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Old Dominion Environmental, Inc.

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Old Dominion Environmental, Inc.

4.92(
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Customers say: True professional
Recommended by 96% of Angi customers
Recommended by 96% of HomeAdvisor customers
27 local quotes requested

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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Rapidan Farm, LLC

4.89(
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Rapidan Farm, LLC

4.89(
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Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers
29 local quotes requested

With years of experience serving the area, we are your solution for all your Excavation needs. We take great pride in our extreme professionalism, timeliness and superior customer service on every job. We make sure to develop a lasting relationship so that the next time service is needed there will be no question on who to call. Check out our 5 star reviews from happy customers! Call us today so we can discuss your needs and make a plan that fits your budget. Satisfaction guaranteed!

"Service provider was prompt, cordial, very efficient and aptly responsive to my service request."

Leroy B on June 2023

With years of experience serving the area, we are your solution for all your Excavation needs. We take great pride in our extreme professionalism, timeliness and superior customer service on every job. We make sure to develop a lasting relationship so that the next time service is needed there will be no question on who to call. Check out our 5 star reviews from happy customers! Call us today so we can discuss your needs and make a plan that fits your budget. Satisfaction guaranteed!

"Service provider was prompt, cordial, very efficient and aptly responsive to my service request."

Leroy B on June 2023


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JCDynamics llc

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JCDynamics llc

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1 years of experience

Punctual, honest, and reliable. Grading, digging, land clearing and clean up, tree work, handyman services, hardscapes, and landscaping. I have an excavator, skid steer, rotary cutter, and dump trailer. Free estimates

Punctual, honest, and reliable. Grading, digging, land clearing and clean up, tree work, handyman services, hardscapes, and landscaping. I have an excavator, skid steer, rotary cutter, and dump trailer. Free estimates


Hi Im Nick with Cashs lawn & landscape we offer mowing, mulching land clearing skid steer work excavator work dump removal snow removal and much more give me a call


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Pacheco Excavation LLC

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Pacheco Excavation LLC

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Serving the Shenandoah Valley in excavation work. Site preparation, Driveways, Foundations, Demolition, Land clearing, Yard grading, Retaining walls, Building pads, Ponds, and more.

Serving the Shenandoah Valley in excavation work. Site preparation, Driveways, Foundations, Demolition, Land clearing, Yard grading, Retaining walls, Building pads, Ponds, and more.




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C&J Propety Services

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C&J Propety Services

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Our company offers a variety of services. For landscaping we offer mulching, hardscaping, tree removal, planting, sod, pruning and lawn refurbishing. Excavating we offer clearing, drainage, footings, septic, grading, ponds and demolation. We provide free estimates and consulation. Our other services include full property managenent. If your looking to rent your home give us a call. We want to make your investment successful. Free property marketing analysis. Low management fee to include light maintenance and turn cost on us.

Our company offers a variety of services. For landscaping we offer mulching, hardscaping, tree removal, planting, sod, pruning and lawn refurbishing. Excavating we offer clearing, drainage, footings, septic, grading, ponds and demolation. We provide free estimates and consulation. Our other services include full property managenent. If your looking to rent your home give us a call. We want to make your investment successful. Free property marketing analysis. Low management fee to include light maintenance and turn cost on us.


S & K Excavating, Inc.

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S & K Excavating, Inc.

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We have worked in the area since 2000. Our specialties include: -Emergency Water service on exterior of home or building -earth moving -Clearing -Footers for new construction -Commercial projects -State Projects -Paving -Concrete -Demo -material hauling -Commercial site preparation -Residential site preparation -Main waterline, sewer and storm

We have worked in the area since 2000. Our specialties include: -Emergency Water service on exterior of home or building -earth moving -Clearing -Footers for new construction -Commercial projects -State Projects -Paving -Concrete -Demo -material hauling -Commercial site preparation -Residential site preparation -Main waterline, sewer and storm


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Lineage Construction

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Lineage Construction

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

Lineage Construction is a family owned and operated Virginia Class-A business, with a little over 100 years combined experience in this field. We specialize in excavation with a broad scope of dirt work. Including but not limited to clearing, foundations, driveways, dams, ponds, grading, demolition. As well as horse arenas, concrete work and snow removal. Our customers satisfaction is our number 1 goal.

"Excellent job. From initial meeting and project estimate to final completion first class treatment and results. Chris is a true gentleman and very easy to deal with. Complete and competitive estimate and final results were exactly as he described and completed in a very timely fashion. I would wholeheartedly recommend Lineage for any excavation, driveway, and/or drainage work."

Todd G on December 2021

Lineage Construction is a family owned and operated Virginia Class-A business, with a little over 100 years combined experience in this field. We specialize in excavation with a broad scope of dirt work. Including but not limited to clearing, foundations, driveways, dams, ponds, grading, demolition. As well as horse arenas, concrete work and snow removal. Our customers satisfaction is our number 1 goal.

"Excellent job. From initial meeting and project estimate to final completion first class treatment and results. Chris is a true gentleman and very easy to deal with. Complete and competitive estimate and final results were exactly as he described and completed in a very timely fashion. I would wholeheartedly recommend Lineage for any excavation, driveway, and/or drainage work."

Todd G on December 2021

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Excavating questions, answered by experts

If you don’t wish to dig it out and convert it into a finished basement, you can still encapsulate your crawl space to protect it from damage for an average cost of $5,500. Finishing a crawl space beyond this isn’t really worthwhile, as the low ceilings mean you won’t be able to use the area as living space.

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.

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.

We recommend removing the stump, and grinding is a popular way to do it. You can also dig out small stumps or stumps that have fully decayed instead of grinding them. However, don’t try using acids or fire for killing a tree stump, which is a fire hazard and illegal in many areas.

Leaving the stump alone invites eventual problems, including attracting termites, mold, and fungi.

You can dig 60 to 80 linear feet by hand per day depending on the depth. Digging a 100-foot trench by hand will take you two work days, but it can take longer if you have heavy or rocky soil. If you’re digging a deep trench or one that’s over 100 feet, consider renting a mechanical trencher, such as a walk-behind or ride-on, or calling a pro for help. 

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