TL;DR - Absolutely fantastic communication, very accomodating, helped us through the purchasing process, and turned our lot into a RV lot with all utilities in less than two weeks!
After much frustration of trying to book good RV spots at Washington state parks over the years and our 2020 Memorial Day bookings getting cancelled due to COVID-19 quarantine we finally decided to buy Ocean Shores property where we could camp any time of the year without needing to get a reservation. There's plenty of property to choose from in Ocean Shores but much of it is covered in trees and brush. We had never had to deal with any sort of excavation or permitting process before so it was all a bit daunting. Before we committed to a purchase I wanted to find out more and a local realtor referred me to Iskra Excavation (and a few others). After doing some initial research I gave Shawn at Iskra a call. A lot of the reviews commend Shawn on his communication and they weren't kidding. He was great to talk to and walked us through what to expect and how he could help. He even offered up to have us call or text him anytime if we had any questions about the properties we were looking at. Several times (weekdays and weekends) I would text Shawn an address and he'd give me his insights on anything he might know about the property or area like possible wetlands or drainage issues to consider. His insights were invaluable and helped us with our decision on which property to buy. Once we had put in an offer he met us on-site and we walked the property to understand what we wanted. We needed pretty much everything: permits, clearing, RV hookup, water, electrical, sewer, internet, fill and gravel pad. Shawn's quote was prompt and reasonable and he provided us with an end-to-end service on getting everything done including the subcontracting for the electrical installation. He was very patient on explaining the process and was clear on where we needed to take action like setting up the utility accounts and paying the permit for electrical. Since we didn't live in the area, he even went out of his way to submit the sewer permit paperwork and fee on our behalf so we didn't have to make a separate drive to Ocean Shores. Once the permits were in hand (they took about a month to get) it took Shawn less than two weeks to get the spot ready for us to use and he even texted me pictures of the progress. I really liked his attention to detail. We asked for part of the lot to be free of gravel for tents and instead of simply clearing it he brought in a load of sand and graded it. He also spray painted the sewer vent near the front of the property so it would blend in with the foliage instead of standing out as a sore green and white thumb. The reason we went with Iskra Excavation was because of the positive reviews on his communication. I'm glad we did. They are professionals, know their stuff, and are more than willing to work with you on what you want. We'd definitely give them our business again and any future referrals in a heartbeat. read more