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35 Best Excavation Contractors in Charlotte, NC

35 earthwork contractors working Charlotte, NC, 27 rated on Google. Filter by the job you need, then call direct.

Earthwork contractors in Charlotte: every listing

4 of these cover three or more trades, so one call may carry the whole job.

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HEI Civil Carolinas

3.7 · 19 Google reviews Charlotte, NC

Earthwork contractor in Charlotte, NC handling excavation, demolition and drainage and pond work. Rated 3.7 on Google across 19 reviews.

View details (980) 333-7005

Overland Grading & Sitework, LLC

4.4 · 24 Google reviews Charlotte, NC

Earthwork contractor in Charlotte, NC handling excavation, drainage and pond work and grading and site prep. Rated 4.4 on Google across 24 reviews.

View details (704) 999-8042

Queen City Improvements

5.0 · 12 Google reviews Charlotte, NC

Earthwork contractor in Charlotte, NC handling excavation, demolition and foundations and concrete work. Rated 5.0 on Google across 12 reviews.

View details (704) 312-2558

Hoopaugh Grading Company

4.4 · 57 Google reviews Charlotte, NC

Earthwork contractor in Charlotte, NC handling excavation and grading and site prep. Rated 4.4 on Google across 57 reviews.

View details (704) 588-2284

Rogers Backhoe and Concrete

4.6 · 17 Google reviews Charlotte, NC

Earthwork contractor in Charlotte, NC handling excavation and foundations and concrete work. Rated 4.6 on Google across 17 reviews.

View details (704) 201-1230

Kingdom Concrete

4.2 · 10 Google reviews Charlotte, NC

Earthwork contractor in Charlotte, NC handling excavation and foundations and concrete work. Rated 4.2 on Google across 10 reviews.

View details (704) 747-4133

Kwest Group

5.0 · 1 Google reviews Charlotte, NC

Earthwork contractor in Charlotte, NC handling excavation and foundations and concrete work. Rated 5.0 on Google across 1 review.

View details (972) 722-3874

NG Companies

4.0 · 4 Google reviews Charlotte, NC

Earthwork contractor in Charlotte, NC handling excavation. Rated 4.0 on Google across 4 reviews.

View details (980) 900-8052

About earthwork contractors in Charlotte

The 35 earthwork contractors working Charlotte, North Carolina spread across the trades rather than stacking in one: excavation (23), demolition (11), grading & site prep (10) and concrete & foundations (6). Carolina Brush Control leads the list on Google at 5.0 stars from 35 reviews; across all 27 rated listings the average is 4.6, and 19 sit at 4.5 or higher. 4 of the 35 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 Charlotte 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 Charlotte: questions

How much does excavation cost in Charlotte?

Excavation in Charlotte 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 NC permit and dig-safe process adds. Call two or three of the 35 contractors above and describe the same scope to each, or the numbers will not be comparable.

Can one contractor in Charlotte clear, grade and dig?

Yes, and it is usually the cheaper route because you are not paying for a second mobilization. HEI Civil Carolinas covers 6 of the earthwork trades on our records, the widest in Charlotte: excavation, demolition, trenching & utilities and drainage & ponds. Use the filters above to stack the trades your job needs and see who covers all of them.

Who does land clearing in Charlotte?

2 of the 35 Charlotte 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 excavation contractor in Charlotte is rated highest?

Carolina Brush Control is the highest-rated earthwork contractor in our Charlotte list, at 5.0 stars from 35 Google reviews. Of the 35 contractors working Charlotte, 19 are rated 4.5 stars or higher (the list averages 4.6).

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