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Special's Excavating LLC handles excavation and drainage work; on its website the company lists septic tank installation, sewer lines, foundation digging, grading, site work and demolition among its services. It names Hartford, Torrington and Winchester as its service area and says it has been in business 10 years. A 2025 customer said Nick was there from the start of a new house project, completing the demo of an old cabin, coordinating the blasting company, preparing the foundation site and backfilling the foundation walls. That 2025 customer said Nick also shaped the new driveway and added a berm and swale for water management during heavy rains. A recent customer credits Nick with helping get plans and permits situated for a foundation. Nick and his dad, Rich, came on time and did the work exactly as proposed, a recent customer said. A 2023 customer said Nick fixed a mud hole of a driveway, started on the date he gave and was gone by Wednesday. A 2023 customer said Nick installed a new sidewalk and landscape rock and removed a tree at an office in Salisbury. A 2022 customer said Nick graded about 30 yards of topsoil on a lawn in about an hour, leaving very little hand raking afterward. A recent customer said they had an agreement for 19 yards of topsoil and Nick didn't do the job, that he wouldn't give a written contract, and that they went to the State of CT to make a complaint against him. Its Connecticut home improvement contractor registration, number HIC.0672685, held by SPECIAL'S EXCAVATING LLC, is active on the state registry.
Nick went above and beyond helping me get my plans/permits situated for my foundation on my forever home. Highly recommended for logistics, and site work especially
Nick, along with his dad, Rich were a pleasure to work with. Did a great job for me. Came on time and did the work exactly as proposed.
This guy is terrible, Very dishonest, I ordered all of the dirt that I needed and he didn't do the job. He lies and has zero integrity. Do not use this guy. Nick is very underhanded. He was taping our phone conversations without telling me. This guy is the most dishonest contractor that I have ever dealt with. I have an agreement with him and I order 19 yards of top soil and he doesn't do the job. We had agreed fully on price and what was to be done but he wouldn't give me a written contract , which is against the law for contractors in CT. Don't be taken like I was. Nick is incredibly dishonest, don't let his pretentious 'oh golly' attitude fool you, He is a sneak and has no integrity. I have since spoken with other people that said they had a similar experience with him and they would never use him. If I knew that in the beginning, I never would have done business with him I had to go to the State of CT to make a complaint against him. I made a big mistake by getting involved with him. There are many excavators out there , you someone that has some honestly, integrity and intelligence. This guy has none of them.
Nick and his father did a beautiful job doing our site work. Very prompt, professional, and well equipped. He answered any question we asked and explained in detail. Highly recommend
Nick and has crew have done some amazing work at my home! Never let me down and always on time and budget.
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