Grading Cornucopia property means long drives, seasonal cottages and clay that slides toward Siskiwit Bay the moment it gets the chance. We have been grading Cornucopia lots with our own equipment, and Mark Hazelquist runs every job himself, from the harbor to the back roads past the Siskiwit River.
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Cottages along the bay sit close to the water on clay that does not drain. Rain off the roof heads downhill, cuts a channel and carries soil into the bay. Yard grading turns that water sideways and slows it down before it reaches the shore.
Lots this close to the water follow Bayfield County shoreland zoning, so we shape the grade inside what the permit allows.
A quarter mile of gravel through the woods is normal out here. After a winter of plowing and a spring of melt, those drives come back rutted and soft. Driveway grading restores the crown and ditches so the road dries between storms. Drives like these are most of what grading Cornucopia properties looks like in spring.
Worn surfaces get new gravel on top of the regraded base. Building a drive where none exists falls under our driveway construction work.
More people are building year-round homes between town and Meyers Beach. Site grading gives each one a level, compacted pad with the ground falling away on every side.
On wooded parcels we do the clearing and grubbing first, take down any trees too close to the house, then move into site prep.
Plenty of lots here were never shaped at all, just cleared and left. Land grading knocks down the humps, fills the hollows and leaves a surface you can mow. Once it is smooth, we can seed it into lawn so the clay stays covered.
When the sea caves freeze over, the traffic to Meyers Beach fills Highway 13, and by then the ground is too hard to work anyway. The season for grading Cornucopia ground runs from late May to the first hard freeze.
Owners who search grading contractor near me from the northernmost post office in Wisconsin usually find we are already working down the road.
Mark Hazelquist has run heavy equipment on this shore since May 1988, and his crew has stayed with him more than 15 years. We bring our own machines, so grading Cornucopia lots does not depend on a rental schedule. Before any work starts, it is fair to ask any contractor for proof of insurance.
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Cornucopia sits at the top of the peninsula. To the west we do Herbster land grading and driveway and yard grading in Port Wing. East over the hill, Red Cliff and Bayfield are a short drive.
If you looked up grading contractor near me from a cottage on the bay, the crew is already in the area most weeks.
We grade the yard so water moves sideways and slows down, spreading it out instead of letting it cut a channel to the shore.
Yes. We regrade it with a crown and ditches, then add fresh gravel where the surface is worn through.
Work near the water falls under Bayfield County shoreland zoning. Check with the county first and we will shape the grade to fit the permit.
Yes. We clear the trees, remove stumps and grade a level pad that sheds water away from the foundation.
From late May until the ground freezes in fall.
Yes. We grade it smooth, spread topsoil and seed it.
Calls are answered or returned within an hour, and quotes go out within 48 hours.
Yes. If the grade is not doing its job, we come back and make it right.
Request an estimate or call. Quotes go out within 48 hours.
