Oak Creek, ColoradoExcavationWeldingLandscaping

We burn the daylight.So you don't have to.

Dirt work, steel work and landscaping from one outfit that shows up at dawn and doesn't leave a mess. Serving Oak Creek and the rest of Routt County.

What we do

Four trades.
One outfit.

Most jobs need more than one trade. A new septic needs a trench and then a lawn over it. A gate needs posts set before anyone welds. When it's all one crew, nobody's waiting on somebody else's schedule.

01

DirtExcavation

If it's underground or needs to be, we dig it. Water, sewer, septic, footings, and anything that needs a flat spot.

  • Water & sewer service lines — repair and new install
  • Septic systems — install and repair
  • Foundations & driveways
  • Grading, site prep and custom digs
A CAT excavator loading a spoil pile on an open dig
02

SteelWelding & Fabrication

We bring the welder to you. Structural or ornamental, in the shop or on your site.

  • Mobile on-site welding — structural and ornamental
  • Custom truck beds & dump bed liners
  • Gates, signs & pipe fencing
  • Hand railings
  • Equipment & trailer repair
Welder up on a ladder, welding a steel beam frame against a blue sky
03

GroundLandscaping

The part everyone sees. Stone, water and grass, done so it survives a Routt County winter.

  • Ponds & water features
  • Retaining walls
  • Stone & brick patios and walkways
  • Topsoil, seed & sod
A two-lobed pond with an island and young aspens, flat-topped mountains on the horizon
04

SnowPlowing, seasonal

Oak Creek gets winter. We've got a plow. You'll be out before the county gets to you.

  • Driveways and lots
  • Early-morning runs, before you need to leave
A cleared driveway in front of a duplex, snow banks piled high on the left

How we work

What a day actually looks like.

Other contractors' ads build a whole house in thirty seconds. This is an honest day on a sewer line replacement.

Times approximate. Coffee is not.

A dog standing at the edge of a fresh trench with new water line in it
Site supervisor. Unpaid.
  1. Coffee.

    Trailer's already hooked up from last night.

  2. On site.

    Utility locates checked, cones out, neighbours warned about the noise.

  3. Digging.

    Trench from the house to the main, spoil piled where it won’t wreck your lawn.

  4. Found the problem.

    Roots through a joint, like always. We took pictures so you can see it too.

  5. Lunch.

    Twenty minutes. Not forty.

  6. New pipe in.

    Bedded, sloped, and ready for inspection.

  7. Backfill.

    Compacted in lifts so it doesn’t sink next spring, then raked smooth.

  8. Cleaned up.

    You’d barely know we were there. Your dog dug a hole by the porch. We filled that too. No charge.

  9. Invoice sent.

    Photos, notes and the bill, all in one place.

Recent work

Proof's in the dirt.

Real jobs, real photos, no stock pictures of smiling men in clean hard hats.

Excavator and skid steer beside a new foundation at dawn, a reservoir and snow-dusted hills behind
Foundation dig by the reservoir, first light
New steel cable railing with a SOROCO sign, a welder and gas bottle on the concrete
Cable railing, Soroco High School
Mini excavator digging in a lawn, cut sod rolled back onto tarps
Sod lifted, saved, and going back
Close-up of a fitted flagstone patio
Flagstone
Tiered block retaining walls with concrete steps
Terraced block walls and steps
Excavator lifting a concrete septic tank on chains while a crew member watches
Setting a septic tank
A pond with an island at evening, the Flat Tops on the horizon
Pond, evening
Large stone-faced retaining wall blocks against a cut bank
Big-block retaining wall
Excavators, a dozer and a roller lined up on a graded road by a lake
The fleet

Getting started

Straight talk, up front.

Free

The first hour's on us.

We walk the site with you, look at what you've got, and tell you straight what it'll take — including when it isn't worth doing.

$120/hr

Planning time after that.

If a job needs more design or planning than an hour, it's billed at $120/hr — and every dollar comes off your deposit when you sign.

In writing

Estimate, contract, then work.

You get a written estimate and a contract before we start. If something changes, you'll see a change order before it costs you anything.

Customer portal Coming soon

Your job, in your pocket.

Log in any time to see where your project stands. No phone tag, no lost paperwork.

  • 01ScheduleWhat's happening this week, and what's next.
  • 02Daily progressPhotos and notes from the site, the day they happen.
  • 03Estimates, contracts & change ordersRead them, ask about them, sign them from your phone.
  • 04InvoicesSee what's owed and pay online.
  • 05RequestsAsk for a change or a new job without chasing anyone down.

Free consultation

Tell us about the job.

A couple of sentences is plenty. We'll call you back to set up a time to walk the site.

What kind of work?

This opens your email app with everything filled in. Prefer to write it yourself? Use the addresses on the right.

Excavation, landscaping & general

Brandon Hoskinson

brandon@burnin-daylight-enterprises.com

Welding, fabrication & repair

Bradley Hoskinson

bradley@burnin-daylight-enterprises.com

Mail

P.O. Box 1063
Oak Creek, CO 80467