Earthwork contractor in Elgin, IL handling excavation, drainage and pond work and driveway and gravel road work. Rated 4.9 on Google across 261 reviews.
Elgin, Illinois
8 Best Excavation Contractors in Elgin, IL
8 earthwork contractors working Elgin, IL, 8 rated on Google. Filter by the job you need, then call direct.
Earthwork contractors in Elgin: every listing
2 of these cover three or more trades, so one call may carry the whole job.
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Earthwork contractor in Elgin, IL handling excavation, drainage and pond work and septic system installation. Rated 4.3 on Google across 88 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Elgin, IL handling excavation and utility trenching. Rated 5.0 on Google across 3 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Elgin, IL handling excavation. Rated 5.0 on Google across 2 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Elgin, IL handling excavation. Rated 5.0 on Google across 1 review.
Earthwork contractor in Elgin, IL handling demolition. Rated 5.0 on Google across 1 review.
Earthwork contractor in Elgin, IL handling excavation. Rated 3.3 on Google across 4 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Elgin, IL handling excavation. Rated 2.0 on Google across 4 reviews.
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About earthwork contractors in Elgin
Excavation dominates the Elgin list: 7 of the 8 contractors show it, with drainage & ponds (2) and driveways & gravel roads (1) behind it. Kellenberger, Inc. leads the list on Google at 5.0 stars from 3 reviews; across all 8 rated listings the average is 4.3, and 5 sit at 4.5 or higher. 2 of the 8 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 Elgin 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 Elgin: questions
How much does excavation cost in Elgin?
Excavation in Elgin 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 IL permit and dig-safe process adds. Call two or three of the 8 contractors above and describe the same scope to each, or the numbers will not be comparable.
Can one contractor in Elgin clear, grade and dig?
Yes, and it is usually the cheaper route because you are not paying for a second mobilization. Bright Green Landscapes Inc. covers 4 of the earthwork trades on our records, the widest in Elgin: excavation, drainage & ponds, 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 Elgin contractors install septic systems?
1 of the Elgin 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.
Which excavation contractor in Elgin is rated highest?
Kellenberger, Inc. is the highest-rated earthwork contractor in our Elgin list, at 5.0 stars from 3 Google reviews. Of the 8 contractors working Elgin, 5 are rated 4.5 stars or higher (the list averages 4.3).