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Excavation contractors in Yancey County, NC

31 excavation contractors are registered in Yancey County. All 31 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Burnsville.

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 31 contractors

  1. Ledford Grading
    Burnsville4.5 from 12 reviews via Google
    (828) 284-6521
  2. (828) 682-7714
  3. (828) 284-2155
  4. (828) 712-9426
  5. (828) 682-9808
Map of excavation contractors in Yancey County, NC
Pins mark ZIP code areas. A number shows how many contractors share that ZIP code.
  1. (828) 675-5178
  2. (828) 284-2095
  3. (828) 682-6403
  4. (828) 284-9658
  5. Evans Grading
    Burnsville
    (828) 682-2015
  6. (828) 707-1867
  7. (828) 284-0550
  8. M&C Logging & Grading
    Green Mountain
    (828) 467-4147
  9. (828) 682-6751
  10. B&B Grading and Clearing
    Green MtnLand clearing
    (828) 208-3760
  11. (828) 678-1134
  12. (828) 713-6798
  13. (704) 784-4592
  14. (828) 678-1210
  15. (828) 284-3811
  16. (828) 284-6182
  17. (828) 284-3039
  18. (828) 777-0804
  19. (828) 208-9064
  20. (828) 284-2121
  21. (828) 467-8192
  22. (828) 284-0461
  23. (828) 260-6530
  24. (828) 682-2487
  25. McKinney Grading
    Green Mountain
    (828) 284-2887
  26. (828) 208-1027

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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.

Nearby counties

Sources

  1. 1.N.C.G.S. Chapter 87, Article 8A
  2. 2.N.C.G.S. § 87-1
  3. 3.NC Licensing Board for General Contractors
  4. 4.N.C.G.S. § 113A-57
  5. 5.NC Department of Environmental Quality