Excavation contractors in Iosco County, MI
17 excavation contractors are registered in Iosco County. All 17 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is East Tawas.
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 17 contractors
- (989) 728-0042
- (989) 820-7845
- John Henry Excavating Inc(986) 362-3333East Tawas
- Warner Trucking & Excavating Inc(989) 362-6369Tawas City
- (989) 728-4234
- Sand Lake Excavating LLC(989) 362-5300National City
- (989) 984-7742
- Scott Septic Service(989) 739-5474East Tawas
- Klenow Excavating LLC(989) 362-5779Tawas City3.9 from 8 reviews via Google
- (989) 739-0552
- Tawas Sand Gravel & Excavating Inc(989) 362-7108Tawas City
- (202) 918-2132
- Elmer Erickson Excavating Inc(989) 362-4035Tawas City
- Bill's Excavating(989) 739-9975Oscoda
- (989) 254-2117
- L & J Excavating LLC(989) 996-0445Tawas City
- Stan Girard Excavating(989) 739-2912Oscoda
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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.