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Loos Landworks

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Loos Landworks

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4 years of experience

Transforming landscapes, one project at a time. Welcome to Loos Landworks LLC, your premier choice for comprehensive excavation and landscaping solutions. From snow plowing to lot clearing to stump removal, driveway installation to demolition, we offer a full suite of services tailored to meet your needs. With a focus on precision, efficiency, and customer satisfaction, we take pride in delivering exceptional results that exceed expectations.

Transforming landscapes, one project at a time. Welcome to Loos Landworks LLC, your premier choice for comprehensive excavation and landscaping solutions. From snow plowing to lot clearing to stump removal, driveway installation to demolition, we offer a full suite of services tailored to meet your needs. With a focus on precision, efficiency, and customer satisfaction, we take pride in delivering exceptional results that exceed expectations.

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Bohlman Ag Service LLC

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Bohlman Ag Service LLC

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7 years of experience

We specialize in on site septic system installation, designs, and inspections. Digging basements, ditch cleaning, sand, gravel, rock, and black dirt available for sale as well.

We specialize in on site septic system installation, designs, and inspections. Digging basements, ditch cleaning, sand, gravel, rock, and black dirt available for sale as well.

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Sanstead Excavating LLC

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Sanstead Excavating LLC

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Excavation Company. Owner/operator has 20 years of construction experience, specializing in water and sewer services. Also providing the following services: earthmoving, land clearing, trench digging, tiling residential properties, fixing sewer systems, digging footings, installing culverts, and the list goes on. Contact us to discuss your project needs.

"Done on time Good quality Good communication"

Jordan P on November 2023

Excavation Company. Owner/operator has 20 years of construction experience, specializing in water and sewer services. Also providing the following services: earthmoving, land clearing, trench digging, tiling residential properties, fixing sewer systems, digging footings, installing culverts, and the list goes on. Contact us to discuss your project needs.

"Done on time Good quality Good communication"

Jordan P on November 2023

Shores Edge Excavating

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Shores Edge Excavating

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Excavating Sewer Systems Septic Systems Rock Walls Retaining Walls Boulder Walls Grading Sloping Basements Foundations Landscaping Shorelines Shoreline Rip-rap Beaches Boat Landings Tree Removal

"It went excellent. Troy does amazing work and would definitely hire him again for my needs in Ortonville, MN. He took the time and designed the area for us and then made it look better than we even imagined."

Chance H on May 2019

Excavating Sewer Systems Septic Systems Rock Walls Retaining Walls Boulder Walls Grading Sloping Basements Foundations Landscaping Shorelines Shoreline Rip-rap Beaches Boat Landings Tree Removal

"It went excellent. Troy does amazing work and would definitely hire him again for my needs in Ortonville, MN. He took the time and designed the area for us and then made it look better than we even imagined."

Chance H on May 2019

Don Loken & Son Excavating & Drainage

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Don Loken & Son Excavating & Drainage

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At Don Loken Excavating, our goal is to do our best because we are representing the best. We strive to uphold our reputation of integrity and service, while creating lasting relationships with the companies that we work with. We are a full-service residential and commercial excavating company, serving the entire Owatonna area. Here are some of the services that we offer: Dig Basements Backfills City Sewer/Water Installation Final Grades Ripping Frost Site Work Hauling Materials Septic Installation Subcut/Base Driveways Demolition Curb Cut and Fills Site Development Main Line Water Taps Sewer/Water Street Connections Our excellent reputation and long list of satisfied customers attest to our superior service, attention to detail, clear communication, honesty and integrity. Call us today for your free estimate or to discuss how Don Loken Excavating can help you with all of your excavating needs.

At Don Loken Excavating, our goal is to do our best because we are representing the best. We strive to uphold our reputation of integrity and service, while creating lasting relationships with the companies that we work with. We are a full-service residential and commercial excavating company, serving the entire Owatonna area. Here are some of the services that we offer: Dig Basements Backfills City Sewer/Water Installation Final Grades Ripping Frost Site Work Hauling Materials Septic Installation Subcut/Base Driveways Demolition Curb Cut and Fills Site Development Main Line Water Taps Sewer/Water Street Connections Our excellent reputation and long list of satisfied customers attest to our superior service, attention to detail, clear communication, honesty and integrity. Call us today for your free estimate or to discuss how Don Loken Excavating can help you with all of your excavating needs.

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Shepard Excavating & Septic Service

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Shepard Excavating & Septic Service

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For complete excavation, septic installation and maintenance, land clearing, and demolition services, you need to work with us.

For complete excavation, septic installation and maintenance, land clearing, and demolition services, you need to work with us.

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Excavating questions, answered by experts

While general contractors sometimes handle demolition, you can also look specifically for local demolition contractors. Demolition experts need to understand structural integrity, the equipment needed for safe demolition, and the permits required for demolition.

A perc test takes an average of around two hours, but it can range from one hour up to around six hours. Perc tests that require wider or deeper holes and those that require multiple holes dug throughout your property will take longer because there’s more excavation involved. The actual filling of the hole and monitoring to gauge the rate of percolation should take under an hour per hole.

A walk-behind trencher can cut through roots as long as they’re not too thick, making a project much easier than digging with a shovel and other hand tools. Assess your terrain and the number of trees in the surrounding area to determine if a walk-behind trencher will ease the job. Digging a trench by hand is much more time-consuming and labor-intensive. 

Yes, you can excavate in the winter, but it might make the job harder. Frozen ground is harder to dig, and snow or ice can make the work site more hazardous. A contractor may need special equipment and techniques, such as ground-thawing methods, to break through frozen soil. Although winter excavation is possible, it may take longer and be more costly than excavating during warmer months.

Tree experts don’t advise against digging through tree roots, but instead encourage caution and consultation with a local arborist to make sure you don’t damage the tree’s structure or interrupt its water or nutrient intake. An arborist can recommend specific practices when digging and help prune the roots or dig a trench for utilities with a tool that can remove soil without touching the tree’s roots.

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