Kalin Excavating

Justin P.

My wife and I hired Kalin Excavating to come out and excavate our patio and sidewalk in order to replace the plumbing from the house out to the public line. We originally had two bellies in our piping and we had to have the crummy orangeberg pipe lined that went underneath the garage so it didn't become a larger issue down the road. Kalin did an excellent job! We had to spread the job out over three days due to heavy rain / weather, but the teams that came out each day were efficent and did a great job. Would recommend them if you're needing plumbing / excavating work done. Competitively priced and friendly.

Michelle F.

Incredibley over priced. Having problems with our tank/drain field. Tom came out. Said drain field is shot. He could try some water jet cleaning idea to help unclog the drain field but wasn't guaranteed. I said to try it since it is winter and digging up the back yard isn't an option yet. He charged me $2,000. My husband later reminded me we had the same exact service about 4 yrs ago for under 500. I called action drain and verified what they currently charge for this same service. It would have been $549.00. When I called Tom back to voice my irritation for the huge price difference he said if we use him to repair the field in the spring he would apply that 2k towards that service. So. I had him come out recently. He quoted me $17,000 as a STARTING fee. My husband and I have priced out parts for our entire back yard. They would be less then $2,000. So I don't know why Tom thinks his time is worth 15k. We have friends in construction in CDA. An entire NEW tank and field runs 7-10 k. I have a hard time thinking a repair in wa is really double the price. Needless to say. I will be getting other quotes.

Cari S.

These guys are pretty much miracle workers. If you are in need of excavating services you can stop looking. This is the company you want to hire. Not just professional, polite, and amazingly competent, they can move mountains of city hall paperwork and actual mountains of rocks and dirt to get the services you need to your site. Thanks fellas! I'm one happy customer.

Maryjude L.

These guys are excellent! They just recently replaced the old Orangeburg sewer pipe on our home. They worked so hard and were so diligent with this project. They even took the time to clean up after themselves. Great customer service! They explained the entire process to me before the job and didn't charge to run a video through the sewer line during the quote. The price for the job was also reasonable. They were recommended to me by the city of Spokane and the Drain Specialist. I am so grateful for their service. Highly recommend them for any excavating job!

Julian B.

These guys are great!
Had JB come over and give me a quote on bursting my old line out.
One week later I had them scheduled.
They worked with my work schedule. Showed up on time.
Very nice guys. Dakota, Colton and Luke.
Started at 830am and done and cleaned up by 5pm.
Dug a hole by the alley, and a hole in my basement. New pipe and new connections. Backfilled and graded the hole in the alley, patched my basement hole back up with new concrete.
Great company and Great employees. I would definitely recommend them.
No worries about my sewer now.

Jeff R.

Our sewer has been backing up for a few years requiring at least annual preventative rooter clean outs. This is due to having the dreaded 'orangeburg' sewer pipe. We obtained several bids with Kalin coming in at the lowest. I have to say there was a $5k spread on the bids which was kind of surprising being they were all doing exactly the same thing.
The crew showed up pretty close to the time we were told but it was just a crew of two instead of the normal 3 to 4. As a result things went slower than expected, making the one day project push into the next day. All the work was done as expected and the two guys that were here were pretty nice guys.
One thing that could have been better was communication. A pre-made document stating what to expect, when the crew will arrive, payment info etc would help them tremendously. It would be nice if they had put a note up at the alley entrance notifying neighbors a couple days in advance that the alley would be blocked. We've noticed their biggest competitor does this when working in alleys in our neighborhood. We also didn't find out they were pushing to the following day until late in the afternoon. It was good my wife happened to be off the 2nd day, otherwise there would have been an issue getting them into the house. I had to ask when they would show up on day 2 and was told 9am. At 8am they were ringing the doorbell without a courtesy call to notify my wife they were going to be early. These would be easy fixes that would alleviate some customer frustration.
Overall a decent experience that ultimately gave a us a new sewer line that will hopefully last longer than me.