Dirt Work for a Short Season and Deep Frost

Excavation Contractors Minneapolis digs basements and footings, tears down garages and houses, replaces sewer and water services, regrades yards and builds French drains, hauls dirt and fill, and digs for pools and hardscapes across Minneapolis and the surrounding suburbs.

Minnesota sets its own terms. January's average low at the airport is 8.8 degrees, about 51 inches of snow falls in a typical season, and frozen ground shortens the digging year. Under the Twin Cities lies a patchwork of glacial deposits: loose outwash sand in some suburbs, firm loamy till in others, and lake basins left by buried ice. Nearly 44 percent of Minneapolis homes were built in 1939 or earlier. Every one of those facts shapes how we plan a dig.

How we work

• We visit before we quote and explain what we expect to find
• Quotes separate excavation, hauling, fill, rock or debris, and restoration
• Utility locates are requested through Gopher State One Call before any digging
• Footings and lines go below frost depth set by code
• Sand trench walls are sloped or shored, not trusted
• Alleys, boulevards and neighbors' yards are protected and cleaned up

Call (612) 688-4077 to book a visit.