J W Dubis & Sons

J. W. Dubis & Sons is a Chatham-based excavation and site-work contractor that self-reports being a fourth-generation family business serving Cape Cod, with the Better Business Bureau recording the company's roots to 1935 -- 91 years in business. The firm handles excavation, foundation digging, utility and gas/electric trenching, site grading, drainage systems, retaining walls, and Title V septic installation, along with smaller driveway paving work, and states it has performed trenching services on Cape Cod since 1962. Customers who left detailed reviews consistently point to a well-run, responsive office and dependable scheduling. In a 2025 Google review, a customer described the office staff as sharp, pleasant and efficient, with work completed on schedule and left clean. A 2024 review credited the firm with being unusually flexible around a homeowner's scheduling constraints compared with larger outfits, calling it a family firm with a solid local reputation built over time. Google's own aggregate shows a 5.0-star average, though from only a small number of ratings. The Better Business Bureau lists the company at an A+ letter grade, though it is not a BBB-accredited business. One account on file, an undated Better Business Bureau post, struck a more cautionary note about a large job -- the reviewer said they wanted the community to know what to expect before hiring, on a project that cost over $45,000. The review doesn't spell out what went wrong, so it's worth asking the company directly about scope, pricing and change orders on a big-ticket excavation or septic job before signing on. Overall the on-record history reads as a long-established, family-run Cape Cod excavation outfit with a small number of reviews -- mostly strongly positive on responsiveness and workmanship -- and one open question worth clarifying on larger projects.