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Quality Must Come From the Ground Up

Septic, Excavation, and Site Work Built for North Idaho’s Hardest Lots

Family-owned and veteran-built, working out of Athol since 2021. We handle septic systems, foundation excavation, and retaining walls across Kootenai and Bonner Counties, including the steep lakefront lots most residential crews can’t access cleanly.
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BBB Accredited
Family & Veteran Owned

Septic, Excavation, and Site Prep for Every Lot across Kootenai and Bonner Counties.

35+ years of civil construction experience, applied to residential and small commercial work across North Idaho.
Two workers installing a septic drain field system with a yellow excavator and black leach chambers visible in open trenches on a residential property in North Idaho<br />

Septic Installation, Repair & Replacement

Failed system, full replacement, or first-time install on raw land.
We install and replace septic systems across Kootenai and Bonner Counties, licensed for both simple and complex systems, including engineered drainfields and lakefront installs that require nutrient-pathogen evaluation.

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Excavation & Site Preparation

Foundation digs, grading, pad prep, and full house-site work.
We prep house sites and small commercial pads across Kootenai and Bonner Counties, including the steep lakefront lots most residential crews can’t access cleanly.

Large natural stone retaining wall under construction with a CAT excavator and drainage pipes on an active job site surrounded by pine trees

Retaining Walls

Boulder walls and concrete block retaining walls.
We build for hillside stabilization, lakefront properties, and engineered slopes across Kootenai and Bonner Counties, often as part of larger excavation or septic projects.
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Utility Installation

Water, electrical, and sewer lines for new and existing construction.
We trench utilities across Kootenai and Bonner Counties, licensed for both residential and commercial work, and coordinate with builders to keep the rest of the site schedule moving.

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Serving North Idaho From Our Home Base in Athol

We’re based in Athol and work across North Idaho. The bulk of our septic, excavation, and site prep happens in Kootenai County, with regular projects in Bonner County for cabin tear-downs, custom builds, and emergency septic replacements. For properties outside our usual coverage area, call us and we’ll talk through it.

Don’t see your area? We work the wider region too. Give us a call.

Kootenai County

Hayden / Hayden Lake
Coeur d’Alene
Post Falls
Spirit Lake
Bayview

Bonner County

Sandpoint
Sagle
Cocolalla

Built Into Every Job We Take

Four things you’ll find on every 2B job site, residential or commercial.

A Tilt Rotator on Every Job

Our excavator runs a tilt rotator, a precision attachment that’s still uncommon in the residential market.

Clean work on steep, tight, and lakefront lots

Sharper finish grade for the concrete crew that follows

Less hand-finish labor, which keeps your job moving

Licensed for the Complex Work

We hold the credentials that cover the harder, regulated work in North Idaho.
Public works license

General contractor’s license

Complex septic installer license for engineered systems and lakefront installs

Concrete Tanks. Always.

We spec concrete tanks on every septic system we install.

30+ year service life with proper maintenance

Holds up to ground shift, root intrusion, and lakefront soil conditions

Still working decades later, even after the property changes hands

35+ Years of Civil Construction Experience

Ron Beeman ran large-scale civil construction projects for three decades before founding 2B in 2021.

A career in public works, municipal, and industrial construction

Project management on multimillion-dollar civil sites

Hands-on operator experience that translates directly to residential work

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Questions We Hear Most Often

These come up in almost every first conversation we have. If yours isn’t here, ask us directly

What areas do you serve?

We cover Kootenai County and the southern part of Bonner County, working out of Athol. That includes Coeur d’Alene, Hayden, Post Falls, Spirit Lake, Bayview, and Sandpoint, along with the smaller communities between them. If you’re not sure your property is in our range, call us and we’ll tell you straight.

Do you handle emergency septic failures?

Yes. We prioritize failed-system calls because we know what’s happening on the other end of that phone. Response time depends on what’s already on the schedule, and we’ll be honest about it from the first call.

Do I need to upgrade my septic for an ADU or a bedroom addition?

Probably yes. Septic capacity in Idaho is calculated by bedroom count, and adding bedrooms or an ADU almost always triggers a system upgrade requirement. Call us before you finalize plans. We’ll save you the headache of a denied permit.

Are you licensed for lakefront and complex septic systems?

Yes. We hold complex installer licensing on top of the standard credentials, so we can handle engineered drainfields, nutrient-pathogen evaluations, and the additional regulatory steps required for installs over the Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer or near Lake Coeur d’Alene.

Why concrete tanks instead of plastic?

Concrete tanks last 30+ years with proper maintenance. Plastic tanks cost less to install and the difference shows up about a decade in. If you’re going to do this once and not think about it again, concrete is the right call.

Do you do commercial work?

We bid on small commercial site prep, foundations, and utility work, anything from a contractor yard to a small retail pad. Send us your drawings and we’ll quote it.

The Ground Tells On Bad Work. Let’s Make Sure Yours Doesn’t.

Failed septic system, custom build on a steep lot, or a lakefront project that two other contractors already passed on. That’s the work we do. Send us the project details and we’ll get back to you within one business day.
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