Honest, owner-operated work, done right the first time.
What we do
Full on-site sewage system installation and repair, from new builds to older systems that have stopped working properly. First licensed for septic work 20 years ago, and registered with the Province of Ontario today, so the work is done to Building Code and inspected properly.
Digging is the whole job here: footings, foundations, holes and hard-to-reach spots. The mini excavator fits through gates and between houses without tearing up the rest of the yard.
Getting the ground sitting where it should so water runs away from the house instead of toward it. Rough grade or final grade, ready for sod or gravel.
Wet basements and soggy lawns usually come down to water having nowhere to go. We dig it in properly and get it running to daylight.
Placed stone for walls, steps and slopes that need holding back. Hauled in and set one piece at a time so it sits level and stays put.
The odd jobs around a rural property that need a machine. If it involves moving dirt, it's worth a call.
On the job
A little history on where my love of equipment began.
It goes back to the 1970s and '80s, and to two men who shaped my life: my dad, Garry Elmer Lonsberry, and my mom's father, James Bird Cooper, whom we called Papa Cooper. That's the two of them here, standing beside Papa's Cessna 150.
Papa owned the dump trucks, the backhoes, all of it. He developed properties throughout the area, including Elephant Lake, which he owned at the time. Dad floated the equipment to the job sites. Papa and I flew there.
Together they built roads and sample cottages, turning Papa's vision into communities where families could build their own memories.
I don't have any pictures of those old dump-truck and backhoe days, but I'll never forget them. Being around the equipment, flying with Papa, watching these two men work. All of it planted something in me that never went away.
Years later came my own tractors, excavators and countless projects. Looking back, I realize it was never really about the machines. It was about family, hard work, adventure, and learning from two men I greatly admired.
So Gary's Backhoe Services feels less like the beginning of something new, and more like returning to something that has always been part of me.
I was a very blessed boy to have Dad and Papa Cooper. I think they'd both be pretty proud.
Service Area
Just outside the county? Give a call anyway: 905-376-2343.
Free estimates
Photos help, send a couple of the area and the details, and we can usually give you a straight answer quickly.
Thanks, your request is in. We'll get back to you as soon as we're off the machine. If it's urgent, call or text 905-376-2343.