4 Best Excavation Contractors in Denver, NC

Excavation in Denver 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 4 contractors above and describe the same scope to each, or the numbers will not be comparable.

Yes, and it is usually the cheaper route because you are not paying for a second mobilization. Lake Norman Excavating, Land Clearing, Grading & Yard Drainage covers 7 of the earthwork trades on our records, the widest in Denver: excavation, land clearing, grading & site prep and demolition. Use the filters above to stack the trades your job needs and see who covers all of them.

3 of the 4 Denver 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.

1 of the Denver 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.

Alden & Son Construction/Hydroseeding is the highest-rated earthwork contractor in our Denver list, at 5.0 stars from 12 Google reviews. Of the 4 contractors working Denver, 4 are rated 4.5 stars or higher (the list averages 5.0).