Earthwork contractor in Syracuse, NY handling excavation, drainage and pond work and septic system installation. Rated 4.8 on Google across 272 reviews.
Syracuse, New York
13 Best Excavation Contractors in Syracuse, NY
13 earthwork contractors working Syracuse, NY, 11 rated on Google. Filter by the job you need, then call direct.
Earthwork contractors in Syracuse: every listing
3 of these cover three or more trades, so one call may carry the whole job.
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Earthwork contractor in Syracuse, NY handling excavation, demolition and foundations and concrete work. Rated 4.8 on Google across 50 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Syracuse, NY handling excavation, demolition and utility trenching. Rated 5.0 on Google across 18 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Syracuse, NY handling excavation and drainage and pond work. Rated 4.7 on Google across 897 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Syracuse, NY handling demolition and foundations and concrete work. Rated 4.8 on Google across 12 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Syracuse, NY handling driveway and gravel road work and excavation. Rated 3.6 on Google across 17 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Syracuse, NY handling excavation. Rated 3.9 on Google across 160 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Syracuse, NY handling excavation. Rated 4.6 on Google across 19 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Syracuse, NY handling excavation. Rated 4.5 on Google across 13 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Syracuse, NY handling excavation. Rated 4.2 on Google across 5 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Syracuse, NY handling driveway and gravel road work and excavation. Rated 3.7 on Google across 3 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Syracuse, NY handling demolition.
Earthwork contractor in Syracuse, NY handling excavation.
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About earthwork contractors in Syracuse
Excavation dominates the Syracuse list: 11 of the 13 contractors show it, with demolition (4) and drainage & ponds (2) behind it. Backwell Excavation leads the list on Google at 5.0 stars from 18 reviews; across all 11 rated listings the average is 4.4, and 7 sit at 4.5 or higher. 3 of the 13 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 Syracuse 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.
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Excavation in Syracuse: questions
How much does excavation cost in Syracuse?
Excavation in Syracuse 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 NY permit and dig-safe process adds. Call two or three of the 13 contractors above and describe the same scope to each, or the numbers will not be comparable.
Can one contractor in Syracuse clear, grade and dig?
Yes, and it is usually the cheaper route because you are not paying for a second mobilization. Backwell Excavation covers 3 of the earthwork trades on our records, the widest in Syracuse: excavation, demolition and trenching & utilities. Use the filters above to stack the trades your job needs and see who covers all of them.
Which Syracuse contractors install septic systems?
1 of the Syracuse 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 Syracuse is rated highest?
Backwell Excavation is the highest-rated earthwork contractor in our Syracuse list, at 5.0 stars from 18 Google reviews. Of the 13 contractors working Syracuse, 7 are rated 4.5 stars or higher (the list averages 4.4).