David Tinker Excavating

When a water line breaks between the street and the house, David Tinker Excavating is the kind of Danbury outfit people call. The company describes its work as underground water utility installations and repairs, new water service connections, sewer connections, septic installations and site excavation, and says it has been in business for 20 years. Local news sites have reported Aquarion hiring the Danbury-based firm as general contractor on water projects. A 2024 customer said the company found the real source of a service-line leak in a couple of minutes after a leak detection company had misidentified it, then made the correct repair. A 2025 customer said they quickly diagnosed and repaired a hidden water line leak in the yard. A 2022 customer with an overnight water line leak during a heatwave said Dave got to the house in less than 2 hours and fixed the problem. A 2022 customer said the leak was fixed well but the bill came to $2000 against a $1000 quote, with 5 hours billed for a 2-hour visit. A 2026 customer said that after a water main repair in Bethel, no plate was put over the 8-inch drop at the driveway and a car's front end dropped into the hole. A 2025 reviewer, whose next-door neighbor had the company working on plumbing, said an employee urinated in the street and employees walked across the property without permission. Connecticut lists its home improvement contractor registration, HIC.0617999, as active, held by David Tinker Excavating LLC.