T. W. Nickerson has been moving dirt and delivering stone on Cape Cod since 1962 — the company says it's run an excavation and landscape-supply yard out of South Chatham for sixty-four years, serving Chatham, Harwich, Dennis, Brewster, Orleans and Eastham.
The reviews on file, though not recent, describe careful, coordinated fieldwork rather than a single narrow specialty. In a 2024 review, a homeowner described hiring the crew for a sewer tie-in and excavation on a home addition, calling them prompt and professional throughout and saying they went beyond what was asked to get it done right. In a 2022 review, another customer had the company regrade a yard, add roughly 160 yards of loam, hydroseed, regrade a driveway, and lay crushed stone, a cobblestone perimeter and a granite walkway — crediting one contractor with handling grade changes that would otherwise have needed several trades. A pair of 2022 reviews on the supply side describe punctual, courteous delivery drivers dropping off gravel and landscape materials.
Its BBB file carries an A+ grade, though the company hasn't sought BBB accreditation — two separate things, and worth reading with a grain of salt regardless: BBB's own page lists two different sets of company officers in two different sections, a discrepancy on BBB's end. On Google, the broader rating runs 4.2 stars across 38 ratings, consistent with what the reviews on file describe. The company also states it's an approved Town of Chatham water service installer.
Worth clarifying before calling: Nickerson runs both a landscape-supply yard (mulch, stone, loam sold by the load) and an excavation/site contracting operation (septic, grading, water-service hookups), so it's worth being specific about whether you want materials delivered or a crew to dig. For Title V septic work, site grading, or a sewer/water tie-in on the Lower Cape, it's a long-tenured local option; for a simple stone or mulch order, it's the same yard wearing its retail hat.
