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Last update on February 26, 2026

Top-Rated Excavation pros in Salt Lick - Updated Nov 2026

Avatar for GRADE A EXCAVATION LLC
GRADE A EXCAVATION LLC
5.0(
11
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Building Site - Preparation and ClearingLandscape - Minor Grading or ReslopingExcavation - Major Grading or Resloping

Serving Salt Lick, KY and surrounding areas

Approved

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

Offers commercial services

"I give Grade A an A+. If you need dirt work done, they're the people to call. They do top quality work and you can tell take pride in it. Very dependable and stand by what they tell you. Great communication, honest, and excellent work all around. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to anyone needing excavator work. I will use them for anything I might need done in the future."
Drive way extension
Drive way extension
Drive way extension
Parking pad
Parking pad

+11

20 neighbors recently requested a quote
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Maynard Excavating & Construction
5.0(
5
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Building Site - Preparation and ClearingExcavation - Major Grading or ReslopingBuilding Site - Preparation and Clearing - For Business+1 more

Serving Salt Lick, KY and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2021

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Done a great job in a very timely manner, the job was cheaper than the quote."
Concrete Driveways
Concrete Driveways
Concrete Driveways
Concrete Driveways
Concrete Driveways

+8

23 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by25%of homeowners
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Avatar for Swords Excavation
Swords Excavation
4.4(
8
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Building Site - Preparation and ClearingLandscape - Minor Grading or ReslopingBuilding Site - Preparation and Clearing - For Business+2 more

Serving Salt Lick, KY and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2023

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"I bought some land that was nothing but forest. Sword Excavation has been clearing the land building roads, spreading gravel. Can’t say enough great things about this company."
Landscaping Project
French drain system
Landscaping Project
French drain system
French drain system

+26

Response time2 days
Response rate100%
6 neighbors recently requested a quote
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Groundbreaking Construction
5.0(
5
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Building Site - Preparation and ClearingExcavation - Major Grading or ReslopingLandscape - Minor Grading or Resloping+1 more

Serving Salt Lick, KY and surrounding areas

Approved

Super Service Award Winner

In business since 2024

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"Cleared brush out of fences and cleaned up down trees, did a great job."
Demolition
Demolition
Response time1 day
24 neighbors recently requested a quote
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Avatar for Unique Landscaping & Contracting, LLC
Unique Landscaping & Contracting, LLC
4.0(
12
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Landscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Salt Lick, KY and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2020

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"I was grateful that they were willing to take on a small job of finishing some deck work. Kyle was professional and efficient in getting the work done. . I am very pleased with the work and look forward to calling on them again when needs arise."
Front Steps
Front Steps
Decking
Back Steps
Over Hang Finish

+29

Response time2 days
2 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by85%of homeowners
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Avatar for Northcutt Contracting
Northcutt Contracting
5.0(
2
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Landscape - Minor Grading or ReslopingBuilding Site - Preparation and ClearingBuilding Site - Preparation and Clearing - For Business+2 more

Serving Salt Lick, KY and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2022

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"They did the project efficiently and were prompt and very knowledgeable. I am well pleased with the job they did."
4 neighbors recently requested a quote
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Right Track Excavation
5.0(
1
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Building Site - Preparation and ClearingLandscape - Minor Grading or ReslopingExcavation - Major Grading or Resloping

Serving Salt Lick, KY and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2025

Free estimates

Small jobs welcome

"Great job. Did an extension to our driveway and it turned out as expected. Highly recommend."
19 neighbors recently requested a quote
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Avatar for Branch Contracting
Branch Contracting
New to Angi
Building Site - Preparation and ClearingExcavation - Major Grading or Resloping

Serving Salt Lick, KY and surrounding areas

Approved

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

Small jobs welcome

Pride ourselves in clean and honest work. Readily available and free quotes!

6 neighbors recently requested a quote
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Avatar for BSP Corp
BSP Corp
5.0(
1
)
Landscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Salt Lick, KY and surrounding areas

Approved

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

Small jobs welcome

"Kenny was excellent!! I hired him to remove the bathroom demolition debris. He was very nice and polite. He responded right away to my request. The price was the best I got from different companies. He got the job done in few minutes and left the area complete clean. I 100% recommend him"
Tree Removal
Tree Removal
Tree Removal
Tree Removal
Tree Removal

+16

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Excavating FAQs, answered by experts

The best type of soil to build on is a mixture of sand and clay, known as loam soil. Loam soil has the best combination of these soil types to build a foundation on. The clay particles help with water retention, so it won’t erode like sandy soil might, and the sandy particles help with drainage, so you won’t see unsafe soil expansion or have an increased risk of leaks from water sitting against your foundation.

Most professional excavation teams will charge between $8 and $15 per cubic yard. Calculate the cost by finding the volume of your pool—width x length x depth—and dividing it by 27. Then, multiply the price by the cubic yards from your equation. Budget for complications like a rocky lawn, hard-to-access pool area, or high local labor prices.

If you don’t have a crawl space but have a partial basement you want to make deeper, you can expect to spend a little less—between $40,000 and $90,000 on average. However, if you’re not adding new finished square footage, you won’t see much in the way of ROI.

Depth is not a qualifying component of evacuation. Any human-made cut, cavity, or depression in the earth’s surface is considered excavation. The hole from excavation can be any size, shape, or depth. Excavation is used to create foundations, reservoirs, drainage ditches, and roads. Long, narrow excavations are called trenches and are often used for underground utilities.

Most states do not require excavation companies to hold specific licenses, but many require at least a contractor’s license. Additionally, heavy equipment operators require a special commercial equipment license to operate machinery required for excavation. You can use Angi’s contractor licensing tool to confirm that an excavation company you’re considering hiring is fully licensed. You should also make sure that the excavation team is fully insured before allowing them to work on your property.

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