Earthwork contractor in Riley, IN handling excavation and septic system installation. Rated 5.0 on Google across 23 reviews.
Riley, Indiana
3 Best Excavation Contractors in Riley, IN
3 earthwork contractors working Riley, IN, 2 rated on Google. Filter by the job you need, then call direct.
Earthwork contractors in Riley: every listing
1 of these covers three or more trades, so one call may carry the whole job.
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Earthwork contractor in Riley, IN handling excavation, demolition and drainage and pond work.
Earthwork contractor in Riley, IN handling land clearing. Rated 5.0 on Google across 1 review.
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About earthwork contractors in Riley
Riley, Indiana carries a short bench: 3 earthwork contractors, Lankford Dirt Works, K & K Excavating and Utility LLC and Herman Tree Service And Land Clearing LLC. Between them we can evidence excavation (2), land clearing (2), septic systems and demolition. 2 of the 3 carry Google ratings, averaging 5.0 stars. If none of them fits the job, crews from nearby towns take work here too; the Indiana page ranks every city we cover by how many contractors work it. 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 Riley: questions
How much does excavation cost in Riley?
Excavation in Riley 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 IN 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.
Can one contractor in Riley clear, grade and dig?
Yes, and it is usually the cheaper route because you are not paying for a second mobilization. K & K Excavating and Utility LLC covers 6 of the earthwork trades on our records, the widest in Riley: excavation, land clearing, demolition and trenching & utilities. Use the filters above to stack the trades your job needs and see who covers all of them.
Who does land clearing in Riley?
2 of the 3 Riley 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 Riley contractors install septic systems?
1 of the Riley 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 Riley is rated highest?
Lankford Dirt Works is the highest-rated earthwork contractor in our Riley list, at 5.0 stars from 23 Google reviews. Of the 3 contractors working Riley, 2 are rated 4.5 stars or higher (the list averages 5.0).