Earthwork contractor in Durham, NC handling excavation, drainage and pond work and driveway and gravel road work. Rated 5.0 on Google across 30 reviews.
Durham, North Carolina
16 Best Excavation Contractors in Durham, NC
16 earthwork contractors working Durham, NC, 11 rated on Google. Filter by the job you need, then call direct.
Earthwork contractors in Durham: every listing
5 of these cover three or more trades, so one call may carry the whole job.
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Earthwork contractor in Durham, NC handling excavation, demolition and land clearing. Rated 5.0 on Google across 172 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Durham, NC handling excavation, demolition and grading and site prep. Rated 4.7 on Google across 26 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Durham, NC handling excavation and drainage and pond work. Rated 4.9 on Google across 1126 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Durham, NC handling excavation, debris removal and foundations and concrete work. Rated 5.0 on Google across 4 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Durham, NC handling demolition and stump and tree removal. Rated 4.7 on Google across 14 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Durham, NC handling demolition. Rated 4.5 on Google across 42 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Durham, NC handling excavation and grading and site prep. Rated 5.0 on Google across 1 review.
Earthwork contractor in Durham, NC handling excavation, driveway and gravel road work and grading and site prep.
Earthwork contractor in Durham, NC handling excavation and grading and site prep. Rated 4.0 on Google across 2 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Durham, NC handling demolition. Rated 5.0 on Google across 1 review.
Earthwork contractor in Durham, NC handling grading and site prep. Rated 5.0 on Google across 1 review.
Earthwork contractor in Durham, NC handling excavation and grading and site prep.
Earthwork contractor in Durham, NC handling foundations and concrete work and grading and site prep.
Earthwork contractor in Durham, NC handling excavation.
Earthwork contractor in Durham, NC handling excavation.
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About earthwork contractors in Durham
The 16 earthwork contractors working Durham, North Carolina spread across the trades rather than stacking in one: excavation (11), grading & site prep (7), demolition (5) and drainage & ponds (2). Hunter Excavating leads the list on Google at 5.0 stars from 172 reviews; across all 11 rated listings the average is 4.8, and 10 sit at 4.5 or higher. 5 of the 16 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 Durham 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 Durham: questions
How much does excavation cost in Durham?
Excavation in Durham 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 16 contractors above and describe the same scope to each, or the numbers will not be comparable.
Can one contractor in Durham clear, grade and dig?
Yes, and it is usually the cheaper route because you are not paying for a second mobilization. Max Tractor Service, inc. covers 4 of the earthwork trades on our records, the widest in Durham: excavation, drainage & ponds, driveways & gravel roads and hauling & materials. Use the filters above to stack the trades your job needs and see who covers all of them.
Who does land clearing in Durham?
2 of the 16 Durham 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 Durham is rated highest?
Hunter Excavating is the highest-rated earthwork contractor in our Durham list, at 5.0 stars from 172 Google reviews. Of the 16 contractors working Durham, 10 are rated 4.5 stars or higher (the list averages 4.8).
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