Ankeny, Iowa

5 Best Excavation Contractors in Ankeny, IA

5 earthwork contractors working Ankeny, IA, 4 rated on Google. Filter by the job you need, then call direct.

Earthwork contractors in Ankeny: every listing

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4.9 · 131 Google reviews Ankeny, IA

Earthwork contractor in Ankeny, IA handling excavation and snow removal. Rated 4.9 on Google across 131 reviews.

About earthwork contractors in Ankeny

Excavation dominates the Ankeny list: 4 of the 5 contractors show it, with snow removal (1) and pool excavation (1) behind it. Big hawk sawmill and lumber leads the list on Google at 5.0 stars from 7 reviews; across all 4 rated listings the average is 4.8, and 3 sit at 4.5 or higher. Prices in Ankeny 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.

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Excavation in Ankeny: questions

How much does excavation cost in Ankeny?

Excavation in Ankeny 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 IA permit and dig-safe process adds. Call two or three of the 5 contractors above and describe the same scope to each, or the numbers will not be comparable.

Which excavation contractor in Ankeny is rated highest?

Big hawk sawmill and lumber is the highest-rated earthwork contractor in our Ankeny list, at 5.0 stars from 7 Google reviews. Of the 5 contractors working Ankeny, 3 are rated 4.5 stars or higher (the list averages 4.8).