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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

  1. North-Country Excavating Inc
    Sault Ste Marie5.0 from 21 reviews via Google
    (906) 632-0038
  2. Fox Excavating
    Sault Ste Marie4.0 from 4 reviews via Google
    (906) 203-7022
  3. (906) 876-2363
  4. Laakso Excavating
    Drummond Island
    (906) 493-5498
  5. (906) 632-0055
Map of excavation contractors in Chippewa County, MI
Pins mark ZIP code areas. A number shows how many contractors share that ZIP code.
  1. (906) 647-5500
  2. (906) 647-1003
  3. (614) 425-9521
  4. Burton Excavating Inc
    Sault Ste Marie
    (906) 632-2641
  5. (906) 495-5543
  6. (906) 632-7908
  7. (906) 437-5374
  8. Extreme Excavating
    Sault Saint Marie
    (906) 634-0424
  9. (906) 632-4622
  10. (906) 569-3712
  11. (906) 647-8120
  12. (906) 635-6535
  13. (906) 492-3276
  14. Johno J McClellan
    Sault Ste Marie
    (906) 632-3475
  15. JW Excavating
    Sault Ste Marie
    (906) 632-0032
  16. (906) 274-5416
  17. Sally Socia Excavating
    Drummond Island
    (906) 493-5261
  18. (906) 440-6006

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What excavation costs in Michigan

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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.

Nearby counties

Sources

  1. 1.MCL 460.725
  2. 2.MCL 460.723
  3. 3.MCL 339.2404
  4. 4.MCL 339.2403
  5. 5.Michigan EGLE