Excavation contractors in Orange County, NC
17 excavation contractors are registered in Orange County. All 17 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Chapel Hill.
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
- Carolina Utility & Grading Inc(919) 967-6704Chapel Hill
- Sandhills Grading & Pipe Corp(919) 968-6323Chapel Hill
- Arnold Smith Excavating Inc(919) 929-2687Chapel Hill
- Mark Moldenhauer Landscaping(919) 919-3769Hillsborough
- Lloyd Grading and Utilities Inc(919) 960-2766Chapel Hill
- Randy W Jones Grading Co Inc(919) 644-7244Hillsborough
- Ted Franklin Grading Co(919) 732-8525Hillsborough
- (919) 650-8272
- Royce Wilkerson Grading LLC(919) 732-2579Hillsborough
- Amp Grading and Demolition LLC(919) 730-0404HillsboroughDemolition
- Bobcat & Backhoe Service(919) 730-2325Chapel Hill
- Paul L Wilkerson Jr Grading Co(919) 732-2579Hillsborough
- Walker Grading(919) 732-5100Hillsborough
- Colpitts Grading Inc(919) 408-3109Chapel Hill
- JD Grading and Utilities(919) 235-5149Efland
- Marc Johnson Grading LLC(919) 667-4414Hillsborough
- Wilkerson Grading LLC(919) 732-2579Hillsborough
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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.