Category: Excavation
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Tips on Choosing a Good Subcontractor for Excavation Work
Planning a project that will require trenching, digging, excavation, tunneling or preparatory site earthwork? Then you will need an expert subcontractor.
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Ensure Great Drainage in New Landscaping
Managing drainage on your Bay Area property can be a challenge. The reason why funneling water away from your is to prevent structural failure.
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How Do We Use Concrete in Landscaping and Building Construction?
Concrete is one of our most common building materials. It comes in various forms depending on the job, but is incredibly versatile and with proper care can last decades. Concrete a Foundational Material in Construction Work Concrete and cement are often used interchangeably, but they are different.
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Backyard Transformations for Aging in Place
Aging in place is popular in Northern California. Rather than selling their homes and downsizing, many Bay Area residents renovate their homes to accommodate the changes in their lifestyle. Retirees, and empty-nesters who are still working, decide staying put keeps them close to family, friends and activities they already know and enjoy. With the decision…
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Lassiter Earns PG&E Operator Qualification
We are pleased to announce that Lassiter Excavating, Inc. has completed the training and met the qualifications for the PG&E Operator Qualification (OQ) that allows us to operate as a contractor on jobs that involve PG&E facilities. PG&E Now Requires Operator Qualification to Work on Their Facilities Contractors and project owners are invited to view…
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Three Steps to Prepare Your Home Foundation for the Rainy Season
Your foundation supports your entire home. Inspect it annually for cracks and other damage.
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The Demolition Process in Construction
For most landscaping and construction projects with existing structures on the property, one of the first steps is demolition of existing features like pools, garages or in-law units. Each job is unique, especially where there is limited access, but demolition can be pretty straightforward and doesn’t have to take a lot of time. However, the…
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To Remove Your Pool or Not To Remove Your Pool
Are you on the brink of deciding to remove your swimming pool? Here are some facts that may help you dive into the decision process. With the close of the summer season here in Northern California, pool owners are once again assessing just how much they used their pool this year. And they are posing…
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Why Use Foam in Pool Construction?
We have been contracted by a number of pool installers this year to assist them in installing pools using “geofoam” as part of the design. There are some very good reasons why you would want to use this foam material in pool construction, as well as in other construction applications. With regard to pool construction,…
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How to Choose an Excavation Contractor
When you choose a builder, landscaper or pool company, you also are choosing numerous other sub-contractors that will work in conjunction with the primary contractor you have chosen. This is especially true when heavy excavation or drilling is part of the project. Few contractors do this type of work themselves (in-house) because the equipment investment…