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Scott Brandt Mini Excavation And Demo LLC
5.0(
8
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Serving Merrill, WI and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2024

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Scott Brandt did a demolition and hauled away a shed and leveled the area. He showed up when scheduled and did a great job! Also, took down a tree and hauled away and cleaned up after. I would recommend Scott anytime. Fair price and great to work with."
Driveway
Demo
Dirt moving
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Northwoods Tree Service, LLC
5.0(
5
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Serving Merrill, WI and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2021

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"We hired this pro to remove trees on our property. He was there on time and plans to do the job in early June. He was pleasant to deal with."
Tree Removal 2021
Tree Removal
Tree Removal 2022
Tree Removal 2022
Tree Removal 2022

+25

Response time11 hrs
67 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by75%of homeowners
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Push Excavating
5.0(
1
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Serving Merrill, WI and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2019

Free estimates

Offers commercial services

Push Excavating is dedicated to providing prompt and reliable services to our customers. Your satisfaction is a high priority to us and we are competitively priced. We specialize in food plots, road building, land clearing, stump removal and farm field improvement.

Recommended by100%of homeowners
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A Cut Above Yard Services, LLC
4.3(
6
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Serving Merrill, WI and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2017

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"Derek and his entire crew were professional & prompt doing excellent work on our yard? gradient, drainage relocation, & retaining wall? start to finish. They began on time and maintained accuracy their initial estimate and timelines. They represent efficient and quality workmanship, with outstanding communication in all stages of the process. We will have them back again in the Spring for another project. I highly recommend A Cut Above!"
Response time5 days
Response rate85%
14 neighbors recently requested a quote
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KithTerra Excavating
5.0(
2
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Serving Merrill, WI and surrounding areas

In business since 2025

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"Customer service was top notch- we started with a 4 acre wooded lot and we had started clearing it ourselves and had many stumps and some more trees to take down. They gave an estimate via photos and email since job site was over an hour away which worked great. Worked til job was finished and did so in a timely manner. We also added clearing a new driveway after the fact and did amazing job. Great communication - would definitely hire again and give referral. Photos are Before and afters."
Spooner land clearing
Spooner land clearing
Clayton land clearing
New Driveway install
New Driveway install

+3

Response time8 hrs
Response rate90%
1 neighbors recently requested a quote
Dean's Tank Corporation
4.7(
17
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Serving Merrill, WI and surrounding areas

In business since 1987

Free estimates

Offers commercial services

"This company was quick to respond to my need, setting up a time the very day we spoke. The service technician called when he was on his way, giving a good ETA, and was responsive and polite during our interactions. He reviewed the tight area and the job to remove two old, large fuel oil tanks from the back of the property, and then just got it done. Billing was super easy as he produced the invoice right there. I would recommend Dean's for any similar project."
BTR
BTR II
UST 1
UST 2
UST excavated

+6

Response time2 days
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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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.

Tree experts don’t advise against digging through tree roots, but instead encourage caution and consultation with a local arborist to make sure you don’t damage the tree’s structure or interrupt its water or nutrient intake. An arborist can recommend specific practices when digging and help prune the roots or dig a trench for utilities with a tool that can remove soil without touching the tree’s roots.

Trenching is a specific kind of digging. Trenching means digging a depression in the earth that’s deeper than it is wide, often with heavy machinery. Digging refers to any kind of removal of earth in order to create a human-made depression, hole, or cut in the earth’s surface. You can dig with big tools or even with just a hand shovel.

A mini excavator can dig between 5 and 11 feet deep, depending on the type and size of the mini excavator. Mini hydraulic excavators are more powerful and can reach deeper into the earth, but electric models have a more limited range. Mini excavators over two tons in size are also more powerful and able to dig as deep as 11 feet.

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.

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