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Top Notch Logging, LLC
8242 Secrest Rd
5.00(
6
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Approved Pro
Top Notch Logging, LLC
8242 Secrest Rd
5.00(
6
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Approved Pro
Super Service Award
Customers say: Quick response
3 years of experience
Free onsite estimate

Top Notch Logging, LLC is dedicated to providing our customers with the best quality and craftsmanship. We are here to build relationships with our customers and communities and to provide our employees with a great place to work. Top Notch Logging, LLC is a leader in providing our customers with the highest quality products and craftsmanship in an honest, efficient, and professional way. Our pledge is to create successful relationships with our customers, employees and community by building trust, treating every project with the utmost integrity and exceeding expectations. We look forward to working with you!

"Absolutely fantastic! Did great work and very affordable."

Mike G on August 2024

Top Notch Logging, LLC is dedicated to providing our customers with the best quality and craftsmanship. We are here to build relationships with our customers and communities and to provide our employees with a great place to work. Top Notch Logging, LLC is a leader in providing our customers with the highest quality products and craftsmanship in an honest, efficient, and professional way. Our pledge is to create successful relationships with our customers, employees and community by building trust, treating every project with the utmost integrity and exceeding expectations. We look forward to working with you!

"Absolutely fantastic! Did great work and very affordable."

Mike G on August 2024


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Cistone's Excavating Services
4762 Sunnybrook Rd
4.67(
3
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Approved Pro
Cistone's Excavating Services
4762 Sunnybrook Rd
4.67(
3
)
Approved Pro
Customers say: Terrific value
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers
24 years of experience

Cistone's Excavating Services 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.

"Nick cleared a 10 acre lot for my new home build and installed a construction drive. He was timely, communicative, and reliable throughout the process. Nick went above and beyond my expectations, I will continue to work with him on any future projects I may have."

Dawn W on November 2021

Cistone's Excavating Services 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.

"Nick cleared a 10 acre lot for my new home build and installed a construction drive. He was timely, communicative, and reliable throughout the process. Nick went above and beyond my expectations, I will continue to work with him on any future projects I may have."

Dawn W on November 2021


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Roch Enterprise, LLC
10260 Janet Drive
4.86(
7
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Approved Pro
Roch Enterprise, LLC
10260 Janet Drive
4.86(
7
)
Approved Pro
Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers
13 years of experience

With over 10 years of experience, Roch Enterprise, LLC, takes great pride in our experience, expertise, quality and customer service that we provide to meet the consumers' needs. Our reputation is based on service, safety and quality, regardless of how large, or small the job. Check us out on Facebook

"great job really like the work"

Gary O on June 2017

With over 10 years of experience, Roch Enterprise, LLC, takes great pride in our experience, expertise, quality and customer service that we provide to meet the consumers' needs. Our reputation is based on service, safety and quality, regardless of how large, or small the job. Check us out on Facebook

"great job really like the work"

Gary O on June 2017


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Boal Construction
9304 Saint Peters Church Rd
5.00(
4
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Approved Pro
Boal Construction
9304 Saint Peters Church Rd
5.00(
4
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Approved Pro
Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers
16 years of experience

At Boal Construction we pride ourselves on providing quality service that customers can believe in. We will always see the project through to the customer's satisfaction. Call us for a free estimate and to get a professional contractor out to your home today!

"Jeff was very responsive and took the extra care I needed since this job was done at my mother's house. I would recommend them to any of my friends needing decking."

Mike S on May 2018

At Boal Construction we pride ourselves on providing quality service that customers can believe in. We will always see the project through to the customer's satisfaction. Call us for a free estimate and to get a professional contractor out to your home today!

"Jeff was very responsive and took the extra care I needed since this job was done at my mother's house. I would recommend them to any of my friends needing decking."

Mike S on May 2018


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Rocksmith Excavating LLC
5.00(
9
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Approved Pro
Rocksmith Excavating LLC
5.00(
9
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Approved Pro
Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers
229 local quotes requested

We are an excavating business in Chardon, Ohio. We have been in business since 1998 and specialize in excavating, grade work, land clearing, landscaping, trenching and demolition.

"They were on time, friendly, and did a professional job. I recommend them."

Brian F on July 2020

We are an excavating business in Chardon, Ohio. We have been in business since 1998 and specialize in excavating, grade work, land clearing, landscaping, trenching and demolition.

"They were on time, friendly, and did a professional job. I recommend them."

Brian F on July 2020


J R Sbrocco Plumbing Inc
29299 Willow Ln
4.58(
31
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J R Sbrocco Plumbing Inc
29299 Willow Ln
4.58(
31
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Customers say: Super punctual
Recommended by 90% of Angi customers
Recommended by 90% of HomeAdvisor customers

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Advance Lawncare LLC.
2706 Goble Dr
3.38(
8
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Advance Lawncare LLC.
2706 Goble Dr
3.38(
8
)
Customers say: Terrific value
39 years of experience

We are a small family owned business with 6 employees, we do sub-contracting, free estimates, we bill regular weekly customers once a month, we bill one time jobs as follows 30% up front and the rest upon completion, we accept cash, credit card, and check. We are running a special right now if a customer signs up for weekly grass cutting service for the season recieve free yard fertilizing for the season

We are a small family owned business with 6 employees, we do sub-contracting, free estimates, we bill regular weekly customers once a month, we bill one time jobs as follows 30% up front and the rest upon completion, we accept cash, credit card, and check. We are running a special right now if a customer signs up for weekly grass cutting service for the season recieve free yard fertilizing for the season


D & D LANDSCAPING & LAWNCARE
1596 Vanderhoof Rd.
No reviews
D & D LANDSCAPING & LAWNCARE
1596 Vanderhoof Rd.
No reviews
44 years of experience

D&D Landscaping ist a small company dedicated in detail in many aspects.

D&D Landscaping ist a small company dedicated in detail in many aspects.


LANDSCAPE PROFESSIONALS INC
PO BOX 774
3.50(
2
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LANDSCAPE PROFESSIONALS INC
PO BOX 774
3.50(
2
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Customers say: Quick response
45 years of experience

We are a Certified Aquascape Contractor (CAC) We install water features primarily throughout the northeast Ohioo area and others areas of Ohio and western Pa on occasion. Landscape Professionals has been in business since 1981. We do not sub contract any of our projects out to other contractors but we do work for other contractors on occasion as sub contractors to those specific companies. Landscape Professionals has had displays at every Home & Garden Show at both the IX center as well as the Great Lakes Exposition Center when that facility was in business for the past 6 years. Currently we are a smaller company having less then 5 employees and have no intentions of increasing our size that might effect the exceptional customer service we have been able to maintain throughout our existence as a company. Besides cash or check, we accept Visa, Master Card and American Express. Our normal procedure for contracts involving installations is 50% down within 10 days of schedule start of per contract and the balance is payable upon completion of work.

"He's very prompt in returning calls. He's courteous, personable, professional and trustworthy. He's a really nice man who does good work. And, I definitely would hire him again."

Donna N on June 2018

We are a Certified Aquascape Contractor (CAC) We install water features primarily throughout the northeast Ohioo area and others areas of Ohio and western Pa on occasion. Landscape Professionals has been in business since 1981. We do not sub contract any of our projects out to other contractors but we do work for other contractors on occasion as sub contractors to those specific companies. Landscape Professionals has had displays at every Home & Garden Show at both the IX center as well as the Great Lakes Exposition Center when that facility was in business for the past 6 years. Currently we are a smaller company having less then 5 employees and have no intentions of increasing our size that might effect the exceptional customer service we have been able to maintain throughout our existence as a company. Besides cash or check, we accept Visa, Master Card and American Express. Our normal procedure for contracts involving installations is 50% down within 10 days of schedule start of per contract and the balance is payable upon completion of work.

"He's very prompt in returning calls. He's courteous, personable, professional and trustworthy. He's a really nice man who does good work. And, I definitely would hire him again."

Donna N on June 2018


Mountainview Contracting LLC
9014 Mountainview Drive
1.00(
1
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Mountainview Contracting LLC
9014 Mountainview Drive
1.00(
1
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9 years of experience

Mountainview Contracting currently has 4 employees and is based out of Mentor, Ohio. We are currently running a fall discount. Please contact for further details. Thanks!

"They were trying to pour concrete in 90 degree weather, and it was drying faster than they could finish it. 1/3 of the concrete turnaround had no finish. The Mountainview owner wanted to tear out part of the concrete and redo it, but all of it needed to be torn out due to poor quality. I refused to allow them to do the other 1/2 of the job (which was to replace the gravel driveway with concrete). The concrete had unevenness, the finish was poor, and there were holes in the concrete at the ends of the joints, so water could get in. They splattered concrete on part of the walkway next to the turnaround. They left two 2-foot high piles of concrete at the end of the driveway because the cement truck ran out of water."

jim i on August 2019

Mountainview Contracting currently has 4 employees and is based out of Mentor, Ohio. We are currently running a fall discount. Please contact for further details. Thanks!

"They were trying to pour concrete in 90 degree weather, and it was drying faster than they could finish it. 1/3 of the concrete turnaround had no finish. The Mountainview owner wanted to tear out part of the concrete and redo it, but all of it needed to be torn out due to poor quality. I refused to allow them to do the other 1/2 of the job (which was to replace the gravel driveway with concrete). The concrete had unevenness, the finish was poor, and there were holes in the concrete at the ends of the joints, so water could get in. They splattered concrete on part of the walkway next to the turnaround. They left two 2-foot high piles of concrete at the end of the driveway because the cement truck ran out of water."

jim i on August 2019

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Building site preparation and clearings FAQs

A professional team can clear an acre of land in as little as two to twelve hours, depending on your land's condition. You'll need to consider factors like vegetation density, terrain features, and obstacles such as trees, stumps, rocks, or existing structures can increase the time required. If your land is heavily wooded or has uneven terrain, expect the process to take longer and require more effort.

If you're looking to clear land for a pasture, expect to pay between $400 and $600 per acre for forestry mulching or $500 to $5,600 per acre for conventional land clearing. When choosing a method, consider:

  • Forestry Mulching: Leaves organic material in the soil, promoting new ground cover growth.

  • Conventional Clearing: You might lose valuable topsoil during this process.

A land-clearing project typically involves several key steps to prepare your property for construction or landscaping. First, assess your land and obtain any necessary permits from your local building department. Then, professionals use specialized equipment to remove trees, stumps, brush, and vegetation. After clearing, they haul away debris and may perform grading to level the land, ensuring it's ready for your intended use.

Preparing land to build a house typically costs between $1,000 and $4,000, depending on your land's size and condition. This includes clearing space for the foundation, which may involve removing trees, stumps, brush, and leveling or grading the site. Don't forget to budget for additional costs like permits, fees, and installing utility connections such as gas lines, water lines, and sewer mains.

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