Excavation contractors in Essex County, NY
37 excavation contractors are registered in Essex County. All 37 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is North Elba.
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 37 contractors
- Mussen Excavating(518) 593-7606Keeseville4.9 from 8 reviews via Google
- Tucker & Son Trucking & Excavating(518) 251-2947Minerva4.8 from 6 reviews via Google
- Adirondack Excavation and Grading LLC(518) 534-2076Wilmington
- Fuller(518) 834-4617Keeseville
- Northeast Drilling and Excavating LLC(518) 834-4338Keeseville
- Pratt Trucking & Excavating LLC(518) 251-4302Olmstedville
- (518) 420-6859
- Mt View Excavating(518) 572-3707Lake Placid
- Harlow Excavating & Contracting Inc(518) 523-2307Lake Placid
- (518) 962-4592
- Wylie &Son Excavating(518) 637-2687Lake Placid
- Andrew McNally Excavating Inc(518) 251-5652Olmstedville
- (518) 946-2574
- D L Paige Building & Excavation Inc(518) 585-7608Ticonderoga
- (518) 572-2963
- Mountain Excavating LLC(207) 624-2275Schroon Lake
- Al's Excavating(518) 585-2169Ticonderoga
- E Rafferty Excavating & Landscaping(518) 586-6273Ticonderoga
- Kings Excavatiing & Logging(518) 572-1661Willsboro
- Koller Excavating & Materials(518) 532-0118North Hudson
- LML Excavations LLC(518) 637-3641Keene Valley
- Sussdorff Excavating LLC(518) 570-4068Port Kent
- (518) 946-7226
- B and G Excavation(518) 946-7089Upper Jay
- Daniel Belzile Logging & Excavation(518) 572-4130Willsboro
- Forbes Excavating Co Inc(518) 946-2269Wilmington
- Macey & Son Hauling & Excavating(518) 597-4188Crown Point
- BK Excavating(518) 963-8177Willsboro
- (518) 307-3311
- Conklin Excavating(518) 523-2290Lake Placid
- Cutting Excavation(518) 572-0240Crown Point
- D and J Excavation(518) 946-7462Wilmington
- (518) 582-2247
- Leclair Excavating(518) 946-7089Upper Jay
- Moses Excavating & Trucking(518) 532-0381North Hudson
- Sawyer & Son Excavating(518) 585-3259Ticonderoga
- LML Excavation LLC(518) 637-3642Keene Valley
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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.