Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Jordan walks the job with you, talks through the options, and puts a number in writing. No charge, no obligation, no salesman.

Within 24 hours. That is a promise, not a hope. Call (989) 254-2117 or send the quote form and Jordan calls you back within a day.

Yes. Owner-operated means no minimum-crew overhead. A single load of gravel, one stump, a short trench: if it matters to you, it is worth our time.

We are based in Hale and work across Iosco, Ogemaw, Arenac, and Alcona counties: Tawas City, East Tawas, Oscoda, West Branch, AuGres, Glennie, Whittemore, Prescott, and everywhere between.

Steel is the workhorse: it takes the worst ice and decades of it. Vinyl will not rust and holds up well on quieter water. Rip rap stone is the third option for gradual banks. The right answer depends on your lake and your bank, and we will give it to you straight on a shoreline walk.

We do. Work at or below the ordinary high-water mark needs an EGLE permit in Michigan, sometimes with county sign-off on top, and we handle that paperwork as part of the job.

Whenever the ground allows, but before winter beats after it: ice push is the single hardest thing your shoreline faces, and an unprotected or failing bank pays for it by spring.

Most residential walls are a matter of days on site once the permit is in hand. The permit is usually the longest part, which is a good reason to call early.

Because water is sitting in it or the base under it is soft. Topping stone alone never fixes that. A drive built with a compacted base and a crown that sheds water stays smooth with only occasional maintenance grading.

21AA gravel is the packing standard for drives. Crushed asphalt binds down nearly solid and grips on slopes. Crushed concrete is an economical base layer. Limestone makes the bright white top coat you see on lake cottages. We quote the combination that fits your drive and budget.

If the road ditch carries water, the county road commission generally requires one at the approach. We supply, size, and set culverts as part of driveway work.

Yes. Our tri-axle delivers gravel, topsoil, sand, and fill by the load anywhere in the service area. Call with the quantity and the drop spot and we will quote a delivered price.

Slow drains everywhere at once, sewage smells in the yard, soggy bright-green grass over the field, or backups after heavy use. Any of those means get it looked at before it becomes an emergency.

New systems and replacements go through the district health department: soil evaluation, permit, and a final inspection before the work is covered. We handle all of it and keep you posted.

If the same line keeps failing, yes. Snaking clears the symptom; roots, bellies, and collapsed pipe stay right where they were. Excavating and replacing the bad run fixes it once.

A trench and a work path, and that is what we restore. Topsoil is saved separately, backfill is compacted in lifts, and the grade goes back so the yard recovers in a season, not in years.

Call us at (989) 254-2117. Sewage backing into a house does not keep business hours, and we will tell you honestly how fast we can be there.

We do, on every job that breaks ground. Michigan law requires buried utilities to be located before digging, and scheduling the locate is part of our process.

Yes. Strip, cut and fill, compacted stone pad to your builder's spec, plus the driveway and drainage to serve it. It is bread-and-butter work for us.

Your call: hauled away in our truck, or piled for burning where the township allows. Stumps inside a building envelope come out completely, roots included.

Yes. Regrading, topsoil, and drainage corrections for yards that hold water or were left rough by a previous project.

Driveway gravel and stone, screened topsoil, fill sand and dirt, limestone, and crushed asphalt or concrete, hauled in our own tri-axle dump truck (USDOT 4568929).

Length times width times depth converts to cubic yards, but you do not have to do the math: give us the measurements over the phone and we will figure the loads with you.

Usually inside the same week for the Hale, Tawas, and surrounding area, often sooner. We give you a real delivery window when you order.

Within what truck access allows, yes: we spot the pile where it saves you the most wheelbarrow trips, and where drives allow it we can tailgate-spread. Add our machine and we will spread and compact it too.