Excavation contractors in Transylvania County, NC
25 excavation contractors are registered in Transylvania County. All 25 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Brevard.
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 25 contractors
- Wilson Grading & Grounds(828) 966-3800Lake Toxaway5.0 from 3 reviews via Google
- Jerry McCall Grading(828) 553-4147Brevard4.0 from 7 reviews via Google
- Jerry T Whitmire Grading Inc(828) 883-3867Brevard
- McCall's Grading & Construction Inc(828) 884-6059Balsam Grove
- Toxaway Grading Co Inc(828) 966-4609Sapphire
- Shelton's Grading(828) 577-1654Rosman
- Austin Construction and Grading Company(828) 779-9887Pisgah Forest
- Carls Grading(828) 883-8036Brevard
- Bear Claw Excavating Inc(828) 553-1093Balsam Grove
- (828) 577-6340
- Theron McCalls Grading LLC(828) 506-2572Pisgah Forest
- Cauble & Sons Grading(828) 862-3823Balsam Grove
- Hubbard Grading(828) 553-4649Pisgah Forest
- (828) 966-4002
- Mark Willis Grading Inc(828) 506-3232Brevard
- (973) 796-2292
- Broad River Grading and Hauling LLC(828) 606-0974Pisgah Forest
- Carolina Services Grading and Shorescapes(828) 577-2676Lake Toxaway
- Cash's Grading and Trucking Inc(828) 553-1370Lake Toxaway
- (828) 862-3726
- Holbrooks Excavating(828) 883-5522Lake Toxaway
- J D Galloway Grading(828) 553-0781Rosman
- McGuire Grading(828) 883-3705Pisgah Forest
- Mountain Life Excavation LLC(828) 885-7627Brevard
- (828) 458-8415
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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.