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Boulder Creek Outdoor Living
5.0(
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Landscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Taconite, MN and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2011

Free estimates

Warranties offered

"He came on time and it seemed as if the work I needed was important to get to quickly. He also did the work the way it was best required. I had talked to others previously who wanted to exaggerate the project's time and needed work. He didn't. He knew just what had to be done and did it proficiently. They did a good job,"
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Natural Elements Project
Breezy Project

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Response time2 days
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Recommended by100%of homeowners
Northern Lakes Property Maintenance LLC
New to Angi
Landscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Taconite, MN and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2022

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

We are a locally owned and operated company that values honesty and integrity and \ntreats your home as if it were our own. We offer a variety of General Contractor services \nthat are customizable to each individual project. You will find us to be competitively \npriced, paying close attention to the details of each and every project that we are involved with. We look forward to building lasting relationships and guarantee your satisfaction!

Response time1 day
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SH Construction
3.7(
3
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Landscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Taconite, MN and surrounding areas

In business since 2020

Free estimates

Offers commercial services

Welcome to SH Construction! We are a locally owned and operated company with years of industry experience. We value honesty, integrity and stand behind our work. We pride ourselves on the quality of our work, as well as our commitment to outstanding results. We look forward to building long-term relationships with our clients, and guarantee your satisfaction. \n

Response time6 hrs
Recommended by66%of homeowners
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Excavating FAQs, answered by experts

Directional drilling is complex and requires training to use the advanced machinery. It can be challenging to monitor the position of the drill since there’s no direct line of sight. Directional drilling can also be more expensive with a cost of $10 to $30 per linear foot compared to $5 to $12 per linear foot for trenching. 

If you don’t wish to dig it out and convert it into a finished basement, you can still encapsulate your crawl space to protect it from damage for an average cost of $5,500. Finishing a crawl space beyond this isn’t really worthwhile, as the low ceilings mean you won’t be able to use the area as living space.

If you don’t have a crawl space but have a partial basement you want to make deeper, you can expect to spend a little less—between $40,000 and $90,000 on average. However, if you’re not adding new finished square footage, you won’t see much in the way of ROI.

The best method for digging a trench depends on the scope of the project. For a short, shallow trench (less than 2 feet deep) in light, soft soil, digging by hand may be sufficient. However, digging by hand is labor-intensive, so consider the effort required. A machine trencher is the better option for longer trenches (over 100 feet), deeper ones, or when dealing with difficult soil conditions, such as rocky or hard ground, or obstructions like tree roots. A machine can save significant time and energy in these situations.

Skunk digging looks like a series of small, cone-shaped holes on a lawn or around the perimeter of a home, porch, deck, or shed. The holes that skunks dig when searching for grubs tend to be no more than four inches in diameter and may be up to four inches deep.

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