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CFH EXTERIORS
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CFH EXTERIORS
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Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 97% of Angi customers
Recommended by 97% of HomeAdvisor customers
343 local quotes requested

Spring Clean Your Home 🏡 Spring is almost here! Get your home shining bright ✨, with our professional window cleaning, house washing, and gutter cleaning services. Book now and enjoy a sparkling clean home all season long! (763) 318-3885 Window cleaning Gutter cleaning House wash Roof cleaning Pressure washing Tree trimming Small tree removal Gutter guard installation Yard clean up Leaf removal Junk removal

"CFH Exteriors did a fantastic job with my yard clean up and gutter cleaning!"

Nora K on June 2025

Spring Clean Your Home 🏡 Spring is almost here! Get your home shining bright ✨, with our professional window cleaning, house washing, and gutter cleaning services. Book now and enjoy a sparkling clean home all season long! (763) 318-3885 Window cleaning Gutter cleaning House wash Roof cleaning Pressure washing Tree trimming Small tree removal Gutter guard installation Yard clean up Leaf removal Junk removal

"CFH Exteriors did a fantastic job with my yard clean up and gutter cleaning!"

Nora K on June 2025


RDH Gravel, LLC
1374 110th Avenue
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RDH Gravel, LLC
1374 110th Avenue
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Approved Pro
5 years of experience
Free onsite estimate

We pride our company on reliability, great communication, integrity, and quality work. We strongly believe in giving our absolute best in all of our projects no matter how big or small. We are experts in our trade and will always keep you educated on your particular task or project. We look forward to earning your business!

We pride our company on reliability, great communication, integrity, and quality work. We strongly believe in giving our absolute best in all of our projects no matter how big or small. We are experts in our trade and will always keep you educated on your particular task or project. We look forward to earning your business!


Vantyler and Sons Landscaping & Snow Removal
11237 196th Ln NW
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Vantyler and Sons Landscaping & Snow Removal
11237 196th Ln NW
5.00(
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Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers

Vantyler and Sons Landscaping and Snow Removal is commited to quality landscape snow removal for residential homes. We specialize in lawn services, driveway clearing and light sidewalks shoveling. We use professional snow blower machines and shovels. Our services are 100% guaranteed if you're not satisfied with the services rendered we offer a full refund, no questions asked.

"Dion starting shoveling my mom's patio, sidewalks, and deck this past winter. He is dependable, efficient, polite, friendly, professional, and reasonably priced. He has been a huge help to my mom and she will definitely be using him again in the future."

Kari L on June 2020

Vantyler and Sons Landscaping and Snow Removal is commited to quality landscape snow removal for residential homes. We specialize in lawn services, driveway clearing and light sidewalks shoveling. We use professional snow blower machines and shovels. Our services are 100% guaranteed if you're not satisfied with the services rendered we offer a full refund, no questions asked.

"Dion starting shoveling my mom's patio, sidewalks, and deck this past winter. He is dependable, efficient, polite, friendly, professional, and reasonably priced. He has been a huge help to my mom and she will definitely be using him again in the future."

Kari L on June 2020


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Groundworks
11850 190th St East
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Groundworks
11850 190th St East
4.70(
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Customers say: Quality work
Recommended by 90% of Angi customers
Recommended by 90% of HomeAdvisor customers

Established in 1995. Groundworks is a family owned and operated landscaping contractor, based in Hastings, Minnesota, with a reputation for beautiful, long-lasting landscapes and hardscapes.

"Small customers are a no-go for them. Of course, we did not know this until weeks after being in email correspondence, sending them photos of ideas, having them out for a site visit, and receiving a written quote for work from them. They wasted our time in a colossal way. If your job isn't going to make them $$$, don't bother contacting them and if you do contact them for a job, be ready for your verbal estimate given at the site visit to be quite different that the written one. We know how to hire companies and others have the foresight to be honest and not waste time - if the job is too small, they just say so at the initial contact point. Not this business. They will waste your time and then after weeks of discussion and effort on everyone's part, just say, "No thanks. We can't make enough money from your job." And you are left wondering, "What just happened here?" This occurred after we asked them why their written quote was $600+ higher than the verbal estimate they gave at the site visit. When we asked them why, their response was to walk away (politely, of course, but still...). Most businesses give a verbal ballpark and when the actual written quote comes in, it's within range of that verbal quote. Not the case here. There was nothing in the ballpark of the initial verbal quote. So that is confusing too for a potential customer. And when you ask "Why?" rather than discuss more, they bolt. While companies need to make a profit, and we understand this, Groundworks just does not show respect for the "little guy" needing a small job done and apparently it is okay to waste peoples' time and make believe they matter as a potential customer. PROS: When they did come for the site visit - they were on-time. Their email response time was good too. And, Gary is friendly and helpful. He was able to see some grading issues we needed to correct, which we appreciate. CONS: The level of professionalism of treating a customer's time respectfully is absent. Be forewarned, verbal quotes may vary widely from written ones. OVERALL: We won't be looking to them in the future when we DO have larger jobs. So short-sighted. We won't be recommending them either."

Alison B on April 2019

Established in 1995. Groundworks is a family owned and operated landscaping contractor, based in Hastings, Minnesota, with a reputation for beautiful, long-lasting landscapes and hardscapes.

"Small customers are a no-go for them. Of course, we did not know this until weeks after being in email correspondence, sending them photos of ideas, having them out for a site visit, and receiving a written quote for work from them. They wasted our time in a colossal way. If your job isn't going to make them $$$, don't bother contacting them and if you do contact them for a job, be ready for your verbal estimate given at the site visit to be quite different that the written one. We know how to hire companies and others have the foresight to be honest and not waste time - if the job is too small, they just say so at the initial contact point. Not this business. They will waste your time and then after weeks of discussion and effort on everyone's part, just say, "No thanks. We can't make enough money from your job." And you are left wondering, "What just happened here?" This occurred after we asked them why their written quote was $600+ higher than the verbal estimate they gave at the site visit. When we asked them why, their response was to walk away (politely, of course, but still...). Most businesses give a verbal ballpark and when the actual written quote comes in, it's within range of that verbal quote. Not the case here. There was nothing in the ballpark of the initial verbal quote. So that is confusing too for a potential customer. And when you ask "Why?" rather than discuss more, they bolt. While companies need to make a profit, and we understand this, Groundworks just does not show respect for the "little guy" needing a small job done and apparently it is okay to waste peoples' time and make believe they matter as a potential customer. PROS: When they did come for the site visit - they were on-time. Their email response time was good too. And, Gary is friendly and helpful. He was able to see some grading issues we needed to correct, which we appreciate. CONS: The level of professionalism of treating a customer's time respectfully is absent. Be forewarned, verbal quotes may vary widely from written ones. OVERALL: We won't be looking to them in the future when we DO have larger jobs. So short-sighted. We won't be recommending them either."

Alison B on April 2019


Rum River Outdoor Services LLC
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Rum River Outdoor Services LLC
Unknown
2.50(
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11 years of experience

Full service landscaping company committed to excellence in the outdoor service industry. We work together as a professional team. Affordable, reliable and honest company. The company you can trust. Veteran and Senior (65+) 15% discount. Credit/debit cards accepted. Sorry we do not accept American Express .

Full service landscaping company committed to excellence in the outdoor service industry. We work together as a professional team. Affordable, reliable and honest company. The company you can trust. Veteran and Senior (65+) 15% discount. Credit/debit cards accepted. Sorry we do not accept American Express .



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FAQs for mulch and topsoil service projects in Princeton, MN

Mulch costs anywhere from $30 to $150 per cubic yard, depending on the type you choose. On the inexpensive end, red and black mulch are about $35 to $40 per cubic yard, and are typically made from recycled waste wood like shredded old pallets or deck material. Cedar, cypress, and rubber mulch cost anywhere from $100 to $120 per cubic yard. A pro can help you determine the type of mulch most suitable for your landscaping needs.

Topsoil costs from $12 to $55 per cubic yard, depending on the type you choose. For example, screened black dirt will cost about $15 per cubic yard. Loam (soil composed of sand, silt, and clay) costs about $17 per cubic yard. Standard screened topsoil costs about $20 per cubic yard. The type of topsoil you need depends on your landscaping plans.

Topsoil should go down first. If the topsoil is next to your house, make sure the grade slopes away from the house to keep water from pooling against your foundation and possibly leaking into your basement or crawl space. Don’t cover your decorative landscape mulch with topsoil as that defeats the purpose of laying down the mulch. If you’re trying to create a certain soil composition to improve plant growth, you’ll likely want compost mixed into the topsoil instead of mulch. Over time, any decorative wood mulch will simply decompose under the topsoil.

No, mulch itself does not necessarily attract termites even though it’s usually made of shredded wood. Some types of mulch like cedar or cypress resist termites because they’re toxic or unappetizing to the wood munchers. However, when the mulch is deep enough, say three inches or more, it creates a perfect habitat for insects of all kinds to build nests.

Although it’s not required to lay anything under mulch, it can help to put landscape fabric or plastic weed barrier down and lay mulch on top. The barrier helps keep weeds from growing up through your mulch. It also helps keep rodents and insects from burrowing into the ground underneath.

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