Excavation Services in Sanford, Maine
Sanford is home base. J. Mapes Excavation operates from Springvale, a village within the city, so Sanford jobs get the shortest mobilization we offer: the equipment is already here.
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What we do in Sanford
From older in-town lots to new construction on the wooded edges of town, Sanford properties cover the whole range of what we do: septic replacements on lots that predate modern systems, gravel driveways for back-lot homes, and rock work along the grade changes of a city built on the Mousam River.
We're based right here.
Every service we offer is available in Sanford: Septic Systems, Foundation Excavation, Gravel Driveways, Custom Rock Work, Snow Plowing, Custom Ponds.
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A good fit for Sanford

Septic Systems
Complete septic installs and replacements: tanks, leach fields, and the excavation that makes them last.
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Gravel Driveways
New gravel driveways, rebuilds, and regrading with real base work and drainage.
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Custom Rock Work
Granite steps, fieldstone retaining walls, boulder walls, and stone patios built to stay put.
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