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What excavation costs in the Finger Lakes
Real ranges for the jobs people ask about most, written by the people who dig them. Use these to plan; call for a number.
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Every guide uses 2026 numbers for Ontario County and the surrounding Finger Lakes. Steep lakefront lots and shale bedrock push jobs toward the high end; flat, open sites with good access sit near the low end.
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(585) 575-0567Serving Canandaigua, Ontario County, the Finger Lakes, and the Rochester area. Larger Syracuse-area projects by arrangement.