Excavation contractors in Chippewa County, MI
23 excavation contractors are registered in Chippewa County. All 23 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Sault Ste. Marie.
Michigan's MISS DIG law requires excavators to give a dig notice to MISS DIG at least 72 hours, and no more than 14 calendar days, before any excavation or blasting starts.1, 2 Excavation is one of the trades covered by the state's residential maintenance and alteration contractor licence, which applies to work on one- and two-family homes when a project's contract price is $600 or more.3, 4 A soil erosion permit is generally required for earth changes that disturb one or more acres, or that fall within 500 feet of a lake or stream.5
All 23 contractors
- North-Country Excavating Inc(906) 632-0038Sault Ste Marie5.0 from 21 reviews via Google
- Fox Excavating(906) 203-7022Sault Ste Marie4.0 from 4 reviews via Google
- Davis Excavating and Logging(906) 876-2363Hulbert
- Laakso Excavating(906) 493-5498Drummond Island
- Palmer Excavation(906) 632-0055Dafter
- Frank Huyck & Son Excavating(906) 647-5500Pickford
- R and R Excavating(906) 647-1003Pickford
- Stub's Trucking & Excavating(614) 425-9521Brimley
- Burton Excavating Inc(906) 632-2641Sault Ste Marie
- Great Lakes Excavating 2 0 LLC(906) 495-5543Kincheloe
- Riverside Excavating Inc(906) 632-7908Sault Ste Marie
- Badder Excavating(906) 437-5374Brimley
- Extreme Excavating(906) 634-0424Sault Saint Marie
- Molitor & Son Excavating(906) 632-4622Sault Ste Marie
- Beaudoin Excavating(906) 569-3712Trout Lake
- Socia Brothers Excavating(906) 647-8120Pickford
- B & L Excavating & Landscaping(906) 635-6535Sault Ste Marie
- (906) 492-3276
- Johno J McClellan(906) 632-3475Sault Ste Marie
- JW Excavating(906) 632-0032Sault Ste Marie
- Kabelman Excavating(906) 274-5416Eckerman
- Sally Socia Excavating(906) 493-5261Drummond Island
- Superior Trucking & Excavating(906) 440-6006Sault Sainte Marie
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What excavation costs in Michigan
Ranges are national; get three local quotes.
- Residential excavation and site prep
- $1,500–$5,000 for a typical job; $2,500–$15,000 for a full home sitePrice driver: Soil: clay and rock cost more than loam
- Land clearing, small lot
- $1,400–$5,800Price driver: Tree density
- Grading a yard
- $1,000–$5,000 for an average backyardPrice driver: Slope
- Driveway excavation, before gravel or paving
- $1,000–$5,000Price driver: Access: tight sites need smaller machines and more hours
- Dirt haul-off
- $500–$6,000 per jobPrice driver: Haul distance and disposal
Published labor data puts the Midwest roughly 20% above the Southeast.
Ranges compiled from HomeGuide, Angi, HomeAdvisor and contractor-published guides, checked September 2026.