Portfolio
Because of our extensive experience in both excavation and landscaping, we are your one stop shop for all exterior projects. Depending on your needs, we might be able to help out immediately. Here is a selection of the types of completed projects.
2300SF Patio
This beautiful patio starts under the deck and wraps around the pool. It has a staircase coming off the deck onto the patio.
Wooden Retaining Wall Removal
This wooden retaining wall has some unforeseen difficulties. The metal poles sat four feet underground buried in concrete. The project however was completed on time and within budget. It’s the perfect example of my dedication to deliver a quality product, no matter what complications arise, in order to ensure full client satisfaction.
3 Tier New Beach
From no beach or lake side spaces to a wonderful set of outdoor spaces to be enjoyed night and day while at the same time being connected to the house.
Three Tier Retaining Wall
A six-foot wall was replaced with a three-tier retaining wall. Stairs that gradually got bigger led to a patio at the bottom of the wall.
Lawn Renovation and Reconfiguration
The client asked if we could turn a lawn that was very neglected into a thriving lawn. After a few hours are pulling stumps and reconditioning the seedbed was prepped.
Driveway Clean Out and Grading
Removed small bushes and regraded driveway making driveway much more easy to maneuver.
Long Over Due, But Never to Late. Brush Mowing
Brush mowing with an excavator is cleaner and efficient than hand labor or a brush hog. The mower that is equipped to our excavator has the capacity to cut grass up to a 6" soft wood tree.
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Moving Large Obstacles During Jobs
With every job, there are objects that seem to always be in the way. These are some photos of those events. Some of our equipment is designed to work it tight spaces that larger machine won't fit .
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Full Lawn and Landscape Renovation
After the construction of their new home, the client was left with a large pile of fill in his front lawn. We were able to create a backyard with the fill and redirect water away from the house which was completed in 2020. In 2021 the client asked to have a walkway installed.
Brush Cutting
Both invasive and native cause much overgrowth on this site. We use special attachments to atack these situations.
PA Fieldstone Wall
The client had a sinking front step and patio. After removing the patio and wall we install a new wall and walkway while also dealing with some severe drainage issues.
AB Wall and Ideal Paver Patio
We were contracted to replace two walls and a walkway to the front door. Both the wall and the walkway came out amazing.
Land Clearing Job
After pulling 150 yards of stumps we started to do our cut fill. After the cut fill was done we worked on the farmer's wall. Cleaning up this 2-acre lot makes it useable for the owner.
Boulder Retaining Wall
A boulder retaining wall on the waterfront was falling down. We were contracted to do a full restoration per state orders.
A Full Hardscape Renovation (Walls, Walk Ways and Patios)
The client had several hardscapes that were crumbling after years of use. As of 2021, we have replaced all of them.
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Brush Cutting Drive Way
Cleaning up a 3 house common driveway and one house with the brush mower.
Stonewall Retaining Wall
We built a two-tiered retaining wall that utilizes the room on the client's waterfront property.
A Full Patio Replacement
Ideal Pavers Andover 5511 are a perfect paver for most applications because of their size and color options.
Fat Face Wall
Removed a PA fieldstone wall and put in an Ideal Pavers Fat Face wall. We will be returning in the spring to do a raised Patio.
Walk Way with Rock Port Steps
The client contracted us to install a walkway around the back of the house to the back door.
Stump Removal
After planting a cherry tree the client requested that we pull the rest of the stumps in the front lawn.
Granite Steps, Retaining Wall & Outdoor Lighting
Backyard Steps & Driveway Drainage
Tree Planting
Replacing the old wooden steps with forty modern granite steps and six landings, in addition to LED lighting allows for a safer and more accessible walk to the beach as well as a stunning nightly light show. The pre-existing retaining wall was replaced with a stone strong product retaining wall block. The wall was fifty feet in total. The completion of this job allows for a more enjoyable usage of the beach. Lighting along the wall encourages the beach to be used for any kind of summer occasion! Low blueberry sod was used as erosion control.
The job focused on installing twenty granite steps for accessibility to the horse barn. The lawn was also redone due to a lack of loam. A catch basin needed to be installed for the driveway to allow for adequate drainage.
Trees were planted all around the client's property. A total of ten needed to be installed, the tallest was sixteen and a half feet. Approximately weighing 4200 pounds. This project included replacing four pine trees that had blown over in a microburst. Work was completed over a single weekend.
Tree Planting
Summer 2022
A twenty-foot round patio was installed using Yankee Coble stone pavers. The patio features a fire pit xl lowered for height to warm the whole body. In total, up to ten people can be accommodated. This is a great improvement to the previous fire pit only surrounded by grass.
220 FT Well Line
Drilling contractor Skillings & Sons notified the customer of our services to have a 220-foot well line dug. There were several obstacles including the home's main power, along with several other utilities. After the site was cleaned up with a final grade, new loam, and Swails were installed.
Granite Block Retaining Wall
2'x2'x6' granite block retaining wall installed to help contain erosion.
Modifeid Fire Pit & Patio
Ledge and Log Removal
Ledge was discovered in the trench of the well line and needed to be hammered out in order to install the well line. Large logs that were too large for the client were cut up. A final grade was also done on the job over the well line.
Basement Access & Patio
Replacing the old railroad tie wall was key in allowing safe access out of the basement. This was achieved with two block walls, both walls supported the soil to keep the overhead deck structurally sound. A patio was installed using Andover collection pavers with the border being 55/11 pavers. A double-sided sitting wall allows seating for an old Boston fireplace.
Seperating Spaces
This project included a twelve-foot retaining wall that was used as a structural wall between the upper and lower garages. The wall featured some sections with fifteen feet geo grid for support. Two smaller walls with patios were used for drainage as well as to clean up the walk-in and walk-out areas of the home. Drainage systems were installed throughout the entire project. The main obstacles worked through were underground power lines and other utilities.
For many NH property owners that want to upgrade their beach front, a perch beach design is what is preferred by NH Shoreland and shoreline commissions. Permit applications require details and patience which we have navigated many times.
About the only way to view all the work done on this site is from a helicopter. We worked closely with the clients to develop multiple outdoor spaces on the side of a mountain. Natural materials was the basic philosophy for this project. Raw bluestone patios with permeable grout to control run off. Boulder retaining walls. Custom stone firepit created on site by our skilled stone carving team. Erosion control mulch and river stone. Regrading of entire property for proper drainage. Sod for water absorbsion.
Steep Beach
This extremely steep site was a challenge to even get machines to the beach which required ramps. Once done the beach was about twice a big as original. Many advanced building materials and techniques were use to deal with the steepness and the drainage.
Perch Beach
Mountain Retreat
Site Rebuild
This is a difficult build due to limited space. The results speak for the craftmanship of our crew.
Foundations
Excavating for foundations and slabs involve precise material removal as well as leaving areas undisturbed. Also have to deal with plumbing, electrical, and drainage needs simultaneously.