Delta Demolition
“Beyond work, this is a special person that I was happy to meet and receive such excellent service!!”
Best Excavation Services in New York, NY
15 contractors listed · 5 in New York · 2 open 24/7 · 9 open weekends · 12 rated 4.5+
Data verified October 21, 2026
Ancora Engineering
Seylone
NYC Demolition
“The process was stress free and seamless from the permit process to the final conditions.”
High Level
A1 Excavating & Contracting LLC
“He immediately came the next day and explained the work that had to be done and sent me immediately a price quotation which entails installation of new sewer line pipes from the porch of my house to the middle of the street to connect to the main pipe.”
Listed for homeowners in and around New York, NY, these 15 contractors dig, grade and demolish. What each one says about machines, hauling and site work comes from its own website; the ratings and comments on this page are from public reviews.
Area overview: New York, NY
5 of the 15 contractors we list are based in New York; the other 10 serve New York from towns including Queens (8 mi), Brooklyn (3 mi) and Jersey City, NJ (8 mi). 13 of the contractors on this page have a rating, from 4.3 to 5.0 across 633 reviews; 5 have 50 or more reviews and 12 are rated 4.5 or higher. When customers rate these contractors on specific qualities, they most often praise professionalism (100%), quality (90%) and responsiveness (88%). The topics that come up most in reviews of the contractors on this page are "price", "crew" and "efficient". 2 are open around the clock; 9 are open on Saturdays and 4 on Sundays. 7 show a license on their websites and 2 have a BBB rating of A or A+. Domain records put 9 websites of the contractors on this page at ten or more years old; the oldest dates from 2007. 4 offer emergency call-outs; 5 give free estimates; 5 are family- or locally-owned and 1 lists coupons or special offers. We count these figures across the contractors on this page; distances are straight-line, and hours and prices change, so confirm the details with the contractor before you book.
What do these contractors show on their sites?
14 of the 15 excavation listings here point to a website. The useful pages are the equipment list and project photos: machine sizes tell you what will fit through your gate, and pictures of finished grading tell you more than a services page ever will.
John Degrace Plumbing & Heating
“I want to thank John and his plumbers for the quick and clean work that was done at my mother's house.”
Subsurface Watermain and Sewer Inc.
“They worked extra hard to save an old tree in my garden when they broke ground.”
Construction Enterprise NY
“I have had negative experiences with contractors in the past, but this company was a pleasure to deal with.”
William J. Guarini
“They are caring and compassionate individuals.”
B&M Cleanup Services
“Got a quote about an hour after the gentlemen left my home, got it all though to work out and the very next day had a truck and about 3 men at my home, cleaned up the place and actually swept the dust away.”
WP Bluestone
“Customer experience is great and dealing with Maria is always a pleasure.”
Lucciola Mason Contractor
“Fast service, great work, and a fair price.”
Accu
“Thank you for answering all of my questions, looking forward to having you guys come over next week to check my yard out!”
City Hauling Corp
“They were at job site early and checked up on us to make sure everything was going smoothly.”
Why these companies made our list
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