Six jobs that show the range of the work — a pumping, a mound install, a field repair, a drain field replacement, an emergency call, and a pump swap — with the scope and the final price in the open.
The projects below are representative of the work we do around Brainerd Lakes — the kind of jobs, the way they're priced, and what homeowners tell us after. Verified customer projects replace these examples as jobs close.
Pumped a 1,250-gallon tank at a year-round home near Crosslake, lids at grade, and checked the baffles and filter while the tank was open.
"We bought the place two winters ago and nobody could tell us when the tank was last pumped. They found the lids fast, pumped the whole tank, and showed me the filter and baffles while it was open so I know what shape things are in. In and out in about two hours, and now I have a date on the calendar for next time."
Time on site: About 2 hours. Final price: $475 — confirmed in writing before the work started.
Mound System Installation — Nisswa, MN
Installed a 4-bedroom mound system near Nisswa — soil test set the type, with a 1,500-gallon tank, dosing chamber, and hundreds of tons of washed sand hauled in and placed.
"Our old system failed the inspection when we went to sell, and the soil test said mound or nothing. They walked me through why — high water table, no way around it — and what it would cost before they dug. Five days later we had a new system, a passed inspection, and a yard put back together. The sale went through."
Time on site: 5 days. Final price: $24,500 — confirmed in writing before the work started.
Drain Field Repair — Baxter, MN
Repaired a failing drain field in Baxter — dug up two crushed laterals, replaced the damaged runs and the distribution box, and re-leveled the field.
"The yard over the field stayed wet and the drains ran slow for months. I kept thinking the whole system was done for. They dug, found two crushed lines and a cracked box, and fixed just that part. Two days of work and everything drains like it should. They could have sold me a new field. They didn't."
Time on site: 2 days. Final price: $3,400 — confirmed in writing before the work started.
Drain Field Replacement — Pequot Lakes, MN
Replaced a failed drain field in Pequot Lakes — dug out the old laterals, set new lines and chambers on fresh stone, and re-leveled the yard over the field.
"The field was the original from the seventies and the yard over it stayed wet no matter what we did. They showed me where the old lines had given up, dug them out, and put a new field in without tearing up my wife's garden. Fair price, in writing, before they started. That's all I ask of anybody."
Time on site: 2 days. Final price: $7,800 — confirmed in writing before the work started.
Emergency Septic Pumping — Crosby, MN
Emergency visit in Crosby for a backing-up tank — pumped a long-overdue 1,000-gallon tank with hardened sludge and cleared the backup so the house could be used again.
"Saturday morning the downstairs drain started coming up instead of going down, with a house full of grandkids coming Sunday. They answered, came out, and pumped a tank that I'll admit hadn't been touched in eight years. The backup cleared and Sunday went on like nothing happened."
Time on site: One visit. Final price: $685 — confirmed in writing before the work started.
Effluent Pump Replacement — Aitkin, MN
Replaced a failed effluent pump in Aitkin — pumped the chamber down, swapped in a new pump and float, and tested the full cycle before closing it up.
"The alarm went off at breakfast and by noon I was sure the whole system had died. Turned out it was just the pump. They had a new one in the same visit, tested it twice before they closed the lid, and the bill matched the phone quote. The alarm hasn't made a sound since."
Time on site: One visit. Final price: $1,150 — confirmed in writing before the work started.
Want work like this at your place? Call (612) 260-8779 for a free written estimate.
