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
EarthworkScout lists 8 earthwork contractors working Elgin, Illinois: the excavators, land clearers, grading crews and septic installers you can compare side by side instead of opening a dozen tabs. 8 of these Elgin listings carry Google reviews, averaging 4.3 stars, and 5 are rated 4.5 stars or higher. Between them they cover excavation, drainage & ponds, driveways & gravel roads and concrete & foundations. 2 of them handle three or more of these trades, which matters more than it looks: a single outfit that can clear, grade and dig takes a lot from raw to pad-ready without a handoff, and handoffs are where a schedule slips. Earthwork in Elgin is priced by the job rather than by a rate card, so the sensible move is to describe the same scope to two or three contractors and compare what comes back. Every listing here is built from public business data and the full set of categories a firm is filed under, and a service we do not show simply means we found no evidence of it, not that they turn the work down. Updated for 2026.
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).