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AMC Excavating runs out of Hudson, New Hampshire, and Thumbtack lists it with 26 years in business — the kind of longevity that shows up in a project list running to 39 completed jobs and a perfect 5.0-star average across all 9 of its posted ratings. The reviews keep circling back to two things: how fast someone shows up, and how carefully the crew handles both the ground and the homeowner's expectations. A backyard pond excavation drew praise for operating heavy equipment gently around the property. When a customer's basement was leaking, the crew spent hours tracing the actual source rather than immediately pitching a costlier French drain or sump pump — and in a separate 2024 job, a crushed 20-foot section of French drain was diagnosed and fixed between 8am and 1pm the same day. Land-clearing work on an overgrown lot moved quickly with easy back-and-forth communication, and one homeowner specifically contrasted the crew's follow-through with a previous contractor who strung the job out for three weeks with excuses. Most of that work is credited to Marcos, though one 2024 review names Antonio for the French drain repair — Thumbtack's own background check is on file for Antonio De Carvalho, so more than one person appears to run jobs. Beyond excavation, Thumbtack's listing adds septic system installation and replacement, land grading, and driveway installation to the service mix, though the reviews on file mostly describe digging, drainage, and clearing work rather than that fuller list. Worth knowing before booking: everything here comes from Thumbtack, and the crew includes at least two people, so it's worth asking who would actually be assigned to the job. For septic work, drainage repair, land clearing, or general site excavation around Hudson, this is a solid first call — confirm current pricing and scheduling for the specific project.
Marcos was prompt at giving an estimate and getting the work completed as agreed. Needed excavation for a backyard pond. He was very careful with the heavy equipment around the property and operated the excavator with soft hands! Good man, I highly recommend him.
Marcos was the first to respond to my job request. He spent several hours carefully determining where the water was leaking from into my basement, unlike several other pros who almost immediately tried to sell me expensive fixes like a French drain or sump pump. Although it would have benefitted his excavation business to tell me the issue was a foundation leak, the problem he uncovered was a cracked pipe to an outdoor spigot. He was honest, and persistent in finding and fixing the true source of the leak. I would highly recommend him to others.
Marcos recently did a land clearing project for me to remove some thick, overgrown brush on my lot. He was excellent to work with in all ways - easy to communicate with, quick to come out and give me an estimate and do the job, and overall just did a great job and surpassed my expectations. He accommodated a few last minute requests of mine without issues, and cleaned up afterwards to make sure everything looked tidy. I highly recommend using AMC for any excavation work!
Antonio was very responsive, he came to Look at the job at 8am, we agreed to terms and he grabbed his equipment and begun working within an hour. He repaired a 20ft section of a crushed French drain. By 1pm the job was done, and exceeded all expectstions. He was meticulous and paid attention to every detail of the job. I highly recommend him for any excavation work you may have.
Marcos did an incredible job. I had hired a contractor for an excavating project that gave me excuses for 3 weeks. I was able to get a thorough explanation of the work to be done my Marcos and he showed up exactly when he said he would. The job exceeded my expectations and I was able to hire him to remove 2 tree stumps immediately following the job being completed. He removed a bunch of stress that I had with my project and I will give his information to anybody that has an excavation project in the future.
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