Best Excavation Companies Raleigh Near Me

Les Smith: Positive:Professionalism,Quality,Responsiveness,ValueMike did an outstanding job clearing and grading the back of our property back to the edge of a ravine. Worked carefully and methodically to accomplish our objectives. Good equipment, professional, responsive and easy to work with. Highly recommended.

Larry Heller: My project was to regrade an area enclosed by a circular driveway to solve a drainage issue - basically to increase the slope so the water would run off. Mike came to see my project area on 1/31. It had been raining a lot so the area was very wet, but it was usually wet - this was the problem I wanted him to fix. I showed him the work area, and gave him a written description of the project, including staking and grading plans. He gave me a satisfactory price and said that they would be able to get to it around the beginning of March. A few days after our 1/31 meeting I have him the green light for the project. He came and started the work around 3/15, but after a couple of hours stopped and told me it was "too wet". (I knew it was wet - that's why I hired him!) He had rough graded so the rain would run off; but there were several large puddles following this; I called him and told him this and he came back and smoothed it out on 3/24. That was the last date he worked on my project (and it is May 7th as I right this.) From that point it was delay, delay, excuse and excuse. He left a big pile of topsoil (probably 6 to 8 yards) that he had scraped up that first time he came with his machines to start the project. This was near the highest point and had soaked up lots of water. Quite possibly this water was draining out of this soil which had been saturated with water from some hard rains that had fallen in the days following him making it. One of the excuses York gave was that my "well was leaking" because there was a slow trickle of water coming up to the surface just downhill from that pile (which was also near my well). I called my well pump guy and he told me to shut off the water to the house, read the pressure gauge in the crawl space, wait 10 minutes, and read it again. If there was a leak the pressure would go down. I did this, except I waited 25 minutes, and the pressure did not go down. Ergo no leak. I told Mike this and he said there must be a "spring" there - and claimed that is why it had been so wet all this time. That is possible, but over the intervening weeks this trickle has nearly dried up, and btw most of the area is completely hard and dry now - there is just a narrow channel that is wet from that trickle. I called Mike several times between 3/24 and 5/4 and usually he said he would come out and look a few days later. The next to the last time I asked him to come and discuss how we were going to get this done. I said it was wet when I hired him; he is the expert, having been in the business (he claimed) for 25 years, tell me how to solve this problem. He never followed up. Finally I called him on 5/4 and said it was two months since he had first indicated he would be able to get the project done, and I either needed to work out a plan with him to get it done, or go in "another direction". He never called me back. Bottom line - he claimed to be a very experienced landscape construction contractor, I hired him to solve a drainage/wet soil problem, he started the job and then disappeared, leaving a half-graded mess behind. And he didn't even have the courtesy to return my call and tell me he wasn't going to be able to finish the project. Can I give him ZERO stars?

Renee Powell: Mike did an excellent job with my drainage issue. He was prompt and had an attractive and straightforward solution. I definitely recommend his services!

Philip Davis: Mike York removed trees and graded my yard as if he were doing the work on his property. We now have an open backyard with a garden, room to store a boat, and room for a storage shed. I would use York Construction again for any work that Mike and his crew do.

Justin Biers: Mike and his team did a great job! I highly recommend them to anyone. We had about 20 older trees on our lot several of which were becoming a danger to our house. Mike and his team were very professional and friendly. He gave us a quote and stuck to it, which of course is very important. In fact he went above and beyond. Our house was abandoned for several years before we purchased it and we had a gravel driveway which was in much need of repair as it was more dirt than gravel at that point. Well the driveway got pretty torn up in the process of removing the trees. Trust me, it would have been entirely fair for Mike to have just regraded the existing dirt/gravel driveway but instead, after bringing it up to me, Mike installed a new gravel driveway at cost and provided all the receipts from the quarry so I know I only paid for the gravel! I will definitely call Mike again if there is ever a need. In fact since the service was great and I know that I can trust him, I wont call anyone else.

Meseroll: Great company that does professional work!

Me Cadev: Great team!

Pic Side: At Giant Development people with different talents join forces in order to make different areas of the same development project possible. They are people who strive to always give their best and do better every day and that is inspiring.

Raquel Thornton: A wonderful place, such friendly staff and very professional

Stefanie Burton: We had a pond construction behind our house. This construction took over 8 weeks. Giant didn’t supply their employees a Porter-John so the employees had to go into the woods behind our house. Toilet paper and piles everywhere! Needless to say their efforts on cleanliness are not existent since we found their food trash, drink cups and construction trash like drainage pipes also in the woods behind our house. The construction fence was not removed, it was just buried half way in dirt around the pond. Very disappointed.

Enock Campos: Positive:Quality

bob koscso: My experience with Giant has been exceptional. Everyone has been professional and accommodating . Their equipment is well maintained which in my 40+ years in the business is an indication of the competency. I highly recommend them .

SeaGrass Fishing Team: Called about doing some work on a project for them and a project manager called me back and I couldn’t understand him and I said I was just calling on jobs that I saw so I could sell and make money and he said they have an in house crew and he hung up on me after some rude comments made to me.

zack pleasant: All this company does is destroy forest & farms

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Ryan Hammock: Critical:Professionalism,Punctuality,Quality,Responsiveness,ValueDo not hire this company. Do not support them in anyway. They do not care about people, only money.

Justin Ramirez: Positive:Professionalism

BRICKY 1OF1: Great company to work for! Really made sure all employees were treated fairly and with respect.

Vincent Steinberg: Great company to work for!! Top notch guys!

Larry Richardson: I am an employee, it's a great company to work for.

Anna Mccullen: Get great service from reliable people!

Emily Wentworth: ❤️❤️

Yeedah Krasowski: Betts Excavation is fantastic!!! Friendly, punctual, well priced, and get this quiet! That's right Betts takes such good care of their equipment that there were times I didn't even think it was working and went to check only to find him digging away industriously.. And this was several times it was just that quiet!!! And even though our project is a work in progress when he left today it looked so good!!! He gave us advice on finishing our project too. We are definitely having him out again!

Trevor Ragan: Positive:Professionalism,Quality,Responsiveness,Value

Tom Edgar: Mark and his team did a fantastic job! We had standing water issues and they setup a system that moves all water from the downspouts, and even my AC line, out to the front yard where it can drain away from the house. Also added sod to fix the damage caused by the water issues. Our back yard looks amazing and no issues since they did their work. Highly recommend Betts!

Nick DiDonna: Positive:Professionalism,Quality,Responsiveness,ValueBett's Excavation is high quality work at a reasonable price. I also overpaid on accident forgetting about the deposit, and they informed me and took care of it, so add integrity to the list of positives. They took my backyard jungle and turned it into a park. I'll be using them again in the future.

DeweyBanks: Positive:Professionalism,Quality,Responsiveness,ValueI wanted to build a swing set for my kids. My yard has a pretty big slope. They were able to give me a level spot pretty quick. The entire process was a great experience. I would call them again without hesitation.

John Darakjian: I had a big project at my property, a lots of grading / tree & stumps removal / opening a new easement road through a wooded area/ placement of 2 huge drain pipes underneath the easement / demolition of an old barn & house / cleaning & dumping all the debris.Honestly, I was very lucky meeting with Mr. Mark Betts, he did all the things I needed & beyond, Mr. Betts have a wide experience in such work,he works straight hours from early morning till late evening, he have a vision how work should be conducted in a very professional way.I recommend Mr. Mark Betts highly , he's a very hard working & punctual, the estimates of work is very reasonable compared to others .I thank Mark Betts for all the professional work he done for me & if I do need such work in the future, I'll not be hesitant to contact him .John Darakjian

Danny Morris: Mark recommended a solution to the ongoing problem we were having with our sloped driveway washing out. In a matter of days he had corrected the problem and we have had no further issues during heavy rains. He also removed a large oak tree that had fallen on our property. Mark was very professional and efficient, on time and on budget. His wife Janet was extremely pleasant and friendly when scheduling the job. I would highly recommend Betts Excavation and would gladly have them do additional work for us in the future.

David Brickell: Positive:Punctuality,Quality,Responsiveness,ValueBetts did a great job a few months back putting in sodThe team was very professional and did a great job. Thanks for all your hard work.

Bridget Grant: Mr.Betts was wonderful to work with. He came out a couple times to give us different quotes because we had a hard time deciding exactly what we wanted. He offered his knowledge but left the decision to us. He listened to our needs and really helped make great suggestions. He was here on the job throughout the whole process. We absolutely love how our new yard turned out and we thought he was very comparable in price with the others. We had several quotes and we felt he offered the most for the price. Would highly recommend and will be using him on any other needs we have in the future.Bridget and Eric Grant

B Ward: We can't say enough about the Betts and the awesome work they did. They installed sod, cleared our backyard of debris, leaves, etc. Our yard looks amazing. They are all professional and were quick to answer all questions we asked. We will not hesitate to call the Betts again.

Dee Roc: Don't ever work here.