Excavation contractors in Clinton County, NY
23 excavation contractors are registered in Clinton County. All 23 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Plattsburgh.
New York requires excavators to notify the one-call center at least two working days, and no more than ten, before digging begins.1 New York 811 takes calls for the Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties, and UDig NY covers the rest of the state.2 Home improvement contractors must be licensed in New York City and in Suffolk, Nassau, Westchester, Putnam and Rockland counties.3 Construction that disturbs one acre or more of soil needs coverage under the DEC's stormwater permit for construction activity, and smaller thresholds apply in New York City and the city's watershed east of the Hudson.4
All 23 contractors
- S Lavarnway Excavating & Paving LLC(518) 637-5930Cadyville5.0 from 8 reviews via Google
- Pat Collins Excavation and Hauling(518) 846-7462West Chazy5.0 from 4 reviews via Google
- (518) 578-6870
- R Hogan Excavating(518) 594-3845Ellenburg Depot
- Evergreen Landscaping and Excavation Inc(518) 420-7500Morrisonville
- Thwaits Excavating LLC(518) 834-0180Clintonville
- Josh Laware Logging&Excavation LLC(518) 563-3670Morrisonville
- (518) 643-8088
- (518) 236-7265
- Macey's Excavation(518) 561-6760Plattsburgh
- Menard and Sons Excavating(518) 297-4635Champlain
- (518) 492-9253
- Rabideau Bros Excavating LLC(518) 236-7610Mooers Forks
- Apple Valley Excavation(518) 636-7705Plattsburgh
- Boyd's Backhoe & Dump Truck Service(518) 561-5959Plattsburgh
- (518) 726-0188
- Silver's Excavating & Trucking(518) 594-7151Ellenburg Center
- Strat Hill Farm Trucking Excavating LLC(518) 493-7831West Chazy
- Barnes Excavating Inc(518) 561-4150Plattsburgh
- Blow's Excavation(518) 493-5902Altona
- Loki Construction and Excavation(518) 493-6153West Chazy
- (518) 578-5740
- Stark's Excavation(518) 651-5728Lyon Mountain
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What excavation costs in New York
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 has no separate figure for the Northeast, so expect prices near the national range.
Ranges compiled from HomeGuide, Angi, HomeAdvisor and contractor-published guides, checked September 2026.