Andersen Excavating Inc.

Andersen Excavating's Idaho registration dates to 2005, so the business has held its state paperwork for close to two decades. That registration is Idaho only, and the work stays on the Idaho side of the line, in and around Post Falls. From that base, a 25-mile reach covers towns like Coeur d'Alene, Hayden, Rathdrum, Dalton Gardens and Hayden Lake. The business is listed under general contracting, and the excavating in its name is the clearest signal of the kind of jobs it takes on. Before an excavator shows up, pin down the scope in writing: where digging starts and stops, how deep, and whether grading, backfill and compaction are included. Ask who handles utility locates and who hauls off spoils, rock and stumps, because unexpected rock or buried debris is common and is where change orders usually come from. Settle how extra work gets priced and approved before the crew does it. Ask what cleanup looks like at the end, including ruts in the yard and mud on the street, and whether the contractor stands behind settling or drainage problems in the finished grade, and for how long.