3 Best Excavation Contractors in Santa Margarita, CA

Excavation in Santa Margarita 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 3 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. Showtime Plumbing covers 3 of the earthwork trades on our records, the widest in Santa Margarita: excavation, septic systems and drainage & ponds. Use the filters above to stack the trades your job needs and see who covers all of them.

1 of the Santa Margarita listing carries 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.

Showtime Plumbing is the highest-rated earthwork contractor in our Santa Margarita list, at 5.0 stars from 33 Google reviews. Of the 3 contractors working Santa Margarita, 3 are rated 4.5 stars or higher (the list averages 4.9).