So you’re facing a fence project that has 30 post holes to be dug. Get your shovel, digging bar — and chiropractor — ready!
Or there’s a patio or pool deck requiring loads of earth be moved somewhere else. Then there’s the ever-challenging retaining wall or bulkhead. Oh, and did I forget that all of the projects are through the fence gate and in the back of the house — as far as possible from where the thousands of pounds of lumber was delivered?
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