Meriden, Connecticut

11 Best Excavation Contractors in Meriden, CT

11 earthwork contractors working Meriden, CT, 9 rated on Google. Filter by the job you need, then call direct.

Earthwork contractors in Meriden: every listing

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

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J&J Brothers

4.5 · 63 Google reviews Meriden, CT

Earthwork contractor in Meriden, CT handling demolition, hauling and material delivery and snow removal. Rated 4.5 on Google across 63 reviews.

4.7 · 17 Google reviews Meriden, CT

Earthwork contractor in Meriden, CT handling excavation, driveway and gravel road work and foundations and concrete work. Rated 4.7 on Google across 17 reviews.

4.9 · 16 Google reviews Meriden, CT

Earthwork contractor in Meriden, CT handling excavation and septic system installation. Rated 4.9 on Google across 16 reviews.

4.3 · 6 Google reviews Meriden, CT

Earthwork contractor in Meriden, CT handling driveway and gravel road work and excavation. Rated 4.3 on Google across 6 reviews.

About earthwork contractors in Meriden

Excavation dominates the Meriden list: 9 of the 11 contractors show it, with drainage & ponds (3) and snow removal (2) behind it. Valley Roofing LLC leads the list on Google at 5.0 stars from 61 reviews; across all 9 rated listings the average is 4.8, and 8 sit at 4.5 or higher. 3 of the 11 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 Meriden 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 Meriden: questions

How much does excavation cost in Meriden?

Excavation in Meriden 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 CT permit and dig-safe process adds. Call two or three of the 11 contractors above and describe the same scope to each, or the numbers will not be comparable.

Can one contractor in Meriden clear, grade and dig?

Yes, and it is usually the cheaper route because you are not paying for a second mobilization. Lowe Excavating & Construction covers 5 of the earthwork trades on our records, the widest in Meriden: excavation, septic systems, trenching & utilities and drainage & ponds. Use the filters above to stack the trades your job needs and see who covers all of them.

Who does land clearing in Meriden?

1 of the 11 Meriden 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.

Which Meriden contractors install septic systems?

2 of the Meriden 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.

Which excavation contractor in Meriden is rated highest?

Valley Roofing LLC is the highest-rated earthwork contractor in our Meriden list, at 5.0 stars from 61 Google reviews. Of the 11 contractors working Meriden, 8 are rated 4.5 stars or higher (the list averages 4.8).