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18 Best Excavation Contractors in Chattanooga, TN

18 earthwork contractors working Chattanooga, TN, 17 rated on Google. Filter by the job you need, then call direct.

Earthwork contractors in Chattanooga: every listing

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

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Mckinnley Excavating

4.1 · 43 Google reviews Chattanooga, TN

Earthwork contractor in Chattanooga, TN handling excavation, demolition and hauling and material delivery. Rated 4.1 on Google across 43 reviews.

View details (423) 314-5041

Morehead Demolition Services, LLC

5.0 · 49 Google reviews Chattanooga, TN

Earthwork contractor in Chattanooga, TN handling excavation, demolition and hauling and material delivery. Rated 5.0 on Google across 49 reviews.

View details (423) 521-3366

Gartman Earthworx LLC

5.0 · 204 Google reviews Chattanooga, TN

Earthwork contractor in Chattanooga, TN handling excavation and foundations and concrete work. Rated 5.0 on Google across 204 reviews.

View details (423) 718-0080

Cox Concrete & Excavation

4.7 · 123 Google reviews Chattanooga, TN

Earthwork contractor in Chattanooga, TN handling excavation and foundations and concrete work. Rated 4.7 on Google across 123 reviews.

View details (423) 210-4127

About earthwork contractors in Chattanooga

Excavation dominates the Chattanooga list: 15 of the 18 contractors show it, with demolition (4) and land clearing (3) behind it. Gartman Earthworx LLC leads the list on Google at 5.0 stars from 204 reviews; across all 17 rated listings the average is 4.5, and 12 sit at 4.5 or higher. 2 of the 18 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 Chattanooga 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 Chattanooga: questions

How much does excavation cost in Chattanooga?

Excavation in Chattanooga 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 TN permit and dig-safe process adds. Call two or three of the 18 contractors above and describe the same scope to each, or the numbers will not be comparable.

Can one contractor in Chattanooga clear, grade and dig?

Yes, and it is usually the cheaper route because you are not paying for a second mobilization. Mckinnley Excavating covers 4 of the earthwork trades on our records, the widest in Chattanooga: excavation, land clearing, demolition 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 Chattanooga?

3 of the 18 Chattanooga 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 Chattanooga is rated highest?

Gartman Earthworx LLC is the highest-rated earthwork contractor in our Chattanooga list, at 5.0 stars from 204 Google reviews. Of the 18 contractors working Chattanooga, 12 are rated 4.5 stars or higher (the list averages 4.5).

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