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Avatar for Outdoor Aesthetix
Outdoor Aesthetix
5.0(
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Serving Afton, MN and surrounding areas

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Super Service Award Winner

In business since 2016

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Dug out rock beds around the house, replaced with beautiful new rocks and expertly placed flowers and shrubs. Very quick and very clean, my yard looks so much better now!"
Response time10 hrs
Response rate89%
3 neighbors recently requested a quote
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MB Landscapes
4.9(
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Serving Afton, MN and surrounding areas

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In business since 2020

Free estimates

Warranties offered

"Professional quality and exceeded expectations, hired to build a paver fire pit and patio surround. Hired them to plant pine trees, thatch and repair lawn and sprinkler system as needed. Repeat customer!"
Response time2 days
1 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Pro Care Property Maintenance
5.0(
4
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Serving Afton, MN and surrounding areas

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In business since 1991

Free estimates

Offers commercial services

"My yard has never looked better with crisp straight stripes and amazing edge work! Always going above and beyond the owner knows what he's doing he's been doing it for over 10 years"
Response time4 days
Recommended by50%of homeowners
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Rock N Block
3.6(
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Serving Afton, MN and surrounding areas

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In business since 2019

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"They contacted me quickly which I needed. And they were out the next week. I'm still working with them on some projects. Hard to answer since it is all so new."
Natural stone walls, stairs, and walkway
Large backyard patio
Patio with sitting wall
Front paver walkway
paver patio with circle kit and seating wall

+19

Response time2 days
Response rate89%
59 neighbors recently requested a quote
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G III Landscapers LLC
New to Angi

Serving Afton, MN and surrounding areas

Approved

Free estimates

Offers commercial services

Hello my name is Guillermo. This is the company's first year open. I am glad to serve the communities around me and help solve any landscape needs. \n\nSpecializing in garden care, plant transplanting, pruning and trimming, planting, shrub and small tree removal, sodding mulch installations and more.

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Kase Outdoor Services LLC
New to Angi

Serving Afton, MN and surrounding areas

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Free estimates

Emergency services offered

Small jobs welcome

My name is Nick Rewey, and I am the owner of Kase Outdoor Services. Before establishing my business in 2022, I spent five years driving trucks overnight. However, upon learning of my wife’s pregnancy with our son, Kasen—after whom the business is named—I recognized the need to pursue a different path that would allow me to be more present with my family. I have always been passionate about working outdoors and assisting others.

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Cm lawn & landscape
New to Angi

Serving Afton, MN and surrounding areas

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Free estimates

Small jobs welcome

Credit card accepted

Im chad owner of CM Lawn&Landscape inc. Been in this industry for over 25 years there nothing we cant do in this industry. We provide Lawn care services & landscape services. Weather your looking for weekly lawn care or a whole new landscape make over we got you covered.

Patio with fire ring
2 neighbors recently requested a quote
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Able Excavating LLC
5.0(
6
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Serving Afton, MN and surrounding areas

In business since 2024

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"I had Josh come take out a large swimming pool, it was a good size job removing everything and then filling it in and grading. Now I have a beautiful backyard.. Thank you"
Pool Demo
Pool Demo
Pool Demo
Pool Demo
Pool Demo

+24

Response time6 hrs
Recommended by83%of homeowners
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Service Master - Stillwater
4.6(
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Serving Afton, MN and surrounding areas

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"On one hand it is difficult to know how to evaluate the service we received from Service Master. We have never hired a cleaning company before, and what we needed was a very deep clean of our house prior to listing it for sale. If the results were undeniably spectacular, then it would be easy an easy evaluation. The house looked so much better after the painting and cleaning - night and day. However, the painters left some streaks of paint on the wood floors and neither they, nor Service Master, were able to clean them up, even though they both said they would. Moreover, citing the paint on the floor, Service Master came back to us after a day of cleaning saying they needed more time for an additional charge of $600. 
We were in sort of a vulnerable position: they weren't done with their work and we were days away from getting our house listed. So we felt like we had no choice but to agree.
We already thought they were expensive, and this just added to our feeling that maybe we were being taken advantage of. Unfortunately, our situation made us vulnerable in this way. We were in a hurry and busy with not only our jobs but getting the house ready for sale. So we only got one estimate for cleaning the house, and used Service Master because they were the only company who could meet our deadline (our agent told us about Service Master, and the top companies we called from Angie's List were not able to meet our schedule.)
Overall, the house did look great after their cleaning and, as a postlude, it sold in one day on MLS, so there was a bright end after all. We just have this nagging feeling that we paid a lot more than we should have, and we didn't like having to agree to pay more in the middle of the work."
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Excavating questions, answered by experts

Most states do not require excavation companies to hold specific licenses, but many require at least a contractor’s license. Additionally, heavy equipment operators require a special commercial equipment license to operate machinery required for excavation. You can use Angi’s contractor licensing tool to confirm that an excavation company you’re considering hiring is fully licensed. You should also make sure that the excavation team is fully insured before allowing them to work on your property.

Septic drain lines (or leach lines) are typically buried between 18 and 36 inches underground, and should be at least 6 inches below the surface. These pipes are perforated and surrounded by filtering materials like sand or gravel. Burying the lines at this depth helps minimize odors and allows bacteria and other biological processes in the soil to effectively treat the wastewater. Burying lines too close to the surface can cause issues unless the soil is very compact and stable.

Drilled wells have a pipe sticking up that’s covered in a plastic or metal casing. On the other hand, a dug well will look like a big hole in the ground and is more similar to what you’d see in a fantasy or Western movie. If you want to be sure, contact the city for documentation on your property’s construction and excavation history. 

You do not have to dig footers for a deck as long as it meets local code and holds up to weather in your area. If you live somewhere that experiences high winds and earthquakes, you may need to dig for your deck posts. Deck blocks, post anchors with base plates, and helical pile systems are the three no-dig deck post options you can choose from if local code permits.

Generally, a trenchless sewer line is worth the cost. If your old system needs replacement, trenchless sewer repair or replacement can save you thousands on excavation costs. Every homeowner’s situation is different, but this method is definitely worth it in a lot of cases.

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