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All gassed up...

We found a great guy to dig our utility trenches and highly recommend Jason with Blackmon's Breakout Service.
Jason had to dig down to 50 inches to find the 10 inch cast iron gas main that is buried under our redwood trees.....We found the famous hard pan layer that this area is known for.....it was like shale down there.....

Did you know that natural gas is piped at around 7 psi in the mains but when it goes into your house it only comes out at about .5 psi?

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