Answers, before you call.
The questions we hear most often. Don’t see yours below? Call or email and we’ll answer fast.
Do you offer free estimates?
Yes — always. We prefer to walk the site in person because property details (slope, soil, access, and overall scope) strongly affect price. For smaller jobs we can sometimes quote from clear photos and measurements.
What areas do you serve?
Bonner, Kootenai, and Boundary counties in North Idaho. See our service areas page for the full list.
Are you licensed and insured?
Yes. Premier Land Service LLC is a licensed Idaho contractor and carries general liability insurance. License and insurance certificates are available on request — just ask.
How soon can you start?
Depends on season and scope. Smaller jobs often schedule within 2–4 weeks. Larger site prep or septic jobs tend to be 4–8 weeks out in peak season. Winter can open up faster scheduling for some services.
Do you handle permits?
Yes — we can pull permits for you, or you can handle them yourself. Whichever you prefer.
Can you work in winter?
Yes, for many services. Excavation in hard frost takes more equipment time. Forestry mulching and clearing often work great on frozen ground — less site damage. Grading and final landscaping usually wait for thaw.
Do you do small jobs or just big projects?
Both. We’ll quote a single afternoon of grading work or a multi-week site build. Small jobs typically have a half-day minimum for mobilization.
What’s the difference between forestry mulching and land clearing?
Mulching is a one-pass service that converts brush and small trees into groundcover mulch on site — no hauling. Land clearing is more thorough: stumps out, material hauled off or burned, ready for construction. See forestry mulching vs. land clearing.
Do you bring your own water, fuel, and dump trucks?
Yes. We’re a full-service outfit — we arrive with the equipment, fuel, and support trucks needed to run the job without constant trips for supplies.
Can you build a driveway from scratch on raw land?
Absolutely — that’s a big part of what we do. New rural driveways start with clearing, then base rock, culverts where needed, crown grading, and a finish surface. See our roads and driveways page.
What if my property has steep terrain?
We work steep ground regularly — that’s North Idaho. Steeper sites typically need more equipment time, erosion controls, and sometimes engineered retaining walls. We’ll walk it and tell you honestly what’s needed.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes. If something we built fails due to our workmanship, we come back and make it right. Most of our work comes from referrals — we don’t do business any other way.
How do you handle change orders?
In writing. If we hit something during the job that changes scope (buried fill, unexpected rock, added work), we pause, document it, price it, and get your sign-off before continuing. No surprise billing.
Can you dispose of cleared material?
Yes. Depending on the material and permits, we chip it, mulch it in place, burn on site (where legal), or haul to an approved dump site. We’ll spell out the plan in the estimate.
Do you work with builders and developers, or just homeowners?
Both. Roughly half our work is direct-to-homeowner, half is builders, GCs, and developers on multi-lot or commercial sites.
How do payments work?
Projects are billed 50% at the start and 50% on completion. We accept ACH, check, cash, and Bitcoin. Credit cards are accepted with a 3% processing fee. Affirm financing is coming soon.
Still have a question?
Call us, email, or send a note through the form. Someone gets back to you within one business day — usually the same day.