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

EarthworkScout lists 6 earthwork contractors working Novato, California: the excavators, land clearers, grading crews and septic installers you can compare side by side instead of opening a dozen tabs. 4 of these Novato listings carry Google reviews, averaging 5.0 stars, and 4 are rated 4.5 stars or higher. Between them they cover excavation, concrete & foundations, demolition and driveways & gravel roads. 3 of them handle three or more of these trades, which matters more than it looks: a single outfit that can clear, grade and dig takes a lot from raw to pad-ready without a handoff, and handoffs are where a schedule slips. Earthwork in Novato is priced by the job rather than by a rate card, so the sensible move is to describe the same scope to two or three contractors and compare what comes back. Every listing here is built from public business data and the full set of categories a firm is filed under, and a service we do not show simply means we found no evidence of it, not that they turn the work down. Updated for 2026.

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).