—or worse, ruined— landscaping job from the neighbors. It’s always safer to call an excavation pro near you to get an estimate.

You can bury underground electrical wire six inches deep—but only if you use a rigid metal electrical conduit. For rigid, non-metallic conduits, bury the wire at least 12 inches deep. If using an underground feeder cable rated for direct burial, you'll need to place it at least 18 inches deep, as it has no conduit for extra protection.

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