Excavation contractors in Watauga County, NC
34 excavation contractors are registered in Watauga County. All 34 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Boone.
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
- Andrews Construction & Grading LLC(828) 773-9542Boone5.0 from 5 reviews via Google
- Hartley Hauling & Grading LLC(828) 266-0019Boone5.0 from 19 reviews via Google
- (828) 964-8667
- Estes Grading LLC(312) 362-4894Boone
- (828) 964-8666
- (828) 264-6931
- (828) 297-4033
- (828) 964-1343
- (828) 265-0370
- (828) 719-5045
- Proffit Grading(828) 264-4374Boone
- Bryan Grading(828) 964-8478Boone
- Danny Phillips Backhoe & Grading(828) 297-1186Sugar Grove
- (828) 964-1006
- (828) 773-9621
- Holt's Trucking & Excavating LLC(828) 297-8100Sugar Grove
- (828) 264-3703
- (828) 265-0407
- McGuire Grading LLC(828) 773-5467Vilas
- (828) 297-1366
- Bella B Excavating LLC(336) 997-0616Deep Gap
- Benjamin Phillips(828) 964-8124Sugar Grove
- G & K Grading and Landscaping LLC(828) 964-7164Zionville
- (828) 773-1389
- Bella B Excavating(336) 977-0616Deep Gap
- Cook Grading LLC(828) 773-0812Zionville
- (828) 964-6671
- Harding Trucking and Grading(828) 964-7038Deep Gap
- (828) 264-1657
- (828) 264-9569
- Pearson Grading(828) 295-4477Blowing Rock
- Pennell Excavation LLC(828) 406-9643Zionville
- Standard Excavating(336) 977-4604Boone
- W.H. Moretz Excavating LLC(828) 961-1412Sugar Grove
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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.