Excavation contractors in Ogemaw County, MI
20 excavation contractors are registered in Ogemaw County. All 20 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Skidway Lake.
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 20 contractors
- Sterling Excavation Inc(989) 343-0926West Branch4.0 from 4 reviews via Google
- Swanson's Excavating Inc(989) 873-4419Prescott4.7 from 41 reviews via Google
- Dings Excavating Inc(989) 345-9660West Branch
- Miller Excavating Inc(989) 345-7409West Branch
- E&D Excavating Inc(989) 345-1206West Branch3.3 from 3 reviews via Google
- Nelson Trucking and Excavating LLC(989) 312-0810West Branch
- Triple B Excavating LLC(307) 321-8811Lupton
- Zimmerman Excavating Inc(989) 345-1444West Branch
- Dick Ehinger Excavating Inc(989) 345-2005West Branch
- (989) 473-3334
- Zettel Excavating(989) 345-0519West Branch
- K & J Excavation LLC(989) 313-2446West Branch
- Brauning Excavating & Home Improvement(810) 588-3683West Branch
- Bunting Excavating(989) 345-0924West Branch
- Denstedt Excavating(989) 473-2324Lupton
- Digger'z Excavating(989) 329-4914Prescott
- Greenhill Excavating(989) 345-6311West Branch
- M Kennedy Excavating(989) 254-2358Prescott
- Mark A Ehinger Excavating(989) 345-3814West Branch
- PC Excavating(989) 257-4233South Branch
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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.