Adams, Wisconsin. Family-owned.
Rockin’ your shoreline since 1995.
Shoreline rebuilds, retaining walls and excavation for lake homes and job sites. Big jobs and small ones get the same careful work.
What we build and dig
Shorelines are our specialty. The rest of the list is the work that keeps a property solid, drained and easy to live on.
Shorelines
Reconstruction and preservation of eroding lakefront, with rock placed by hand-picked machine work. Todd began lakeshore restoration on breakwater walls at Bender Park on Lake Michigan and has been rebuilding shorelines ever since.
Retaining walls
Natural stone walls for sloped lots and landscaped grades.
Paver projects and steps
Patios, walkways and stairways to the water.
Driveways and gravel
Built, regraded and refreshed.
Snowplowing
Winter clearing for homes and businesses.
Excavation
Landscaping
Hard-to-reach shoreline? We come by water.
We have two barges that haul material straight to the work area, so we can rebuild a shoreline without setting foot on your property.
- Less wear on your yard. Trucks and equipment stay off your lawn, landscaping and driveway.
- More precise rock placement. Working from the water lets us set each stone where it belongs.
- Faster job, lower cost. Less hauling and less cleanup saves us time and saves you money.
Recent and past work
See more projects and updates on our Facebook page.
Meet Todd, Jake and Jordan Dolata
Todd Dolata is the owner and operator. He started running backhoes, excavators and graders as a teenager in his dad’s septic and excavation business in 1985, then spent twelve years with Cape Construction in Racine, rising from backhoe operator to superintendent. His jobs there included airport runways, the Milwaukee River restoration and the Menominee River diversion.
In more than 40 years of excavation, Todd has worked with Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewer District, Wisconsin DOT, Milwaukee County Airport Engineering, the cities of Racine, Kenosha and Adams, and Adams County Land and Conservation and Parks and Recreation.
As a small company we know our customers by name, and many of them hire us again. We work with your budget and build a plan that fits it.
What customers say
Todd is able to turn your shoreline into a masterpiece.
Bernie Flores, 2017
Thanks Todd, Jake, Lloyd and Marty for a job well done. We appreciate your knowledge and expertise in saving our trees from falling into the lake from erosion of our shoreline. It turned out more beautiful than we imagined!
Kay Pugh, 2018
Their expertise and knowledge of their trade was highly evident in the finished product of our lake shore project. First class equipment, knowledgeable and courteous employees and expedient service.
Jesse and Rosemary Pittsley, Castle Rock Lake, 2010
Todd has a creative eye for design and a perfectionist work ethic. We were thrilled with the end result which exceeded our expectations in every respect.
Ron and Kathy Anderson, retaining walls, 2010
They designed and installed a beautiful, natural looking stone staircase from our back door all the way to the lake as well as outlined our landscaping with large boulders.
Bill and Becky Monroe, 2009
They have a long history of working with various regulatory agencies, making even complicated projects a delight.
Amy Sausen, Bruce Company, 2010
The job was phenomenal. I can’t say enough good things about Todd, his crew, and the job he did.
Lawrence Meade, 2010
For more recent reviews, visit our Better Business Bureau page.
Tell us about your project
Call, email or send the form. Todd and Lynn will get back to you.
- Phone
- 608-339-8284
- tlexc@maqs.net
- Fax
- 1-800-252-2601
- Address
- T & L Excavation, Inc.
2602 State Road 13
Adams, WI 53910
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