Excavation contractors in Columbus County, NC
17 excavation contractors are registered in Columbus County. All 17 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Whiteville.
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 17 contractors
- Simmons Public Utility Site Work Inc(910) 653-9186Whiteville
- (910) 770-0532
- (910) 770-0637
- (910) 640-6848
- Smiths Trucking and Excavating(910) 840-3534Lake Waccamaw
- Waccamaw Excavating and Grading LLC(910) 918-5866Lake Waccamaw
- Bentons Excavating(910) 640-9825Whiteville
- Dee Watts(910) 640-2463Whiteville
- Full Throttle Excavation LLC(208) 362-7017Whiteville
- Darrell Hampton Grading LLC(828) 268-4051Hallsboro
- Friend Excavating LLC(502) 612-4226Whiteville
- Ward's Backhoe Service(910) 212-8737Whiteville
- Ward's Excavation and Backhoe(910) 640-7575Whiteville
- Bartleys Backhoe Service(910) 918-5413Chadbourn
- Hardwick Dirt Work LLC(910) 840-9813Whiteville
- (910) 726-0883
- Williams Backhoe Service Inc(910) 649-7902Fair Bluff
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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.