Earthwork contractor in Ann Arbor, MI handling excavation, demolition and driveway and gravel road work. Rated 4.9 on Google across 76 reviews.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
7 Best Excavation Contractors in Ann Arbor, MI
7 earthwork contractors working Ann Arbor, MI, 6 rated on Google. Filter by the job you need, then call direct.
1 more contractor works this area from a truck rather than a yard, so it has no address to pin. It is in the list below.
Earthwork contractors in Ann Arbor: every listing
4 of these cover three or more trades, so one call may carry the whole job.
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Earthwork contractor in Ann Arbor, MI handling excavation, debris removal and septic system installation. Rated 4.9 on Google across 45 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Ann Arbor, MI handling demolition, utility trenching and foundations and concrete work. Rated 3.7 on Google across 6 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Ann Arbor, MI handling excavation and demolition. Rated 5.0 on Google across 10 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Ann Arbor, MI handling excavation, demolition and land clearing. Rated 5.0 on Google across 4 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Ann Arbor, MI handling excavation and land clearing.
Earthwork contractor in Ann Arbor, MI handling excavation. Rated 4.7 on Google across 3 reviews.
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About earthwork contractors in Ann Arbor
Excavation dominates the Ann Arbor list: 6 of the 7 contractors show it, with demolition (4) and land clearing (2) behind it. Ann Arbor Excavating Company leads the list on Google at 5.0 stars from 10 reviews; across all 6 rated listings the average is 4.7, and 5 sit at 4.5 or higher. 4 of the 7 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. 1 runs mobile with no yard address; most directories drop those outfits, we flag them and keep them. Prices in Ann Arbor 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 Ann Arbor: questions
How much does excavation cost in Ann Arbor?
Excavation in Ann Arbor 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 MI permit and dig-safe process adds. Call two or three of the 7 contractors above and describe the same scope to each, or the numbers will not be comparable.
Can one contractor in Ann Arbor clear, grade and dig?
Yes, and it is usually the cheaper route because you are not paying for a second mobilization. Always Building Company covers 3 of the earthwork trades on our records, the widest in Ann Arbor: excavation, land clearing and demolition. Use the filters above to stack the trades your job needs and see who covers all of them.
Who does land clearing in Ann Arbor?
2 of the 7 Ann Arbor 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 Ann Arbor contractors install septic systems?
1 of the Ann Arbor 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 Ann Arbor is rated highest?
Ann Arbor Excavating Company is the highest-rated earthwork contractor in our Ann Arbor list, at 5.0 stars from 10 Google reviews. Of the 7 contractors working Ann Arbor, 5 are rated 4.5 stars or higher (the list averages 4.7).