Earthwork contractor in San Diego, CA handling excavation and drainage and pond work. Rated 4.5 on Google across 110 reviews.
San Diego, California
19 Best Excavation Contractors in San Diego, CA
19 earthwork contractors working San Diego, CA, 15 rated on Google. Filter by the job you need, then call direct.
Earthwork contractors in San Diego: every listing
1 of these covers three or more trades, so one call may carry the whole job.
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Earthwork contractor in San Diego, CA handling excavation, demolition and hauling and material delivery. Rated 4.2 on Google across 6 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in San Diego, CA handling excavation and drainage and pond work. Rated 4.8 on Google across 42 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in San Diego, CA handling excavation and demolition. Rated 4.1 on Google across 30 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in San Diego, CA handling demolition. Rated 4.9 on Google across 850 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in San Diego, CA handling excavation and demolition. Rated 4.1 on Google across 16 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in San Diego, CA handling demolition and foundations and concrete work. Rated 4.2 on Google across 5 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in San Diego, CA handling demolition. Rated 4.8 on Google across 58 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in San Diego, CA handling utility trenching. Rated 5.0 on Google across 9 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in San Diego, CA handling excavation and grading and site prep. Rated 3.0 on Google across 2 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in San Diego, CA handling excavation. Rated 5.0 on Google across 4 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in San Diego, CA handling excavation. Rated 5.0 on Google across 3 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in San Diego, CA handling excavation. Rated 5.0 on Google across 2 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in San Diego, CA handling demolition. Rated 5.0 on Google across 2 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in San Diego, CA handling excavation. Rated 5.0 on Google across 1 review.
Earthwork contractor in San Diego, CA handling demolition and foundations and concrete work.
Earthwork contractor in San Diego, CA handling demolition.
Earthwork contractor in San Diego, CA handling demolition.
Earthwork contractor in San Diego, CA handling excavation.
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About earthwork contractors in San Diego
The 19 earthwork contractors working San Diego, California spread across the trades rather than stacking in one: excavation (11), demolition (10), drainage & ponds (2) and concrete & foundations (2). Directional Boring San Diego leads the list on Google at 5.0 stars from 9 reviews; across all 15 rated listings the average is 4.6, and 10 sit at 4.5 or higher. 1 of the 19 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. Prices in San Diego 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 San Diego: questions
How much does excavation cost in San Diego?
Excavation in San Diego 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 19 contractors above and describe the same scope to each, or the numbers will not be comparable.
Can one contractor in San Diego clear, grade and dig?
Yes, and it is usually the cheaper route because you are not paying for a second mobilization. John Smith Earthworks Inc covers 3 of the earthwork trades on our records, the widest in San Diego: excavation, demolition and hauling & materials. Use the filters above to stack the trades your job needs and see who covers all of them.
Which excavation contractor in San Diego is rated highest?
Directional Boring San Diego is the highest-rated earthwork contractor in our San Diego list, at 5.0 stars from 9 Google reviews. Of the 19 contractors working San Diego, 10 are rated 4.5 stars or higher (the list averages 4.6).
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