SERVICES

Our Services

Here at SLS Services we offer complete landscaping and excavation services. Some of these services include dozer work, hauling, tree and shrub installation, irrigation installation, erosion control and subdivision maintenance.

  • Excavation

  • Site Stabilization

  • Lot Preparation

  • Utilities

  • Rough Grade

  • Final Grade

  • Landscaping

  • Maintenance

  • Dirt Supplier

  • Topsoil Supplier

  • Excavation + Grading Contractor

  • Retaining Wall Supplier

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Excavation

  • Clearing

  • Dozer work

  • Gravel and dirt hauling

  • We will remove vegetation and building pad to prep for slab foundations

  • We will remove vegetation and sitting drainage in crawl space areas in order to prep for crawl space foundations

  • Basement excavation

  • Rough grade which includes cut outs for concrete (if needed)

  • Dig water, sewer, and electric trenches

  • Install utility conduits from house to street

  • Final grade

  • Place gravel in level crawlspace area

  • Typically place 2 to 4 inches of gravel

  • Basic crawlspace area clean up

  • Excessive debris or block removal

  • Lay foundation drain and bed in gravel

  • Fill garage and porches with gravel

  • Fill around piers with dirt prior to gravel placement

Site Stabilization

  • Stabilize disturbed areas

  • Silt fence installation (Regular or Super Silt reinforced fence)

  • Storm drain inlet protection options:

  • Siltworm

  • Silt socks

  • Straw wattles

  • Gravel dams

  • Seed and straw installation

  • Hydro Seeding

  • Curlex Excelsior Blanket installation

  • Check Dam installation

  • Street sweeping

  • Install temporary concrete wash out pit

  • Bio retention pond

  • Bio retention swale

  • Rain garden

Lot Preparation

  • Prep lot for required foundation

  • Instal Silt Fence/Siltworm™

  • Haul in required fill

  • Haul off excess soil

  • Scrape vegetation off lot

  • Cut out 8″ for temporary driveway

  • Install 13′ wide temp drive fabric

  • Install #2/#3 stone on top of fabric

  • Install concrete washout pit

Utilities

  • Utility trenches can be dug at the time of your choosing:

  • at slab stage or later or before or after framing

  • Water, sewer, and electrical conduit installed from house to street

  • Water meter set for your plumber or have our plumber pull the permit

  • Install a temporary water spigot

Rough Grade

  • Fill in all open utility ditches

  • Haul in any required fill

  • Grade a yard to establish effective drainage

  • Cut out a yard for concrete driveways, patios, and sidewalks

  • Build a gravel pad for an air conditioning

  • Remove all excessive material from the lot

  • Establish all swales and have the lot graded within 4 to 6 inches of final grade

Final Grade

  • Re-grade/touch up any areas disturbed by construction and verify if swales are intact and properly pitched with a minimum of 2% and a max of 33%

  • Ensure the first 10′ from foundation is pitched a minimum of 6″

  • Import and spread 4″ of topsoil over lot

  • Power rake entire yard to prepare for seeding

  • Cut off sewer inspection “T” and cap at final grade

  • Ensure water meter box is set to grade

  • Clean off impacted areas, including sidewalks and driveways as well as curbs and streets before leaving site

Landscaping

Lawn installation can include your choice or any combination of:

  • Seed

  • Straw

  • Curlex Excelsior blanket (straw matting)

  • Hydro seeding

  • Sod installation

  • Tree installation

  • Shrub installation

  • Irrigation system installation

  • Hardscape installation:

  • fire pit

  • patio

  • retaining walls

  • outdoor living areas

Maintenance

  • Street sweeping

  • Maintenance of erosion control measures

  • Lot bush hogging

  • Mowing and weed eating

  • Lawn fertilization and weed control

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