Our relationship with Will started a week ago with some excavation of our yard. We had just bought a house on hill and the yard needed updating, backyard was uneven. We decided to buy a cargo container to use as a retaining wall, which would double as storage. Great idea, right? Not the prettiest, but cheaper than blocks or cement. Well, the delivery driver of the container got stuck and we had major issues! Truck & container were leaning towards our neighbors house and THAT retaining wall was failing!!Remember, we're on a hill. Area Wide Rescue came to our rescue with 2 tow trucks, and thankfully truck was pulled out and container was dumped in our front yard. Remember, this was suppose to be delivered to backyard. My husband said "I got the guy who can help us." He called Will, who came out next day, just before he was leaving for 4th of July weekend. Unheard of, right? Will assured me this was no problem and to have faith. Well, I was kinda a non believer due to the situation from day before. My nerves were fried! I was in fear of watching that 40ft, 8,000lb container tipping towards the neighbors. Will & Mitch were my miracle workers! True to his word, Will moved the container like a "Pro" would know how! With total confidence and ease, as if it were nothing. Well, it was everything to us and we sincerely and gratefully appreciate his integrity to help at a moments notice when we were in distress! Give Will a call! Great guys like this are hard to find! He and Mitch know a lot and I have highest respects for both of them! "Thank You" is not word enough to express how I feel! read more

Imagine you're doing a project, either at your house or business. Let's say you have a lot of dirt or other material to be moved or taken out. You're looking to save some money, so you get some people to help out. You have this buddy who has some equipment and is going to make this job so much easier, so you call him up. That is Will. He's your buddy who has the knowledge and equipment to do the job for you, yet isn't going to gouge you price-wise, because what kind of friend does that? But the thing was - I had never met the guy before, but he didn't make it feel that way. Will came out to my house, was masterful with the excavator and did more work in 2 hours than I would have been able to do in weeks at an amazing price. He cleaned up afterwards, offered some advice for my project based on his years of knowledge and overall, I could not have been happier. If I ever have another project or I know someone who needs work done, Will is going to be the first person I have them call. read more

I was in a SERIOUS jam with close to 30yards of gravel sitting in a driveway with no crew to move it with no time to spare. I found an Advertisement for Will and Sons Excavating and called first thing the next morning. Will answered my call and prayer!! He was on the site in under an hour and had his crew along with JR.(the name of his machine!) on the site in less than two hours moving this pile through precarious obstacles with care and record speed. In less then 9hrs the job was complete and my hide was intact!!! His price was beyond fair and professionalism was unparalleled. Easy going easy to talk to and honest. He knew I was in a bind and he jumped in with me on the spot. I can't give enough thanks. If you need anything of this nature done Call him First!!! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!! WILL AND SONS EXCAVATING! read more

I called three companies to excavate a duck pond in my backyard. Will was the only one who showed up when he said he would. He work quickly and completed what i wanted for a reasonable price. After years of building around me (I live in SW Portland) my pond had filled with mud that came down from the top of the hill from the creek that ran through my backyard. I had had someone try to dig it out but their equipment was too small and they had left a hill in the middle of my pond where the equipment couldn't reach. It was so shallow the ducks stood up instead of swimming. Will came out and dug the pond out with his heavy equipment. Then he came back a month later when it had dried out to smooth out the spoil so i could throw grass seed on it. He listened to what i wanted and did it and he was fast. read more

Recently struck out with a number of my regular excavators who were buried (pun intended) with other work. I was stuck in traffic on NE MLK and was impressed by a polite and courteous driver operating a Will and Sons Excavation truck and trailer. I decided to reached out to the company on an emergency leak excavation. Will himself answered and responded to the property within an hour. He excavated the leak location quickly and was careful not to damage the adjacent undamaged pipe. It was clear this was not his first or even his second rodeo. His price was very fair and his service was excellent. I will call Will and Sons Excavation again for my routine and emergency work. read more

I emailed Will & Sons Excavation inquiring into regrading services for my backyard. I had already received a couple estimates, but I wanted to shop around a little more and also see if I could find a company to complete the work sooner than the others had availability. Will, the owner, called me himself within a few hours and offered to come out the very next morning to look at the property. Will happened to have some time between larger jobs and offered to start the very day. The work was completed efficiently over only a day and a half, done exactly as requested, and also under the original estimate. Customer service-oriented, great work, and very fair price! read more

Yeah for Will, Tom and Will's son, Jake, for a job well done! Will and his crew cleared large pieces of gravel and replaced it with fine, black gravel. They also cleared topsoil and replaced it with a mixture of sand, compost and soil for the purpose of reseeding with grass. One more thing . . . they removed a tree stump for us. What was particularly special is that Will came out to our place soon after we called him and told us that he could do the job the next day. He and his crew are fair, committed and very flexible. They will be invited to come back to our place again for future work! Thank you for your expertise and time! read more

Will did an excellent job on our hardscaping project. The project was installing a boulder wall (excavation included) and a concrete patio. He was always on time, ready to answer any questions and solve any issues which came up during project. He was accommodating and helped even with some other little things that were not initially included in the project. It is rare to work with such a good contractor. Prices were also reasonable. Will seems a genuine person and always eager to make a customer happy. I would totally hire him again if needed. read more

I was just looking up Will's phone number to use them again and I am sorry to say that I just saw that my earlier 5 Star Review was missing all the stars! I am resubmitting it with the correction. I am sorry that it took me this long to catch my mistake! Please see my original review below: 8/10/2017 Great job and a great price. Did what they said, when they said they would do it. Very nice people to work with. Still not sure if Will or Tom is the better operator as they both did such great work! Will use them again in the future. read more

I called Will & Son's from Angie's List. When I talked to Will, it was smooth sailing from there. Will and Son's has integrity. Will did everything he said he was going to do through the whole process. Will and Sons hauled out about 50 yards of material. He scraped the dirt to the grade I needed. He left the jobsite better than he found it. I felt that what I paid for he job was a great value. Rest assured that when you call Will and Sons that they will outperform your expectations. I highly recommend this company. Happy Projects... read more

This father & son team went above and beyond the call of duty. More specifically, I needed a small area of land cleared, and I was nearly out of money; I explained my situation to Will. He said said he would help me anyway. About an hour later he arrived with his son and they took turns working the land with their heavy equipment. The job was done in about an hour. I highly recommend Will & Sons Excavation because they are hard working, humble and kind. KUDOS to Will and Sons Excavation. They are simply the best. Kristian Woods read more

Will and his crew did a great job ripping ivy from my yard and installing a rock retaining wall. The yard was up a steep slope with only a narrow access path. I didn't think an excavator could get up there and several landscapers just passed on the project because of that. Most of them weren't even willing to come and look! Will and his guys came out and did a really amazing job. Their prices were very reasonable for the quality of work and he's remained available and responsive for follow up questions. I highly recommend them! read more

I pastor a small church - we have little budget for things like emergency snow removal in our parking lot. I learned about Will & Sons through a friend and called them on a Friday to see if they could plow our parking lot to allow us to hold services that Sunday. They made space in their schedule, came that day and plowed us clean, and then charged only a fraction of the market rate, making most of their work a donation. I plan to go back to Will & Sons for any further work we do on our property. They are good people. read more

Above and beyond. I can not say enough about how responsive and hardworking this team is. I called needing a retaining wall and the ground leveled for a shed. They squeezed me in and in the pouring rain got the wall done in short order. Shed in with no issues. I had to wait for the rain to finally stop but they came back as soon as I called to re-grade my lawn and again went above and beyond to make sure I was happy with the outcome. Could not have been easier or quicker. I will always call Will for my projects! read more

Will and Sons did an awesome job for us. Noah was amazing on the small excavator. We needed two retaining walls rebuilt and they did all the excavation which included getting high quality fill dirt delivered. The project involved them coming back multiple times for different stages of the excavation. Additionally, Will gave us some very good advice about making the flat area bigger without much additional cost. These guys are very skilled at operating their equipment. I would highly recommend them. Don W. read more

Thank you Will for making our sons birthday great! I was hoping to get a construction machine for the kids to play with until I started calling around for pricing/availability. I got a glowing recommendation from a neighbor and the rest was easy. Will was easy to communicate with, dropped a bobcat off at our home, picked it up, and charging a really reasonable price. He even brought our son a Will and Sons Excavation shirt. I look forward to using him for future projects. read more

Will built us an amazing rock retaining wall. We now we have the best looking front yard on the street. Will hand picked the best boulders from the quarry. I still don't know how he managed to place each one so perfectly. Then, almost a year later, when we had a burst water main, I called Will in a panic. Will rearranged his schedule to come out the same day and move the boulders where the plumbers needed access to fix the line. Can't recommend Will and Sons highly enough! read more

Will and Sons built a foundation wall at my new house. They did a great job and were really good about communicating what they were doing. They came in and worked the day after Thanksgiving so I could make a closing deadline, which is amazing! After they filled in dirt around the wall they found bark mulch to match the existing landscaping and added that on top. That wasn't in the original bid and they didn't need to do it, very thoughtful. I will definitely use them again. read more

Will and co did a great job on a retaining wall. When they originally came by, they gave us various options at different price points, and we ultimately chose the retaining wall. Given the terrain, obstacles, some bad weather and on-the-fly modifications they were able to complete in a timely manner. The results were better than we had hoped for, and we were very pleased with how they were able to match the new retaining wall with an existing one. read more