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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.






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.


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


The Finished Look

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The Finished Look

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24 years of experience

Here at The Finished Look we perform all areas that pertain to building and remodeling. We also have a cabin care taking branch as well that services lake homes in northern Minnesota. We are very close with our employees and boast safety and cleanliness. Winter work in many instances be eligible for a 10% discount.

Here at The Finished Look we perform all areas that pertain to building and remodeling. We also have a cabin care taking branch as well that services lake homes in northern Minnesota. We are very close with our employees and boast safety and cleanliness. Winter work in many instances be eligible for a 10% discount.


Viita's Excavating Corp

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Viita's Excavating Corp

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Viita's Excavating Inc. "The septic specialist" has been in business for 15 years. Viita's Excavating, Inc. is the only full service septic contractor in the Lake Vermilion area offering septic design and inspection, installation, maintenance, repair, septic pumping and line cleaning. In addition to septic services, Viita's offers full excavating services including site preparation, brush cutting, road building, basement excavation, building prep, hardscaping, demolition, hauling, water and sewer hookups, pond building and any other earthwork you may need. We have designed, install and maintain systems from 10 gallons per day up to 15,000 gallons per day. Our pump trucks are radio dispatched for fast service. We use a user friendly web site to set up an appointment after hours. During our business hours our phone is answered by a member of our team. Our service area is from Duluth to International Falls and from Grand Rapids to Two harbors.

Viita's Excavating Inc. "The septic specialist" has been in business for 15 years. Viita's Excavating, Inc. is the only full service septic contractor in the Lake Vermilion area offering septic design and inspection, installation, maintenance, repair, septic pumping and line cleaning. In addition to septic services, Viita's offers full excavating services including site preparation, brush cutting, road building, basement excavation, building prep, hardscaping, demolition, hauling, water and sewer hookups, pond building and any other earthwork you may need. We have designed, install and maintain systems from 10 gallons per day up to 15,000 gallons per day. Our pump trucks are radio dispatched for fast service. We use a user friendly web site to set up an appointment after hours. During our business hours our phone is answered by a member of our team. Our service area is from Duluth to International Falls and from Grand Rapids to Two harbors.


Louis Leustek & Sons INC

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Louis Leustek & Sons INC

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Leustek Construction is a heavy highway and civil engineering construction firm engaged in highway, public utility infrastructure, aviation and mining projects throughout Northern Minnesota. Leustek Construction is based in Ely, Minnesota on the East end of the Minnesota Iron Range. When the job requires the earth to be moved, whether its 100 cubic yards, or over 1,000,000 cubic yards, Louis Leustek & Sons Inc. has the modern equipment fleet to move it quickly and efficiently. We have been in business over 50 years. We are a financially solid company.We can acquire additional equipment as needed thanks to our strong financial position and excellent relationships with our banks, strategic equipment dealers and suppliers. Louis Leustek & Sons, Inc. has a long track record of completing our projects on time and to the customer's satisfaction.

Leustek Construction is a heavy highway and civil engineering construction firm engaged in highway, public utility infrastructure, aviation and mining projects throughout Northern Minnesota. Leustek Construction is based in Ely, Minnesota on the East end of the Minnesota Iron Range. When the job requires the earth to be moved, whether its 100 cubic yards, or over 1,000,000 cubic yards, Louis Leustek & Sons Inc. has the modern equipment fleet to move it quickly and efficiently. We have been in business over 50 years. We are a financially solid company.We can acquire additional equipment as needed thanks to our strong financial position and excellent relationships with our banks, strategic equipment dealers and suppliers. Louis Leustek & Sons, Inc. has a long track record of completing our projects on time and to the customer's satisfaction.

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Excavating questions, answered by experts

The best way to protect tree roots is to avoid the roots entirely by excavating outside the root radius of the tree. For nearby projects, it’s a good idea to construct a temporary retaining wall. But that’s not always possible, depending on the project and the root system. In these cases, consider using alternative equipment like an auger to tunnel under the ground.

Remember, tree roots can damage nearby cement foundations as they grow. If a tree is close enough to interfere with large excavations, it may be better to remove the tree than risk future problems.

Excavations take a few days or up to a few weeks. The time it takes to excavate an area depends on the size of the area, the type of soil, the type of excavator, and even the time of year, since winter can make digging up the ground more difficult.

In most areas, you will need a permit for excavation work, even if the project only involves grading or yard leveling. Excavation permits help protect the topography in your area and can avoid issues with poor drainage. In most cases, your excavation company will know whether or not permits are required and will even pull them and close them out for you before and after the job. You can also verify whether permits are necessary by calling your local building department and explaining the proposed project.

A trench that is less than 5 feet deep often doesn't require a protective system. Most residential trenches will not go this deep (the typical residential drainage trench is just 18 inches deep). In the event that an excavator needs to dig more than 5 feet beneath the surface, a protective system is required unless the excavation is in entirely stable rock.

The digging depth will depend on the size of the trencher you use. Even smaller units can dig up to 4 feet deep, which is plenty for a DIY job. However, much larger trenchers can reach a depth of 18 feet and are better used by a team of pro contractors, not a single DIYer. As with all home improvement projects, use the right tool for the job and proceed with caution.

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