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Kurtz Excavating's customers describe the ground preparation behind garages, septic fields and yard improvements. The Charlestown company has five stars from 15 Google ratings, with customers praising Josh Kurtz's communication, follow-through and pricing. An August 2025 garage customer described Josh meeting on site to discuss options, leveling ground, reusing topsoil, hauling crushed stone for a slab base and packing a driveway for the construction crew. After construction, the reviewer said he returned to repair soft-ground damage caused by cranes and resolve the final cleanup items. An October 2025 reviewer hired Kurtz for a new septic field before selling a home. They said the quote was the lowest they received, the company honored that price and the work went smoothly. In April 2024, another homeowner described removing old railroad ties, digging trenches for rock landscaping around a garage and installing cement steps, praising the crew's care around the property. A March 2026 customer praised punctuality and communication, saying Josh sent pictures of different stages when a schedule change kept the customer away for part of the work.
An honest family run business whose priority is providing exceptional services and customer satisfaction done, right. They're always the first company I recommend.
Josh was AMAZING. He was punctual, thorough and great at communicating. There was a last-minute schedule change, so I wasn't able to be present for part of the work, and he made sure to send me pictures of the different phases. I have recommended him to several others, and will absolutely use him again.
Always a pleasure to work with Josh.
I want to start by saying that this is a Christian family business and everything was done the way you would expect serious Christians to do thing, they honor God in everything they do, especially their work. We had to install a new septic field before selling our home. We decided to use Kurtz because their price was the lowest price we received, but more importantly, because they were serious Christians. Everything went flawlessly, no surprises, they honored their price, they were super friendly and easy to work with, and everything turned out beautiful. I highly recommend them. If you read this, thank you for everything. I really appreciate you guys and all of your hard work.
I contacted Josh Kurtz as he was highly recommended by, well, everyone I spoke with! I needed a site prepared for a garage. He started by meeting with me at the site and discussed some options I had. In the end, I asked, "what would you recommend" and he gave me a great answer - clearly having a lot of experience in site prep. He gave me an estimate and we were off on our project. He leveled the ground, reusing topsoil from one location to smooth out another, etc. He trucked in all the necessary crushed stone of various sizes to build up the base for the monolithic slab that was to be poured and he then packed down a driveway that the building construction team could depend upon. After everything was done, he stopped back at the site and we discussed a few cleanup items such as repairing some of the damage done to the soft ground by the cranes that were used. He dutifully took care of those final issues with as much care and consideration as he did the rest of the project. Working with Josh couldn't be easier or more enjoyable - this is a guy that is clearly intelligent, personable and has the highest degree of integrity in his work, communication and business practices. It should be obvious by now that I'm giving Kurtz Excavating my highest recommendation! In the attached photo, you can see the site prep work he did. This was taken just after the slab was poured.
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