Novato, California

6 Best Excavation Contractors in Novato, CA

6 earthwork contractors working Novato, CA, 4 rated on Google. Filter by the job you need, then call direct.

1 more contractor works this area from a truck rather than a yard, so it has no address to pin. It is in the list below.

Earthwork contractors in Novato: every listing

3 of these cover three or more trades, so one call may carry the whole job.

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4.9 · 18 Google reviews Novato, CA

Earthwork contractor in Novato, CA handling excavation, demolition and pool excavation. Rated 4.9 on Google across 18 reviews.

5.0 · 8 Google reviews Novato, CA

Earthwork contractor in Novato, CA handling driveway and gravel road work, foundations and concrete work and grading and site prep. Rated 5.0 on Google across 8 reviews.

About earthwork contractors in Novato

The 6 earthwork contractors working Novato, California spread across the trades rather than stacking in one: excavation (4), concrete & foundations (3), demolition (2) and driveways & gravel roads (2). Gallos Demolition Hauling Services leads the list on Google at 5.0 stars from 22 reviews; across all 4 rated listings the average is 5.0, and 4 sit at 4.5 or higher. 3 of the 6 cover three or more trades. That matters when a lot has to go from raw to pad-ready: a firm that clears, grades and digs keeps the job off a second mobilization, and mobilizations are where budgets slip. 1 runs mobile with no yard address; most directories drop those outfits, we flag them and keep them. Prices in Novato are set per job, not off a rate card, so describe one scope to two or three of these firms and compare what comes back. Every listing is compiled from public Google Maps business data (our harvest ran July 2026), and a trade we do not show is one we found no evidence of, not one the firm turns down. Updated for 2026.

Where these numbers come from: how we build and check our listings.

Excavation in Novato: questions

How much does excavation cost in Novato?

Excavation in Novato 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.

Can one contractor in Novato clear, grade and dig?

Yes, and it is usually the cheaper route because you are not paying for a second mobilization. Marvel grading & paving covers 3 of the earthwork trades on our records, the widest in Novato: grading & site prep, driveways & gravel roads and concrete & foundations. Use the filters above to stack the trades your job needs and see who covers all of them.

Which excavation contractor in Novato is rated highest?

Gallos Demolition Hauling Services is the highest-rated earthwork contractor in our Novato list, at 5.0 stars from 22 Google reviews. Of the 6 contractors working Novato, 4 are rated 4.5 stars or higher (the list averages 5.0).