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Stevie G Equipment Service LLC

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Stevie G Equipment Service LLC

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Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
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5 years of experience

Stevie G Equipment Service LLC is 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.

"He was very reliable showed up when he said he's going to show up and did a great job. Would highly recommend him to anybody"

George M on August 2022

Stevie G Equipment Service LLC is 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.

"He was very reliable showed up when he said he's going to show up and did a great job. Would highly recommend him to anybody"

George M on August 2022


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Mike Atkinson, Inc.

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Mike Atkinson, Inc.

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25 years of experience
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Mike Atkinson Excavating is a family company who has been doing excavation, demolition and disposal in Salem, VA and surrounding areas for over 35 years. Honestly, we love demolishing things. We also love watching a piece of land that is overrun or underdeveloped turned into the foundation for somebody's dream. We are your local excavating contractor and demolition contractor, both residential and commercial. Whether foundations, parking lots, road clearing, pond building, land clearing we are your complete source. We take pride in our work.

Mike Atkinson Excavating is a family company who has been doing excavation, demolition and disposal in Salem, VA and surrounding areas for over 35 years. Honestly, we love demolishing things. We also love watching a piece of land that is overrun or underdeveloped turned into the foundation for somebody's dream. We are your local excavating contractor and demolition contractor, both residential and commercial. Whether foundations, parking lots, road clearing, pond building, land clearing we are your complete source. We take pride in our work.


Newport Companies LLC

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Newport Companies LLC

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Water line, Sewer line, Storm drain installation. Including Land Clearing, Grading and any type of Excavation Work! Sometimes its hard to find a company who is able to cater to smaller excavation jobs, here at Newport Companies, that's what we do! We have the right expertise and resources to finish your job at a great price and great quality. Call now for availability!

Water line, Sewer line, Storm drain installation. Including Land Clearing, Grading and any type of Excavation Work! Sometimes its hard to find a company who is able to cater to smaller excavation jobs, here at Newport Companies, that's what we do! We have the right expertise and resources to finish your job at a great price and great quality. Call now for availability!


M & K Land Pro LLC

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M & K Land Pro LLC

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2 years of experience

As a small excavating/contracting business we are dedicated to satisfiying our customers by offering a wide range of services including but not limited to excavation, land maitenance, septic work, drive ways, hauling, forestry mulching, bush hogging, stump removal, and more. We work closely with clinets to understand their specific needs. Call today for a free estimate.

As a small excavating/contracting business we are dedicated to satisfiying our customers by offering a wide range of services including but not limited to excavation, land maitenance, septic work, drive ways, hauling, forestry mulching, bush hogging, stump removal, and more. We work closely with clinets to understand their specific needs. Call today for a free estimate.


Yates trucking

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Yates trucking

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Small family ran Business. Started our business in December 2015. We offer excavating, land clearing, road building, brush hogging and ditching all with our Cheapest rates and with best customer service.

Small family ran Business. Started our business in December 2015. We offer excavating, land clearing, road building, brush hogging and ditching all with our Cheapest rates and with best customer service.


McCord's Excavating

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McCord's Excavating

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25 years of experience

We have the experience and dedication to bring your dreams to reality! We guarantee your satisfaction, and we won’t leave until the job is done right. Our team has quality experience in this industry, and we make sure our customers are happy before we leave. Call or click to schedule an estimate today!

We have the experience and dedication to bring your dreams to reality! We guarantee your satisfaction, and we won’t leave until the job is done right. Our team has quality experience in this industry, and we make sure our customers are happy before we leave. Call or click to schedule an estimate today!



Fuller and Davis

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Fuller and Davis

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Fully licensed and insured. Quick and efficient work. Safety is the most important as well as satisfaction guarantee. Over 15 years of experience.

Fully licensed and insured. Quick and efficient work. Safety is the most important as well as satisfaction guarantee. Over 15 years of experience.



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Shepherd's Mobile Home Moving Grading & Excavating LLC

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Shepherd's Mobile Home Moving Grading & Excavating LLC

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25 years of experience

This company offers mobile home moving services we do water sewer electric hookup decks underpinning grading and Excavating we clear lots we did ponds we dig basement we haul gravel we dig up stumps any and all of your grading and Excavating needs no job too big or small license and insured guaranteed best prices

This company offers mobile home moving services we do water sewer electric hookup decks underpinning grading and Excavating we clear lots we did ponds we dig basement we haul gravel we dig up stumps any and all of your grading and Excavating needs no job too big or small license and insured guaranteed best prices

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Excavating questions, answered by experts

A walk-behind trencher can cut through roots as long as they’re not too thick, making a project much easier than digging with a shovel and other hand tools. Assess your terrain and the number of trees in the surrounding area to determine if a walk-behind trencher will ease the job. Digging a trench by hand is much more time-consuming and labor-intensive. 

The answer may vary based on where you live. Residential sewer lines are generally buried 5 feet to 6 feet under the ground. However, it's not uncommon to see pipes buried as deep as 8 feet in colder climates in order to ensure that piping is placed below the freeze line. Digging depth could impact your sewer line replacement cost.

A perc test takes an average of around two hours, but it can range from one hour up to around six hours. Perc tests that require wider or deeper holes and those that require multiple holes dug throughout your property will take longer because there’s more excavation involved. The actual filling of the hole and monitoring to gauge the rate of percolation should take under an hour per hole.

Most states do not require excavation companies to hold specific licenses, but many require at least a contractor’s license. Additionally, heavy equipment operators require a special commercial equipment license to operate machinery required for excavation. You can use Angi’s contractor licensing tool to confirm that an excavation company you’re considering hiring is fully licensed. You should also make sure that the excavation team is fully insured before allowing them to work on your property.

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.

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