Excavation contractors in Chatham County, NC
19 excavation contractors are registered in Chatham County. All 19 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Siler City.
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 19 contractors
- Piedmont Grading & Clearing LLC(336) 807-6863Siler CityLand clearing5.0 from 21 reviews via Google
- Caviness Farms Grading Inc(919) 663-2265Siler City
- Be York & Son Grading LLC(336) 516-4038Siler City
- Foushee Grading LLC(919) 542-7779Pittsboro
- Earl Thomas Grading Inc(919) 542-4200Pittsboro
- S&H Hauling & Grading LLC(919) 625-9128Moncure
- Ba Branch Grading LLC(919) 708-8465Goldston
- T & G Backhoe Inc(336) 944-1445Siler City
- Jeff Scott Grading(919) 795-1075Pittsboro
- (919) 616-2970
- Ronald Lee Garner(919) 742-4712Silver City
- A&S Grading Landscaping(919) 636-2811Pittsboro
- (336) 953-0031
- J & J Backhoe(919) 542-9132Bear Creek
- JB Excavating LLC(919) 357-4129Pittsboro
- JM Siler Excavation LLC(910) 986-1408Siler City
- Moore's Hauling & Grading(919) 742-4746Siler City
- N Riddle Trucking and Grading Inc(919) 616-2970Pittsboro
- Wiley Beal Trucking and Grading(919) 548-3795Goldston
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What excavation costs in North Carolina
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- 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.