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
- Rumburg Grading Inc(336) 595-8830Walkertown4.5 from 10 reviews via Google
- McDonald Brothers Grading LLC(336) 591-9145Winston Salem4.3 from 12 reviews via Google
- Carolina Custom Grading & Landscaping(336) 764-2676Winston Salem5.0 from 26 reviews via Google
- STL Grading LLC(336) 420-5018Winston Salem
- Gibson's Grading and Hauling LLC(336) 442-4439Winston Salem
- TMC Trucking and Grading(336) 339-1879Kernersville
- Manuel Grading Inc(202) 521-1493Winston Salem
- Stewart Hauling & Backhoe Inc(336) 595-2601Belews Creek
- Clavel Grading LLC(336) 602-0320Winston Salem
- H&L Grading LLC(336) 543-7867Belews Creek
- Jack R Moore Grading Company Inc(336) 924-6502Tobaccoville
- Jerry Cecile Grading(336) 924-6843Pfafftown
- LCP Grading and Hauling(336) 416-8492Kernersville
- Mize Grading LLC(336) 971-3574Clemmons
- Gary Odell Grading and Hauling LLC(336) 918-0258Winston Salem
- P T W Grading(336) 788-7843Winston-Salem
- Piedmont Triad Transport & Grading LLC(336) 399-2304Belews Creek
- Carbajal Lawn Care & Grading LLC(336) 671-7172Winston Salem
- Richard Idol Grading Co Inc(336) 769-2384Kernersville
- Ted Mickey Grading & Utilities(336) 595-4562Walkertown
- Dreamsites Grading LLC(336) 253-4222Kernersville
- TJ's Hauling and Grading LLC(336) 971-6919Winston Salem
- Church Backhoe Service Incorporated(336) 869-3683Kernersville
- Geoff Adams Grading(336) 399-2144Lewisville
- High Roller Hauling & Grading LLC(336) 608-8916Winston Salem
- Idols Backhoe Service(336) 345-4812Winston Salem
- Jack Shields Grading(336) 788-1128Winston Salem
- M&M Grading and Hauling LLC(336) 300-6560Kernersville
- Rabbit Hollar Grading LLC(336) 399-4794Lewisville
- Turner Grading & Hauling Inc(336) 944-2044Kernersville
- Joyner Wrecking & Grading Inc(919) 767-2518Winston SalemDemolition
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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.