Maine
Excavation Contractors in Maine
84 earthwork contractors across 34 cities in Maine. Pick your city below.
Cities in Maine with earthwork contractors
34 cities. The number on each is how many contractors work there.
About earthwork contractors in Maine
Maine coverage is thinner than most states: 84 contractors across 34 cities, and 4 cities carry five or more. The deepest bench is Falmouth (8). Crews in this trade travel, so a town with two listings is still worth a call, and the nearest bigger city usually covers the gap. The trades with the most Maine coverage are excavation (77), demolition (13) and driveways & gravel roads (12). 72 of these Maine listings carry Google reviews, averaging 4.6 stars, and 57 are rated 4.5 stars or higher. 16 cover three or more trades, which is often the cheaper hire: one machine owner carries the job from clearing through grading to the dig. Pick a city below to see who works it and what each firm takes on. Updated for 2026.
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Excavation in Maine: questions
Which Maine cities have the most excavation contractors?
Falmouth with 8, Saco with 8, Gorham with 7, Scarborough with 6 and South Portland with 4 lead the Maine list. In total we cover 34 cities in the state, 84 contractors between them, and every city page can be filtered down to the specific job you need done.
How much does excavation cost in Maine?
There is no Maine rate card: contractors quote after seeing access, soil and haul distance. As national reference points, small residential digs commonly land between $1,500 and $5,000, land clearing runs about $1,500 to $5,000 an acre, and a conventional septic install is $5,000 to $15,000. Describe one identical scope to two or three of the 84 Maine contractors listed here; the quotes that come back beat any published range.
Can one Maine contractor clear, grade and dig?
16 of the 84 contractors we list in Maine show three or more earthwork trades, and hiring one of them beats paying two mobilizations. The widest on our records is Dearborn Brothers Construction in Buxton, covering 6: excavation, demolition, trenching & utilities and driveways & gravel roads. Open any city page and stack the job filters to find the firms that cover your whole scope.
Who installs septic systems in Maine?
7 of the 84 Maine listings show septic installation. Those are installers, not tank pumpers; we drop pump-only outfits because a new tank, drain field or leach bed is an excavation job. A perc test and a permit come before any digging, so start those early, then filter a city page by "septic systems" to see who does the work near you.