Excavation Contractors in Crystal, MN

Excavation contractors in Crystal work in a compact Hennepin County suburb of 23,330 people (2020) about 5 miles from downtown Minneapolis. Founded in 1866 and incorporated on January 11, 1887, the city has 9,804 housing units on about 5.8 square miles of land, which makes for small lots and close neighbors. Crystal Airport, a general aviation field, sits inside the city.

Older homes

Most Crystal homes are decades old, with aging laterals, water services and detached garages. Those are the jobs we do most here.

Tight access

Small lots mean narrow side yards and little room to stockpile dirt. We use compact machines and haul spoil as we go.

Parks

Crystal has more than 240 acres of parks across 26 sites. Lots next to them may limit where drainage can go.

Winter and frost

Footings for new garages and additions must go below frost depth by code. Winter digs cost more because frost has to be broken.

Snowmelt

With small, flat lots, snowmelt often runs toward foundations. Regrading and buried downspouts are cheap fixes.

Neighbors

On lots this close together, we protect neighboring yards and fences and keep the street clean.

Planning a Crystal job

We start from the driveway or alley, measure side yards and gates, and choose equipment that fits. On most lots, spoil is hauled the same day because there is nowhere to keep it. Lateral replacements and garage teardowns usually finish in a day or two.

Neighboring cities

Crystal borders Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center, Robbinsdale, Golden Valley and New Hope. We work across all of them.

What we do most in Crystal

• Sewer and water service replacement
• Garage teardowns
• Regrading
• Additions

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