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In November 2025 the Friends of Quabbin hired Marc Curtis to work alongside a freestone specialist on a 159-year-old keystone bridge in New Salem — a job, the group wrote, with no set way of doing it. They called the result beautiful, timely and cost-effective. Most of his work is less historic and more practical: getting water away from houses. Curtis Construction Services is Marc Curtis's excavation business in Brookfield, working across Central and Western Massachusetts on drainage, grading, land clearing and general excavation for homes and small commercial sites. The Better Business Bureau lists it as a sole proprietorship started in March 2016 and grades it A+, though the business is not BBB accredited. Drainage is what customers describe most. A homeowner in May 2026 had re-grading and drainage installed along the back of a house that runs up against a large hill, on a site with very little access; two bushes had to be lifted out and put back as part of the work. Another that month had a drainage job looked at promptly, the estimate the next day, the work done in a day and a half, and the property left in good order. A third had window wells installed, with fine grading around them. The bigger removals come up too. A swimming pool set deep in a mature backyard landscape was taken out in November 2024 without wrecking what surrounded it, and a large number of tree stumps were pulled and the yard graded in May 2025. Prices are called fair or reasonable in reviews running from 2022 to 2026, and a May 2025 customer singled out the consultation before the quote. Two things to pin down before machines arrive. The BBB file records licence number HE-176146 from the Massachusetts Department of Public Safety and Inspections, but names no holder and says it has not verified the licensing — ask to see it, and the insurance, directly. And the company's own pages disagree about its age: twelve years in business on one, ten years of experience on another, against BBB's 2016 start date. For drainage that has to be done properly, grading, stump or pool removal, or work on a site nothing fits into around Brookfield, Spencer and Worcester, this is a small crew customers hand the awkward jobs to. Get the scope, the ground restoration afterwards and the insurance in writing.
We hired Marc to do some re-grading and drainage along the back of our house where it comes up against a large hill. He and his team did an excellent job getting into the job site, which doesn't have much access. Two bushes needed to be moved temporarily as part of the process, and they took excellent care of them and put them back at the end, they are still healthy and thriving. As for the grading itself it's a nice subtle slope away from the house into the new swale they added at the bottom of the hill. We had a large rainstorm sweep through recently and the swale performed perfectly, channeling the water from the hill off and around the house. I would happily hire Marc and his team again.
I had Curtis Construction do some drainage work at my home. Marc came promptly to see the job and we received the estimate the next day. The price of the work to be done was very reasonable. Marc and his crew had the job completed in a day and a half. My property was left in pristine condition. I recommend Curtis Construction without hesitation!
Great work on my window wells! Marc did an excellent job installing my window wells. He was professional, efficient, and the finished result looks clean and solid. I’m very happy with the quality of his work including the fine grading around the wells. He made sure everything was done right and left the area neat and clean. I would definitely recommend Marc to anyone needing window wells work or other home improvement projects. Great guy and great results. Thank you, Marc!
Friends of Quabbin hired Marc to work with a freestone construction expert in stabilizing a 159 yr-old keystone bridge in New Salem, MA. Beautiful, timely and cost-effective describe the work. A difficult job with no set way to achieve saving the bridge. The two contractors worked well together and with the MA Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) and Friends of Quabbin and took an initial remotely possible chance of success to achieve a beautiful, successful job in reasonable time and at reasonable cost despite some last minute requirements of DCR. The bridge should last many more years, preserving some unique history in the Quabbin watershed.
Marc does great work. Offered a thorough consultation up front, had a reasonable timeline and completed the work to grade my yard in 2 days. Highly recommend !
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