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Old Dominion Environmental, Inc.

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Old Dominion Environmental, Inc.

4.92(
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•Approved Pro
Customers say: True professional
Recommended by 96% of Angi customers
Recommended by 96% of HomeAdvisor customers
22 years of experience

Old Dominion Environmental, Inc., offers a full array of environmental services to both commercial and residential clientele in Northern Virginia and beyond. We specialize in underground heating oil tank removal, oil tank abandonment, heating oil tank testing and 24-hour emergency spill clean up services throughout most of Virginia. Our management has over ffity years of experience in the environmental consulting and contracting business. We work closely with our clients in order to provide the least intrusive and most efficient means of service to ensure your project goes smoothly. We provide honest, intelligent, and thorough assessments and solutions. We are experts in the utilization of the Virginia Petroleum Storage Tank Fund making the sure our clients receive the maximum financial assistance available.

"The Old Dominion team was highly professional and very easy to work with. They communicated the removal process and kept me informed as the removal progressed all the way through final reporting and closure. They had excellent working relationships with other entities in involved in the removal which kept things moving smoothly. I would highly recommend Old Dominion Environmental"

Michael G on November 2025

Old Dominion Environmental, Inc., offers a full array of environmental services to both commercial and residential clientele in Northern Virginia and beyond. We specialize in underground heating oil tank removal, oil tank abandonment, heating oil tank testing and 24-hour emergency spill clean up services throughout most of Virginia. Our management has over ffity years of experience in the environmental consulting and contracting business. We work closely with our clients in order to provide the least intrusive and most efficient means of service to ensure your project goes smoothly. We provide honest, intelligent, and thorough assessments and solutions. We are experts in the utilization of the Virginia Petroleum Storage Tank Fund making the sure our clients receive the maximum financial assistance available.

"The Old Dominion team was highly professional and very easy to work with. They communicated the removal process and kept me informed as the removal progressed all the way through final reporting and closure. They had excellent working relationships with other entities in involved in the removal which kept things moving smoothly. I would highly recommend Old Dominion Environmental"

Michael G on November 2025

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Friendly City Home Services, LLC

4.88(
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Friendly City Home Services, LLC

4.88(
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•Approved Pro
Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers
8 years of experience

We pride our company on reliability, great communication, integrity, and quality work. We strongly believe in giving our absolute best in all of our projects no matter how big or small. We are experts in our trade and will always keep you educated on your particular task or project. We look forward to earning your business!

"Jim was extremely friendly and also very professional"

Rosemary i T on December 2021

We pride our company on reliability, great communication, integrity, and quality work. We strongly believe in giving our absolute best in all of our projects no matter how big or small. We are experts in our trade and will always keep you educated on your particular task or project. We look forward to earning your business!

"Jim was extremely friendly and also very professional"

Rosemary i T on December 2021

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'58 Foundations & Waterproofing

4.60(
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'58 Foundations & Waterproofing

4.60(
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Customers say: Super punctual
Recommended by 91% of Angi customers
Recommended by 91% of HomeAdvisor customers

For more than 60 years, ’58 Foundations has provided the highest-quality basement waterproofing, crawlspace encapsulation, radon mitigation, mold removal and foundation repair solutions for homes and commercial properties. We lead with a promise of Trusted Five-Star Service, which means the customer experience is at the center of everything we do. Since 1958, we have been steadfast in keeping this promise and in upholding the values on which '58 Foundations was built: trust, teamwork, integrity, respect and communication. This comes across in all that we do: from the initial call to job completion, our customers are met with a knowledgeable, caring, and professional staff prepared to offer a five-star experience that is unmatched in the home repair industry.

"Excellent: spotless, top-notch quality work."

DANNA F on June 2018

For more than 60 years, ’58 Foundations has provided the highest-quality basement waterproofing, crawlspace encapsulation, radon mitigation, mold removal and foundation repair solutions for homes and commercial properties. We lead with a promise of Trusted Five-Star Service, which means the customer experience is at the center of everything we do. Since 1958, we have been steadfast in keeping this promise and in upholding the values on which '58 Foundations was built: trust, teamwork, integrity, respect and communication. This comes across in all that we do: from the initial call to job completion, our customers are met with a knowledgeable, caring, and professional staff prepared to offer a five-star experience that is unmatched in the home repair industry.

"Excellent: spotless, top-notch quality work."

DANNA F on June 2018

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Williams Brothers Tree & Lawn Service

4.78(
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Williams Brothers Tree & Lawn Service

4.78(
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Customers say: Quality work
Recommended by 97% of Angi customers
Recommended by 97% of HomeAdvisor customers

Williams Brothers is a family owned & operated tree, lawn, and landscape company serving the greater Augusta County area. We are an Accredited Tree Care Company (Tree Care Industry Association-TCIA) and employ certified arborists. We also employ trained staff holding certifications in arboriculture, horticulture, pesticide and landscape design.

"The Williams Brothers Tree & Lawn Service team were great! My mother had a large dead tree in her back yard that she was worried it could hit the house if it came down in a storm. The crew drove the truck into the fenced dog area, missed the drainspouts, trimmed the tree up, listened to my mother's concerns, etc. They were so professional and friendly. She said the main guy in the bucket who did the tree topping was a 'master' at how he went about it. Very impressed. The other guys that came to help also cleared away any trace of mess, raked, and when they left they shut the farm gate on the dog's fence as well as took the time to replace the log-barricades we use to keep the dogs from crawling under the gate. Super guys, extremely fair price. Was really nice to find a company like them in the area."

Jenny J on June 2020

Williams Brothers is a family owned & operated tree, lawn, and landscape company serving the greater Augusta County area. We are an Accredited Tree Care Company (Tree Care Industry Association-TCIA) and employ certified arborists. We also employ trained staff holding certifications in arboriculture, horticulture, pesticide and landscape design.

"The Williams Brothers Tree & Lawn Service team were great! My mother had a large dead tree in her back yard that she was worried it could hit the house if it came down in a storm. The crew drove the truck into the fenced dog area, missed the drainspouts, trimmed the tree up, listened to my mother's concerns, etc. They were so professional and friendly. She said the main guy in the bucket who did the tree topping was a 'master' at how he went about it. Very impressed. The other guys that came to help also cleared away any trace of mess, raked, and when they left they shut the farm gate on the dog's fence as well as took the time to replace the log-barricades we use to keep the dogs from crawling under the gate. Super guys, extremely fair price. Was really nice to find a company like them in the area."

Jenny J on June 2020

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Waynesboro Landscape & Garden Center

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Waynesboro Landscape & Garden Center

5.00(
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Customers say: True professional
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers

Additional contact name - Van Anderson. Additional phone number - (540) 241-0712. Additional emails - [email protected], [email protected]. Additional DBA - Whetstone Enterprises.

"Requested services through website and was responded to immediately. Designer met to review my needs and oversaw the hardscape and soft scape project through to completion. Five Star rating for sure"

Craig J on August 2022

Additional contact name - Van Anderson. Additional phone number - (540) 241-0712. Additional emails - [email protected], [email protected]. Additional DBA - Whetstone Enterprises.

"Requested services through website and was responded to immediately. Designer met to review my needs and oversaw the hardscape and soft scape project through to completion. Five Star rating for sure"

Craig J on August 2022

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Chamberlin-Washington Inc.

5.00(
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Chamberlin-Washington Inc.

5.00(
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Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers

CHAMBERLIN-WASHINGTON INC., Your CAULKING & WATERPROOFING SPECIALISTS. Serving you since 1898, Chamberlin-Washington Inc. has grown into an established company, Accredited with BBB (Better Business Bureau), Licensed, Bonded, and Insured. Our Mission is: To provided high quality services and complete satisfaction to our valued customers and business partners.

CHAMBERLIN-WASHINGTON INC., Your CAULKING & WATERPROOFING SPECIALISTS. Serving you since 1898, Chamberlin-Washington Inc. has grown into an established company, Accredited with BBB (Better Business Bureau), Licensed, Bonded, and Insured. Our Mission is: To provided high quality services and complete satisfaction to our valued customers and business partners.

Seal-Tite Basement Waterproofing Co

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Seal-Tite Basement Waterproofing Co

4.41(
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Customers say: Super punctual
53 years of experience

We are a full service basement, crawl space and foundation repair contractor. Rated A+ by the Better Business Bureau we have repaired over 40,000 homes and structures in Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina over the past 40 years. We are fully insured and licensed. Angie's List members receive a free consultation and inspection. We have worked in all types of locations, including residential and commercial locations, government agencies, colleges, hospitals, churches, and condo associations. We provide a lifetime transferable warranty, carry a Class A Contractor's License and we're fully insured.

"Should be called "Steal-tite". Company came out to give estimate in MAY 2019. Said they couldn't do the job until December, but we weren't having any leaks by June, so we went ahead and signed contract, sent in $800 deposit. Well, we ended up buying another house and decided not to have the work done. This was about October. Tried to call Seal-tite several times, always get the "answering service" and they never call back. Finally found the card of the engineer who quoted our estimate, Curt Giantonio. He said too bad so sad for our deposit, and that we had no recourse to get the money back. I realize the contract said the deposit was non-refundable. But the company could have been courteous, understood the situation, and refund my deposit even though legally they don't have to. Instead they've chosen to keep my money for zero services rendered. I could understand them keeping a portion to cover the travel costs of the engineer who came on site to give the estimate, but there's no way that is anywhere near $800. Greedy company that obviously doesn't care about people."

Jared S on February 2020

We are a full service basement, crawl space and foundation repair contractor. Rated A+ by the Better Business Bureau we have repaired over 40,000 homes and structures in Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina over the past 40 years. We are fully insured and licensed. Angie's List members receive a free consultation and inspection. We have worked in all types of locations, including residential and commercial locations, government agencies, colleges, hospitals, churches, and condo associations. We provide a lifetime transferable warranty, carry a Class A Contractor's License and we're fully insured.

"Should be called "Steal-tite". Company came out to give estimate in MAY 2019. Said they couldn't do the job until December, but we weren't having any leaks by June, so we went ahead and signed contract, sent in $800 deposit. Well, we ended up buying another house and decided not to have the work done. This was about October. Tried to call Seal-tite several times, always get the "answering service" and they never call back. Finally found the card of the engineer who quoted our estimate, Curt Giantonio. He said too bad so sad for our deposit, and that we had no recourse to get the money back. I realize the contract said the deposit was non-refundable. But the company could have been courteous, understood the situation, and refund my deposit even though legally they don't have to. Instead they've chosen to keep my money for zero services rendered. I could understand them keeping a portion to cover the travel costs of the engineer who came on site to give the estimate, but there's no way that is anywhere near $800. Greedy company that obviously doesn't care about people."

Jared S on February 2020

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Kitchen Magic Refacers, Inc.

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Kitchen Magic Refacers, Inc.

4.36(
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Customers say: Super punctual
42 years of experience

For over 35 years, Kitchen Magic Refacers, Inc. has been the leading kitchen cabinet refacer serving all of Maryland, Washington, DC, and northern Virginia. Through excellent standards and well practiced expertise, Kitchen Magic Refacers, Inc. has exceeded thousands of customers' desires to improve the functionality and beauty of their kitchen in a timely and cost effective manor. We will not substitute quality of materials, old fashioned craftsmanship and a commitment to on-time installation for any short term gains. As Kitchen Designers, we are able to incorporate existing cabinets with our own cabinets, cover all the exteriors with quality materials to match and replace door and drawer fronts to create an outstanding designer kitchen. We have the ability to convert doors to drawers, extend cabinets to ceilings, add customer cabinets, cut down cabinets, provide under cabinet lighting, remove interior walls and more.

For over 35 years, Kitchen Magic Refacers, Inc. has been the leading kitchen cabinet refacer serving all of Maryland, Washington, DC, and northern Virginia. Through excellent standards and well practiced expertise, Kitchen Magic Refacers, Inc. has exceeded thousands of customers' desires to improve the functionality and beauty of their kitchen in a timely and cost effective manor. We will not substitute quality of materials, old fashioned craftsmanship and a commitment to on-time installation for any short term gains. As Kitchen Designers, we are able to incorporate existing cabinets with our own cabinets, cover all the exteriors with quality materials to match and replace door and drawer fronts to create an outstanding designer kitchen. We have the ability to convert doors to drawers, extend cabinets to ceilings, add customer cabinets, cut down cabinets, provide under cabinet lighting, remove interior walls and more.

D&D Environmental Contractors

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D&D Environmental Contractors

5.00(
7
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Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers

Our company is based on the belief that our customers' needs are of the utmost importance. Our entire team is committed to meeting those needs. As a result, a high percentage of our business is from repeat customers and referrals. We provide environmental services for Government, Commercial and Residential.

"They were very careful and excellent. They made everything as clear and the area around they were very protective."

ralph k on October 2023

Our company is based on the belief that our customers' needs are of the utmost importance. Our entire team is committed to meeting those needs. As a result, a high percentage of our business is from repeat customers and referrals. We provide environmental services for Government, Commercial and Residential.

"They were very careful and excellent. They made everything as clear and the area around they were very protective."

ralph k on October 2023

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Excavating questions, answered by experts

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.

In the United States, a depth of 36 inches (three feet) for underground water lines is the accepted industry standard. This depth varies from location to location based on local conditions. In areas with colder winters, they may be buried deeper to prevent frozen well water pipes : This is usually at least six inches below the frost level. The International Plumbing Code calls for a minimum of 12 inches below grade.

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.

No, you typically cannot use metal detectors to find your sewer line. Most sewer lines are made of non-metallic materials such as PVC, clay, or cast iron, which are not detectable by standard metal detectors. Metal detectors are designed to locate metallic objects, so they won't be effective for identifying the path of a non-metallic sewer line. To locate your sewer line accurately, it's best to use other methods.

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.

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