Excavation contractors in Stanly County, NC
34 excavation contractors are registered in Stanly County. All 34 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Albemarle.
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 34 contractors
- Edwards Excavation Inc(704) 486-7147Locust4.7 from 24 reviews via Google
- Burgess Grading LLC(704) 238-3018Stanfield5.0 from 17 reviews via Google
- (704) 984-0504
- Moores Grading Inc(704) 422-3268Albemarle
- (704) 485-2354
- (704) 201-6650
- (704) 982-8678
- Thompson Grading & Hauling Inc(704) 422-3253Albemarle
- (704) 485-2075
- Efird Grading Co Inc(704) 888-2832Locust
- K&L Excavating(704) 984-0811New London
- Burgin Backhoe Service(704) 699-2158Norwood
- Cash Grading Co Inc(704) 309-2564Oakboro
- Gadd Grading(704) 363-1590Albemarle
- (704) 485-2028
- Howard Pierce Grading(336) 880-5004New London
- JRH Grading and Hauling LLC(704) 961-8232New London
- All American Grading(704) 991-6682Albemarle
- Xtreme Groundworx Grading & Hauling(704) 985-2968Albemarle
- B and L Trucking and Grading LLC(980) 412-3357Albemarle
- Good Life Grading LLC(704) 467-6390Oakboro
- Osborne Backhoe(704) 485-4803Locust
- (704) 485-3808
- Simply Custom Solutions LLC(704) 781-8922New London
- B&M Grading LLC(360) 214-2963Oakboro
- Biles Excavation(980) 521-8960Albemarle
- Crouse Grading and Excavation LLC(209) 324-5847Albemarle
- Gene Shaver Backhoe LLC(704) 983-1926Albemarle
- J.P. Grading & Clearing LLC(336) 905-0665New LondonLand clearing
- Lowders Grading(704) 791-6017Albemarle
- McRae Grading & Hauling(336) 320-8485Norwood
- Robertsons Backhoe Service(704) 463-5927New London
- TM Grading and Hauling LLC(704) 467-1099Stanfield
- Deeter's Hauling & Grading LLC(980) 581-0624New London
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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.