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"Mr. Preban & his crew installed a drainage system in my yard. His written estimate was complete, fairly priced. They showed up when they said they would & worked a long couple of days. I definitely recommend Preban Enterprises."

"November 13 2025 I hired Elite & Elevated Construction & Excavation to complete excavation, footings, and foundation work for a large project I was working on. I invested about $55,000 in the project, and I couldn?t be happier with the results. The job was completed perfectly and on time, even though the weather conditions were terrible. We had snow, rain, and freezing temperatures, but nothing stopped Mario and his crew. They showed up every day, worked efficiently, and stayed committed to getting the job done right and fast. I truly appreciate their dedication because I needed the work completed quickly, and despite the weather challenges, they delivered exactly what they promised. Professional, reliable, and hardworking team. I would definitely recommend Elite & Elevated Construction & Excavation, and I will absolutely hire them again to install my concrete driveway in the future"

We pride our company on reliability, great communication, integrity, and quality work. We are experts in our trade and will do our best to keep you as educated as we can on your particular task or project. We look forward to earning your business!\nWe have been in business since 1998. We specialize in Excavation work residential and commercial as well as Lawn Maintenance & Tree Removal.

"We have a 60 year old house.  Water backed up through a basement drain and when our plumber tried to rod it out he couldn't and determined we had a sewer line break.
Company #1 (a well known Skokie firm) said the break was inside the house under the concrete floor and quoted $5,000 to fix.
Company #2 said break was outside house and quoted $4,600, using machinery that would require removing a fence and bushes to get to the spot.
Company #3 came out, said he forgot his camera, would reschedule, and we never heard from him again.
Company #4, Lincoln Sewer, sent out Robert, who also said the problem was outside the house right next to the foundation wall.  He said they could dig by hand (about 10 feet down!) and avoid the machinery problems.  Quoted $3,400.  We asked him to come within 3 days because we were going on a months' vacation and didn't want to worry about the problem.  He did.  Two guys worked their butts off digging for a day and a half, with Robert stopping by periodically.  The break was exactly where they determined it would be, and although it was a very difficult area to work in they managed to complete the repair without a problem.  The workers were nice guys and didn't mind explaining what was going on when we asked.  Same with Robert.  He really seemed knowledgeable on what needed to be done and how to do it.
We are so thankful we didn't rely on Company #1, who would have torn up the concrete floor in our basement and still not have been able to fix the problem.  We are also thankful we don't have to replace the fence and bushes that Company #2 would have required (plus the $1,200 more they wanted for the work).  Company #3 was a dufus.
We would highly recommend Lincoln Sewer based on our experience,  and of course would call them first if we ever have another problem.
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"Brian and his crew returned to my building on a warranty followup- their previous work done wonders for my flooding problems, but my foundation walls are apparently made of swiss cheese and there was one small seepage problem remaining which only shows up during a "100 year rain event".  Brian indicated that they go for 100%, not 99% and scheduled time to come back out to my building to address the issue under the warranty (a.k.a. free of charge) from the original work.  They came back out, dug up the foundation again, and found a crack hidden behind an old hasty concrete patching job that had been tarred over, which was determined to be causing the remaining seepage.  They repaired the crack and were done with the whole task in only hours.  I am a repeat customer, and can't say enough good things about Crawlspace and Basement Waterproofing solutions, they are friendly, helpful, and most of all, stand behind their work!
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"We had water in the basement, seeping in from the floor. They dug  a trench to the sump pump, removed the standing water that had not been allowed to drain properly in the most efficient way, and replaced the inadequate sump pump with one that will do the job correctly. They brought enough of a crew to complete the job in half a day which we also appreciated.  They also filled a few cracks in the foundation walls to prevent any future leaks. We had worked with them before and knew that they were an honest and reputable firm."

"Dominick was the estimator and he was very thorough and clear in everything he discussed or proposed. He took plenty of time to hear our information and thoughts, then study the basement on his own. He proposed a full-perimeter drain tile system and pump for our large crawl space, and a separate adjacent three-sided drain tile system and pump for the basement. This made sense because the crawl space seemed to be the main access for floodwater. In addition, he proposed some outside digging at the points where two additions joined the original house (the front porch, which was converted into a front room; and a large back addition) to be sure that the old brick foundation was not open to water at those construction points. Reliable Basement's bid was very competitive and their proposal was sensible and detailed. They were our second choice, and I am sure they could have done just as fabulous a job as we realized."

"I contacted Naper Lawn Works and they responded in a timely manner with an appointment.  They provided us with a landscape design and irrigation layout.  It turned out to be a very beautiful landscape with irrigation.   The total job was completed in a timely and professional manner.  We do receive alot of complements from friends and family.
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We take great pride in our experience, expertise, quality, and customer service that we provide to meet the consumer's needs. It is our mission to provide excellent workmanship and complete customer satisfaction from start to completion of a project. Our reputation is based on service, safety, and quality, regardless of how large or small the job.\n

"During the major rainstorms we?ve been having, the drains in the basement (both in the laundry room and the shower) backed up. We mopped up the water and cleaned. After that, though, there was frequently a rotten egg/sewer smell coming from the drain. I did some research on Angie?s List and called DinoSewer. When I set the appointment on the phone, Gary asked me when the last time was that the lines had been rodded. The house was built in 1948. I bought it in December 2009. My guess was that the last clean-out was closer to 1948 than 2009. He told me he would rod and run tv camera through the line so we could see what was going on. They were unable to rod all the way to the street due to misaligned/damaged pipes. Gary proposed that they excavate down to the sewer line in the front yard and put in a local access. Then have the inspector come out to approve the work and be on hand to run the tv camera to the street. That way, if there was damage on the street side, the inspector would see it first hand and city would be responsible for those repairs. The contract was drawn up to ?install proper cleanout access in front yard. Dig down to main line, remove misaligned/damaged sections of pipe. Install sanitary tee, pipe and riser, bed all pipework in stone after making proper connections?.once complete, rod and camera remaining line for further problems or defects.? He was clear that they wouldn?t do landscaping at the end and that we would have to keep saturating the resulting dirt pile until it settled. He put in writing a 10 year warranty on the pipework and a 2 year warranty on the rodding. Done. He also replaced a leaky faucet in the basement bathroom (took out the old, went out and bought and installed a new one). The total price (above) included $235.00 for the new faucet. Everything done according to agreement. The entire project took about three days (from the initial attempt at rodding). Haven?t had any back up since even though we?ve had several more rainstorms. There was a rotten egg smell after one of the storms and I called. Gary came right out. We had already plugged the drain (rubber drain stopper) and, frankly, it was working just fine. He gave some suggestions that sounded like more than I wanted to get into. We agreed that, as long as the plug was working, why not? He didn't try to pressure me into any other work. The dirt pile outside is gradually settling (saturate and hoe dirt clumps to encourage gravity to do its work). Very happy with the results and will use DinoSewer for future plumbing work."