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Excavation contractors in Forsyth County, NC

31 excavation contractors are registered in Forsyth County. All 31 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Winston-Salem.

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 31 contractors

  1. Rumburg Grading Inc
    Walkertown4.5 from 10 reviews via Google
    (336) 595-8830
  2. McDonald Brothers Grading LLC
    Winston Salem4.3 from 12 reviews via Google
    (336) 591-9145
  3. Carolina Custom Grading & Landscaping
    Winston Salem5.0 from 26 reviews via Google
    (336) 764-2676
  4. STL Grading LLC
    Winston Salem
    (336) 420-5018
  5. (336) 442-4439
Map of excavation contractors in Forsyth County, NC
Pins mark ZIP code areas. A number shows how many contractors share that ZIP code.
  1. (336) 339-1879
  2. Manuel Grading Inc
    Winston Salem
    (202) 521-1493
  3. (336) 595-2601
  4. Clavel Grading LLC
    Winston Salem
    (336) 602-0320
  5. H&L Grading LLC
    Belews Creek
    (336) 543-7867
  6. (336) 924-6502
  7. (336) 924-6843
  8. (336) 416-8492
  9. (336) 971-3574
  10. (336) 918-0258
  11. P T W Grading
    Winston-Salem
    (336) 788-7843
  12. (336) 399-2304
  13. (336) 671-7172
  14. (336) 769-2384
  15. (336) 595-4562
  16. (336) 253-4222
  17. (336) 971-6919
  18. (336) 869-3683
  19. (336) 399-2144
  20. (336) 608-8916
  21. (336) 345-4812
  22. (336) 788-1128
  23. (336) 300-6560
  24. (336) 399-4794
  25. (336) 944-2044
  26. Joyner Wrecking & Grading Inc
    Winston SalemDemolition
    (919) 767-2518

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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.

Nearby counties

Sources

  1. 1.N.C.G.S. Chapter 87, Article 8A
  2. 2.N.C.G.S. § 87-1
  3. 3.NC Licensing Board for General Contractors
  4. 4.N.C.G.S. § 113A-57
  5. 5.NC Department of Environmental Quality