Excavation contractors in Rowan County, NC
38 excavation contractors are registered in Rowan County. All 38 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Salisbury.
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 38 contractors
- Cam Hauling & Grading LLC(704) 784-8421Rockwell4.2 from 5 reviews via Google
- Carolina Fine Grading Inc(336) 451-1001Salisbury4.0 from 5 reviews via Google
- Freeman Grading and Hauling(704) 636-3984Salisbury4.3 from 3 reviews via Google
- Gene Stoner Grading & Hauling Inc(704) 633-5204Salisbury
- Jeremy Smith Logging & Grading(704) 279-8821Salisbury
- Seagraves Grading Group Inc(704) 279-5794Rockwell
- (704) 202-1329
- Grading and House Moving(704) 279-1360Rockwell
- Laidlaw Grading(704) 791-0456Rockwell
- Bobs Backhoe and Bobcat(704) 239-6146Salisbury
- Darrell Cody and Sons Grading LLC(704) 463-5711Gold Hill
- Beaver's Grading LLC(704) 202-1080Salisbury
- Black Cobra Grading LLC(980) 622-7680Salisbury
- Black Grading LLC(704) 202-4503Salisbury
- High Rock Hauling & Grading LLC(704) 762-0629Salisbury
- LP Barger Grading(704) 603-4610Salisbury
- Ronnie Drye Backhoe Services(505) 646-0157Rockwell
- Brian Finney Excavating LLC(704) 433-0776Mount Ulla
- Brigman Grading and Concrete Inc(980) 330-9006Salisbury
- C&D Hauling and Grading LLC(704) 794-5605Rockwell
- Dales Hauling and Grading(704) 279-5458Rockwell
- Ellers Grading(704) 637-6948Salisbury
- Kenny Williams Grading Inc(704) 361-0556Mt Ulla
- (704) 634-2935
- Pete Kirk Grading(704) 639-1990Salisbury
- Davids Grading LLC(980) 866-1137Gold Hill
- Ken Kluttz Grading Inc(704) 279-2702Salisbury
- Austins Backhoe Service(202) 521-1493Salisbury
- Beaver Grading Co(704) 636-4592Salisbury
- Black Cobra Grading LLC(704) 743-3793Salisbury
- Drye's Backhoe Service(704) 202-3273Rockwell
- Jerry Freeze Grading(704) 857-9304China Grove
- (980) 565-6428
- M L Stirewalt Grading & Hauling(704) 857-8926Rockwell
- MZ Top Grading LLC(704) 400-3177Salisbury
- Terra Grading LLC(704) 232-9357Salisbury
- William Goodlett Grading and Hualing(704) 636-6637Salisbury
- Morrison Grading & Concrete LLC(980) 447-0136Cleveland
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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.