Excavation contractors in Caldwell County, NC
30 excavation contractors are registered in Caldwell County. All 30 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Lenoir.
North Carolina's Underground Utility Safety and Damage Prevention Act requires notice no less than three full working days before excavation or demolition begins.1 Grading work that costs $40,000 or more must be done by a licensed general contractor, and the state's licensing board offers a Grading and Excavating classification.2, 3 Land-disturbing activity of more than one acre needs an approved erosion and sedimentation control plan, filed at least 30 days before work starts,4 and disturbing one acre or more also requires coverage under the NCG01 construction stormwater permit.5
All 30 contractors
- Bumgarner Septic Tank & Grading Inc(828) 396-1795Granite Falls4.3 from 70 reviews via Google
- Hoffman Paving & Grading Inc(828) 754-5582Lenoir4.9 from 9 reviews via Google
- Appalachian Excavating & Grading LLC(828) 217-0312Lenoir4.7 from 13 reviews via Google
- Shook's Excavation LLC(828) 612-1578Lenoir5.0 from 3 reviews via Google
- Jackie Lynn Severt(828) 754-2291Lenoir
- Lackey Grading Co Inc(828) 758-2918Lenoir
- Watson Grading LLC(828) 455-4584Lenoir
- Kent Grading and Hauling(828) 244-3056Lenoir
- Lindsey Bumgarner(307) 200-4852Granite Falls
- Buddy Faw Grading Inc(828) 754-9566Lenoir
- Faw Grading Co Inc(828) 729-5105Lenoir
- (828) 728-0901
- Hargus Grading LLC(828) 381-1490Granite Falls
- Matt Hall Grading LLC(828) 493-0608Hudson
- Swanson Grading(828) 754-0115Lenoir
- J W Grading(828) 302-9293Granite Falls
- (828) 754-7673
- Barry Cloer Grading(828) 381-1648Hudson
- (828) 612-0822
- (828) 496-7643
- Davis Grading(828) 754-5337Lenoir
- (505) 611-0768
- (828) 312-4566
- (828) 729-5582
- Paisley Grading(828) 758-7519Lenoir
- Regal Yount Grading(828) 396-8201Granite Falls
- Stanley Burns Grading(202) 817-2012Granite Falls
- Sun Grading(828) 640-5124Lenoir
- (828) 493-0459
- (505) 657-2627
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What excavation costs in North Carolina
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 Southeast's average rates lowest in the country.
Ranges compiled from HomeGuide, Angi, HomeAdvisor and contractor-published guides, checked September 2026.