Services / Dirt Work

Leveling, grading, and yard restoration.

Skid-steer work that moves dirt where it needs to go — and leaves the grade ready for whatever comes next: sod, slab, patio, or planting.

The earthwork foundation behind every great exterior project.

Most outdoor projects live or die by what happens before the visible work starts. A patio that shifts, a lawn that pools, a garage slab that cracks — almost always, the dirt underneath was wrong. Our crews run track loaders and mini excavators every day, and we bring the same standard of finish to a backyard re-grade as we do to a new-build foundation.

What we run
  • Cat compact track loaders
  • Mini excavators (1.5T – 5T)
  • Laser & rotary grade control
  • CMP Hydra Bucket attachments, augers, trenchers
Project examples

A few of the ways we move dirt.

Wooded Lot Grading & Clearing
01 / 04

Wooded Lot Grading & Clearing

Residential acreage — Twin Cities metro

Cleared brush, stripped uneven topsoil, and re-graded a shaded woodland slope into a usable, smoothly-pitched yard area. Track-loader work minimized rutting through wet spring soils, and finish grade was set to drain away from the tree line.

  • Selective brush & stump removal
  • Cut-and-fill grading with track loader
  • Positive drainage away from trees
  • Topsoil respread + seed-ready finish
Unique opportunites with dirt
02 / 04

Unique opportunites with dirt

Youth BMX facility design and build

Custom-shaped berms, rollers, and pump-track lines built from raw dirt into a rideable youth BMX facility. We design the flow, move the material, and finish the surface so the track rides well on day one and holds up season after season.

  • Track design & line layout
  • Berm, roller & jump shaping
  • Compacted, ride-ready surface
  • Drainage tuned for the track
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Drainage & Swale Shaping
03 / 04

Drainage & Swale Shaping

Standing-water remediation

Reshaped low spots, cut shallow swales, and tied in downspout drainage to move water away from foundations and out of low yard areas. Includes catch basins and buried discharge runs where needed.

  • Yard swales & berms
  • Downspout extensions buried to daylight
  • Catch basins & pop-up emitters
  • Re-graded around foundation
Yard Restoration after years of neglect
04 / 04

Yard Restoration after years of neglect

Post-project cleanup

Hauled in black dirt, finish-graded compacted construction zones, and brought lawns back from rutted and bare to seed- or sod-ready. Often paired with our lawncare team for overseeding and starter fertilizer.

  • Haul-in screened black dirt
  • Power rake & finish grade
  • Seed, blanket, or sod prep
  • Coordinated with lawncare crew

Got a yard that needs reshaping?

Tell us the site and what you're trying to end up with. We'll come look, give you a real number, and schedule the work.

Request a dirt work quote