6 Best Excavation Contractors in Anderson, CA

Excavation in Anderson is quoted by the job or the machine day, not off a price list. A small residential dig commonly lands between $1,500 and $5,000; what moves it is access, how far the spoil has to travel, whether you hit rock, and what the CA permit and dig-safe process adds. Call two or three of the 6 contractors above and describe the same scope to each, or the numbers will not be comparable.

Yes, and it is usually the cheaper route because you are not paying for a second mobilization. Davis Excavating Inc. covers 3 of the earthwork trades on our records, the widest in Anderson: excavation, septic systems and demolition. Use the filters above to stack the trades your job needs and see who covers all of them.

1 of the 6 Anderson listings show land clearing work: taking trees, brush and stumps off a lot so it can be dug or built on. Filter by "land clearing" above to see just those. Clearing is priced per acre and swings hard on tree cover and what happens to the debris, so ask early whether they mulch on site, burn, or haul off.

2 of the Anderson listings carry septic installation. That is installers, not tank pumpers: we drop the pump-and-haul outfits because a new tank, drain field or leach bed is an excavation job. Septic work is permitted and usually needs a perc test before anyone digs, so start that conversation well before you want the machine on site.

Davis Excavating Inc. is the highest-rated earthwork contractor in our Anderson list, at 5.0 stars from 27 Google reviews. Of the 6 contractors working Anderson, 5 are rated 4.5 stars or higher (the list averages 5.0).