Excavation contractors in Kent County, MI
74 excavation contractors are registered in Kent County. All 74 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Grand Rapids.
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
Contractors 1–50 of 74
- Kentwood Excavating Inc(616) 949-5250Grand Rapids4.3 from 6 reviews via Google
- Jim Zuern Excavating(616) 940-4766Grand Rapids4.8 from 6 reviews via Google
- Chaney Excavating Inc(616) 866-0300Cedar Springs5.0 from 4 reviews via Google
- Houghton Excavating LLC(505) 644-2871Sand Lake5.0 from 5 reviews via Google
- Michigan Excavating LLC(616) 916-6923Lowell5.0 from 4 reviews via Google
- Earthx Excavating LLC(586) 764-6671Belmont
- Dean's Landscaping & Excavating Inc(616) 636-5524Sand Lake
- Dykema Excavators(616) 363-6895Grand Rapids
- (231) 518-7950
- Excel Excavation(616) 558-9666Caledonia
- (616) 443-7639
- Abbott Excavating Inc(616) 538-9300Byron Center
- Parker Excavating Gravel & Recycle(616) 784-1681Comstock Park
- Roosien Excavating Inc(616) 891-9740Caledonia
- Herrington Directional Drilling(616) 874-7449Rockford
- (616) 218-4850
- Steenwyk & Sons Excavating LLC(616) 891-1057Byron Center
- Bouma Brothers Excavating Inc(616) 878-9524Byron Center
- (616) 691-7368
- Rozema Excavating(616) 292-0744Caledonia
- Cannonsburg Sand & Gravel(616) 691-8098Rockford
- Rowland Excavating Inc(616) 696-0622Cedar Springs
- Alaska Excavating Co LLC(616) 437-3969Caledonia
- Affordable Excavating Inc(616) 248-2800Grand Rapids
- Caledonia Excavating Inc(616) 292-3840Caledonia
- Hblandscaping(505) 644-4061Alto
- Myles Excavating Inc(616) 696-5900Cedar Springs
- (616) 893-0211
- (616) 262-4368
- Terry Afton & Sons Excavating Inc(616) 675-4612Kent City
- New World Excavating(616) 784-7067Comstock Park
- Epic Excavating Incorporated(616) 813-9596Grand Rapids
- Premier Excavating LLC(616) 212-9896Byron Center
- Sietsema Excavators(616) 453-1808Grand Rapids
- (616) 293-6272
- County-Line Excavating LLC(616) 896-8749Byron Center
- (616) 784-7067
- Singleton Excavating(616) 450-6971Sand Lake
- (616) 868-6271
- Absolute Trucking and Excavating(616) 329-6852Caledonia
- (616) 874-6063
- Olin Excavating Inc(616) 437-3246Lowell
- William J Antor and Sons(616) 887-0293Sparta
- D Service and Excavating LLC(616) 799-3999Cedar Springs
- (616) 560-7378
- All Concrete & Excavation LLC(616) 862-4420Grand Rapids
- Cannon Excavation Inc(616) 874-1300Rockford
- Shaffer Excavating Inc(616) 887-8391Sparta
- (616) 897-7441
- Post Excavating LLC(616) 891-7630Caledonia
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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.