Building Pad & Site Prep — Crosslake
Cut, filled, and packed a house pad on a wooded second-home lot — stripped the topsoil, built the pad up with fill, compacted it in lifts, and rough-graded the driveway line in.
"We bought the lot two years before we were ready to build, and it sat there rough and wet. They came out, walked it with me, and put the whole thing in writing. The pad was cut, filled, and packed tight, and our builder started on flat ground right on schedule. No surprises, no change orders." — Tom, Crosslake
Time on site: 3 days. Final price: $4,200 — confirmed in writing before the work started.
Gravel Driveway — Breezy Point
Rebuilt a washed-out 1,200 sq ft lake-lot driveway — dug out the soft spots, laid a deep base for frost, crowned it so water sheds, and finished it in Class 5 gravel.
"Every spring our drive turned to soup and the ruts just got deeper. They dug out the bad spots instead of just spreading new rock on top, built the base up deep, and crowned it. This spring the water ran off the sides like it's supposed to. First time in ten years." — Ellen, Breezy Point
Time on site: 2 days. Final price: $3,400 — confirmed in writing before the work started.
Yard Drainage — Nisswa
Fixed a yard that held water after every rain — regraded about 2,800 sq ft to fall away from the house, cut a shallow swale to the ditch, and set a driveway culvert.
"The yard stayed soggy for days after it rained and the mower left ruts every time. They regraded the whole back yard so it falls away from the house and cut a swale I can mow right over. It dried out after the next rain and it has stayed dry. Wish we'd done it years ago." — Carol, Nisswa
Time on site: 2 days. Final price: $2,150 — confirmed in writing before the work started.
Foundation Excavation — Baxter
Dug the foundation for a home addition — about 60 cu yd out, footings dug below frost depth, spoil spread and rough-graded on site.
"Our contractor needed the hole dug to the inch and the footings down below frost, and he needed it on his schedule, not ours. They dug it clean, kept the spoil on site like we asked, and the concrete crew walked in right behind them. The addition is up now and you'd never know the yard was a hole." — Jeff, Baxter
Time on site: 3 days. Final price: $5,800 — confirmed in writing before the work started.
Pond Digging — Pine River
Dug a farm pond on acreage — about 120 cu yd of cut, banks sloped so they hold, spoil shaped into a low berm and the ground left ready.
"I'd wanted a pond on the back of the place for years. They talked through where the water would sit before they ever started the machine, dug it with banks that won't slump, and shaped the spoil into a berm instead of leaving me a dirt pile. The grandkids are already asking about fish." — Gary, Pine River
Time on site: 4 days. Final price: $9,500 — confirmed in writing before the work started.
Land Grading & Leveling — Crosby
Rough-graded about 4,000 sq ft for a pole barn — cut the high side, filled the low side, set the fall so water runs away from the building line.
"The spot I picked for the pole barn sloped more than it looked. They cut the high side down, filled the low side, and set it so water runs away from where the building sits. Flat, packed, and ready when the builder came. Straight shooters — they told me what it would take and then did exactly that." — Dale, Crosby
Time on site: 2 days. Final price: $5,600 — confirmed in writing before the work started.
Your lot could be next — call (612) 260-8779 or send the form for a free written estimate.
