Excavation contractors in Livingston County, MI
59 excavation contractors are registered in Livingston County. All 59 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Howell.
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 59
- Lashbrook Excavating & Septic Service(517) 546-2268Howell4.7 from 15 reviews via Google
- Pinckney Trucking & Excavating Inc(517) 404-1561Pinckney4.1 from 10 reviews via Google
- Louis Wellman & Sons Excavating(517) 546-2978Howell4.8 from 108 reviews via Google
- Samuels Excavating & Masonry(734) 497-0187Pinckney5.0 from 7 reviews via Google
- (517) 518-8890
- Wagner Excavating Inc(248) 486-4455Brighton
- (517) 546-1518
- (517) 546-2117
- Jay's Transport(517) 672-9049Howell
- Kensington Valley Excavating(517) 404-0888Fowlerville
- Bob Myers Excavating Inc(810) 231-2044Brighton
- Epley Excavating LLC(517) 223-3370Fowlerville
- (248) 762-0113
- Farkas Excavating &Trucking LLC(989) 388-9430Portland
- Laier Excavating Inc(517) 223-4420Fowlerville
- (810) 515-4513
- Exclusive Excavating Inc(734) 560-7966Brighton
- Joe Raica Excavating Inc(517) 521-4508Fowlerville
- BNC Excavating Inc(248) 255-1912Brighton
- Great Lakes Excavating(517) 404-6822Howell
- GV Excavating LLC(810) 522-0801Brighton
- Spiegelberg Excavating LLC(734) 449-5476Brighton
- Al Bowden Excavating(810) 499-9868Gregory
- C & W Excavating(517) 546-3860Howell
- (517) 546-3604
- C&M Excavating(517) 545-0668Howell
- Jared A Beduhn Excavating(734) 498-3011Gregory
- R and W Excavating Inc(517) 546-4739Howell
- RSK Excavating LLC(810) 240-6786Howell
- Basic Excavating(517) 375-1997Howell
- Beduhn Excavating Inc(517) 404-0810Howell
- (517) 546-1063
- Bullo Excavating(810) 623-1175Hartland
- K B Road Grading LLC(810) 220-3373Brighton
- (248) 640-5434
- Lowe Excavating(517) 546-0767Howell
- W & W Excavating(517) 545-1991Howell
- OTT's Excavating Inc(517) 528-6223Fowlerville
- (734) 878-6342
- Michigan Land Clearing and Excavation LLC(517) 816-0011GregoryLand clearing
- AAA Excavating(734) 878-2280Pinckney
- (517) 861-1087
- Aurora Excavating LLC(810) 567-5978Fowlerville
- Basic Excavating LLC(517) 546-7777Howell
- Clays Trucking & Grading LLP(734) 878-2360Pinckney
- D&V Excavating(248) 719-7556Brighton
- Darrell's Excavating(248) 787-1252Howell
- (517) 548-1349
- Great Lakes Dozer LLC(517) 518-4416Fowlerville
- Hamilton Excavating(517) 404-7241Brighton
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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.