The Army Taught Us How to Work. Central New York Gave Us the Mission.
Ground Force Property Services is a New York State Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business, founded by Ed Forsthoffer after his medical retirement from active duty in the U.S. Army. Different uniform now. Same standards.
From Active Duty to Your Front Yard
In February 2018, after a medical retirement ended his active duty service in the Army, Ed Forsthoffer started over with a truck, a work ethic the military does not let you unlearn, and a simple idea: treat every property like the mission it is.
What started in Greater Liverpool has grown into a full hardscape and site work operation serving communities across Onondaga and Oswego Counties. The crews have grown. The equipment has grown. The standard has not moved an inch.
As a BBB Accredited and New York State Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business, we are held to a high standard by others. The standard we hold ourselves to is higher.
The Values Came Home With Us
The Army drills its values into you until they are just how you operate. Here is what that looks like when the mission is your backyard:
Show Up. On Time.
If we say the crew arrives Tuesday morning, the crew arrives Tuesday morning. Punctuality is not a perk in the military, and it is not one here.
Say It Straight
The proposal is the price. The timeline is the timeline. If something changes on site, you hear it from us first, plainly, with options.
Sweat the Details
Attention to detail keeps soldiers alive. On your property, it means base prep nobody will ever see done as carefully as the surface everyone will.
Mission First
Your project has one goal, and everything we do serves it. No upsells you do not need, no shortcuts you will pay for later.
Respect the Ground
Your lawn, your neighbor's driveway, your street. We work clean, protect what is around the job, and secure the site every night.
Leave It Better
Our mission is to give back to the community and make it more beautiful through the work. Every finished project is a small piece of that.
From One Truck to Two Counties
Ground Force Is Founded
Following his medical retirement from active duty Army service, Ed Forsthoffer launches Ground Force Property Services in the Greater Liverpool area, built on the dedication and professionalism the service instilled.
A Reputation, Earned Yard by Yard
Word of mouth does the marketing. Clean sites, straight talk, and finished projects that hold up through Central New York winters turn first jobs into repeat customers and referrals.
Full Hardscape and Site Work Operations
The operation expands into premium concrete paver hardscapes, French drains and drainage, excavation, brush and pool removal, and seasonal snow blowing, with earned credentials as a BBB Accredited and NYS Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business.
36 Communities Across Two Counties
Crews serve homeowners and businesses across Onondaga and Oswego Counties from our shop on State Route 104 in Mexico, New York. The trucks are newer. The standard is the same one Ed brought home.
What We Can Do for Your Property
Hardscapes
Patios, pool decks, walkways, fire pits, outdoor kitchens, and retaining walls in premium concrete pavers.
View Hardscapes >Site Work + Drainage
French drains, excavation, grading, brush removal, and old pool removal that fix problem yards for good.
View Site Work >Winter Operations
Seasonal snow blowing and snow removal that keeps driveways and lots clear in select locations near Liverpool.
View Snow Removal >What the Neighbors Report Back
Credentials tell you who we are on paper. The people whose driveways, patios, and yards we have worked on tell you the rest.
Put a Veteran Owned Crew on Your Project
Free, no obligation estimates across Onondaga and Oswego Counties. Tell us the mission, and we will bring the plan, the crew, and the standard to match.
U.S. Army Veteran Owned // Serving Central New York