Multi-Trade Exterior Case Study

1009 Knob Hill Road, Burnsville, MN

One property. Multiple crews. Just about every exterior trade we offer. We started on the roof after tree damage, repaired and replaced wood decking, installed a GAF Timberline HDZ charcoal roof system, paved a new asphalt driveway, poured a backyard concrete patio, and finished with a full skid-loader yard renovation and cleanup.

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Location

Burnsville, MN

Trades

Roofing · Driveway · Concrete · Dirt work

Roof system

GAF Timberline HDZ — Charcoal

Scope

Whole-property exterior

1009 Knob Hill Road, Burnsville, MN — front elevation with new GAF Timberline HDZ charcoal roof and new asphalt driveway — 01.Front elevation — new GAF Timberline HDZ charcoal roof and the new asphalt driveway, both completed in this photo.

Phase 1 — Roofing

Tree damage, full decking repair, then a GAF Timberline HDZ charcoal roof.

A large tree limb came down on this Burnsville roof, taking out shingles and chewing through the wood decking underneath. Before a single shingle went back on, we tore off the damaged section, cut out rotted and broken sheathing, and laid in new plywood decking — fastened, taped, and inspected. Only then did we install the new GAF Timberline HDZ system in charcoal: synthetic underlayment, ice-and-water shield at the eaves and valleys, fresh pipe boots and flashings, and a clean ridge line top to bottom.

Tree-damaged roof decking exposed after tear-off in Burnsville, MN — Tear-off revealed rotted and tree-damaged decking — exactly what we expected, and exactly why you tear off down to the deck.

New plywood decking installed and underlayment being rolled out in Burnsville, MN — New plywood decking installed and synthetic underlayment going down around the chimney before shingles.

GAF Timberline HDZ charcoal shingles being installed on a Burnsville, MN home — GAF Timberline HDZ charcoal shingles going in — straight courses, properly nailed, balanced ventilation.

Finished GAF Timberline HDZ charcoal roof on a Burnsville, MN home — Finished charcoal roof — crisp ridge cap, tight courses, and clean exhaust vents across every plane.

Phase 2 — Yard cleanup & renovation

Skid-loader yard cleanup, regrade, and restoration.

Years of overgrowth, tree debris, and uneven grade had taken over the property. We brought in the skid-loader, cleared brush and old material, re-shaped the grade to pitch water away from the foundation, and prepped the yard so the pavement and finish work could go in clean.

Brush and debris removal
Skid-loader grading and leveling
Drainage swales away from the home
Edge cleanup along driveway and patio
Topsoil placement
Ready-for-seed final grade

Before & after — yard renovation

Overgrown backyard with brush, weeds, and debris before skid-loader cleanup in Burnsville, MN — Before

Cleared and regraded backyard with fresh topsoil and stone-edged planting bed after skid-loader renovation in Burnsville, MN — After

Crew hand-finishing the stone-edged planting bed in the regraded backyard at Knob Hill, Burnsville, MN — Stone-edged planting bed preserved

Backyard cleared of brush and debris with regraded soil and stone planting bed at the Knob Hill home in Burnsville, MN — Cleared & regraded

Smooth, regraded backyard with new black-chain-link fence around the future concrete patio pad in Burnsville, MN — Smooth final grade

Walk-through video — yard renovation

We run multiple pieces of equipment and attachments across our jobs and match the right tool to the work in front of us. On this one, we used our Caterpillar skid-loader paired with a Hydra Bucket from CMP Attachments, a Minnesota-built attachment that lets us grade, scoop, and dump in tight spots without constantly swapping tools.

On-site walk-through of the finished skid-loader yard renovation at 1009 Knob Hill Road — Caterpillar skid-loader with a CMP Attachments Hydra Bucket.

Phase 3 — Driveways & concrete patio

New asphalt driveways front and back, fresh concrete patio.

With the yard regraded and the roof buttoned up, we mobilized for pavement. Both the front driveway and the separate backyard driveway were cracked, settled, and pitched the wrong way in spots — so we removed them down to grade, re-shaped and compacted the base, and laid new asphalt with a proper crown for drainage. While the crew was on site, we also formed and poured a new concrete patio off the back of the house with a texture-mat stamped finish for a decorative, slip-resistant surface.

New asphalt driveways

Front driveway before replacement — cracked, weed-covered asphalt leading up to the Burnsville, MN home — Front driveway — Before

Old cracked and weed-covered asphalt driveway in the backyard of the Burnsville, MN home before replacement — Backyard driveway — Before

New asphalt front driveway with clean edges and proper crown at the Burnsville, MN home — Front driveway — After

New asphalt backyard driveway with clean edges and fresh sod alongside in Burnsville, MN — Backyard driveway — After

Backyard concrete patio

Finished texture-mat stamped concrete patio off the back of the Burnsville, MN home with adjoining wood deck steps — Texture-mat concrete patio — finished

Curved edge of the texture-mat stamped concrete patio meeting the new wood deck steps at the Burnsville, MN home — Texture-mat finish & curved edge

Phase 4 — Finish work

Black dirt, fresh sod, and clean planting beds.

With the hard work done, we brought in screened black dirt by the trailer-load, spread and shaped it along the new driveways and around the home, then rolled out fresh sod for an instant lawn. Planting beds were re-edged, mulched, and tied back into the new grade so every transition — pavement to lawn, lawn to bed, bed to foundation — looked intentional.

Dump trailer offloading a load of screened black dirt at the curb of the Knob Hill home in Burnsville, MN — Black dirt delivered on site

Fresh sod laid in a clean curve alongside the new asphalt driveway and picket fence at the Burnsville, MN home — Fresh sod along the new driveway

Newly mulched foundation planting bed with edging tucked tight to the siding at the Knob Hill home in Burnsville, MN — Mulched foundation bed

One property. One contractor. Every trade you need.

Roof, driveway, concrete, dirt work, landscaping — we self-perform across all of it, so you get one schedule, one point of contact, and one team that owns the result.

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