Lon Lane: the union carpenter who built a 25-year remodeling company and a life that matters.

The guest

Meet Lon Lane.

Lon is the President of LJ Level Construction, a residential remodeling general contractor in Isanti, Minnesota. He started the company in 2001, which makes it a 25-year business in an industry where most shops never see year five.

He did not start in an office. Lon came up as a union carpenter and worked his way to owner, and he still carries 30-plus years of personal experience on the tools. Put his crew together and that is well over 100 years of combined building experience walking onto every job. That kind of bench is rare, and homeowners feel it in the work.

LJ Level handles the rooms that matter most to a family: kitchens, baths, basements, and additions. The company carries a BBB A+ rating, and BuildZoom ranks it in the top 4% of contractors in Minnesota. Two and a half decades in, Lon is still going all in every day, and that is exactly what he came on Construction Cash to talk about.

Why it matters for builders

Going all in every day to build a life that matters.

This is the part of Lon's episode every construction owner should sit with. Anybody can win one good year. Lon built a remodeling company that has lasted 25 years, and that longevity is the most useful thing on the show for an owner doing $1M to $5M a year.