Excavation contractors in Wilkes County, NC
30 excavation contractors are registered in Wilkes County. All 30 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is North Wilkesboro.
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 30 contractors
- Queen & Son Grading & Landscaping LLC(336) 608-9575North Wilkesboro5.0 from 8 reviews via Google
- Ab Hogging & Excavation LLC(336) 927-5238Ferguson4.9 from 30 reviews via Google
- Mathis & Son Grading Inc(336) 984-3261North Wilkesboro
- (336) 984-2697
- Browns Backhoe and Grading LLC(336) 957-3162Thurmond
- (336) 957-8874
- Foothills Tractor & Excavating(336) 984-8749Wilkesboro
- Sales Grading Inc.(336) 984-2865Roaring River
- Jim Severt Grading Co(336) 667-2446Millers Creek
- (336) 957-2346
- Brinegar's Grading(336) 984-7930N Willesboro
- Mark Bare Grading(336) 403-3711Purlear
- Wilmoth Grading(336) 366-7855Thurmond
- Sexton Grading LLC(336) 921-0634Moravian Falls
- Browns Grading Service(336) 957-5606Thurmond
- Carolina Dozer(336) 739-0364Purlear
- Elite Hauling & Grading(336) 744-6149Wilkesboro
- (336) 957-0721
- Anderson Grading & Hauling LLC(336) 928-5087Traphill
- Churchs Backhoe(336) 973-3994Wilkesboro
- Dixie Grading & Equipment Inc(336) 973-7281Wilkesboro
- (336) 984-9213
- J R Hutchinson Grading(336) 957-2217Traphill
- James Gentry Grading(336) 874-2083Thurmond
- Jerry Robert Bledsoe(336) 977-0093Miller''s Creek
- Kilby's Backhoe Service(336) 670-2843North Wilkesboro
- Lesters Grading and Hauling(336) 874-7493Thurmond
- R C Bare Backhoe & Grading(336) 777-7500Millers Creek
- Reynolds Grading LLC(336) 426-2170Thurmond
- Trax Grading Company(336) 957-0060Wilkesboro
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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.