The importance of a solid foundation to any structure is well-known, dating back as far as the illustration in the Gospel of Matthew about building a house on the rock instead of sand. But what does that mean [...]
Installing a gravel driveway is a reasonably simple way to change or spruce up the look of your home and yard, or if you’re more of the function-over-form type, it’s just a good way to get your vehicles [...]
Generally speaking, no one hires an excavation service for a small, unimportant job. The stakes are high any time you’re having your property re-shaped. Mistakes could cause serious damage to your structure, your land, your finances or, worst-case, [...]
Especially for generations who grew up with the mantra of Tim Taylor on “Home Improvement: – “More power!” – operating a bobcat might seem both simple and like a bucket-list item. However, for all the hijinks of Taylor [...]
Generally speaking, it’s best to know the nuts and bolts of what make your property tick, whether it’s an old structure you’ve purchased or inherited, or your own brand-new house. A critical feature of any building with a [...]
The modern environmentalist movement as we know it began in 1962 with the release of "Silent Spring," Rachel Carson's book covering harm caused to the environment by one-size-fits-all use of pesticides. Since then, the topic of environmentalism has [...]
The terms trenching and excavation may both bring to mind visions of digging and moving dirt around. In reality, the differences are deeper than that, and each is appropriate for certain situations. Excavation involves digging up concrete or [...]
Excavation, as we have detailed on this blog previously, is more than just digging a big hole. Here are a few keys to a successful excavation project: A solid plan This doesn't mean simply some spitball notes sketched [...]
May is a wonderful time of year — the weather is finally warming up and staying there after a long, cold winter. But with that warm air colliding with the remnants of winter, May is also the perfect [...]
While water is, of course, central and critical to our existence, no one has ever confused it with being convenient for outdoor projects, especially in large and unrelenting amounts. Welcome to spring (and, for that matter, also in [...]