We're a family-owned excavation contractor serving the towns we call home. Our job is to get your ground right — cleared, dug, graded, and ready to build on.
Why Choose John Trombley Construction?
Family Owned & Operated
You deal directly with the people doing the work — no middlemen, no runaround.
The Right Equipment
Machines matched to the job so it gets done efficiently, cleanly, and to spec.
Free Consultation
We walk your site, talk through the work, and give you a straight, no-pressure estimate.
On Schedule
Excavation sets the pace for the whole build, and we keep your timeline moving.
Emergency Service
When a storm or a failure can't wait, we're available to get out and handle it.
Local & Reliable
Based in Castleton, we know the local ground and we show up when we say we will.
What It's Like to Work With Us
My septic had not been pumped for several years. John took extra time, running water in the tank to loosen the debris, it’s been great ever since. He was reasonable and honest, I would recommend him.
Glenna Ort September 2026John and his crew arrived on time and replaced our tank within a day. They installed the tank quickly and left our yard clean and seeded down with new grass. His price was fair and his communication was clear throughout the project.
Daniel Beayon August 2026Reached out to John for a load of sand I needed to level an area. Within an hour, the sand was delivered! Will be using them again in the future for other projects. I appreciated how respectful and fast they were!
Maria Hall April 2026We were in a pinch for someone to cut down a dead tree and driveway build up as new mobile home was to be delivered at our property on July 31. Contacted them on July 25th and they looked at the job on July 26. They moved some other work around and delivered the driveway material on July 28th and spread everything out on July 29th. July 30th they cut the tree and it all worked out perfectly for our new mobile home delivery of July 31st. They were fast and professional and we could not be happier in the end.
Wanda Campbell August 2025We had John fill an old cellar hole and put in a new driveway at our camp property in Benson Vt. They were on time and came when scheduled. My husband and I are extremely happy with the end result. They were so easy to work with and very clean and neat. I highly recommend this business to anyone , we will be scheduling with them again later in the year for other duties to be preformed at our camp property. We are so very happy. Thank you again and again
Brenda Bowen June 2025john trombley construction did a great job for us. super easy to work with and went beyond to repair our septic and seed our lawn. really know their stuff and work hard. definitely recommend if you need any construction work done.
Jholai Pschorr March 2025
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