59/100CR Score
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 871 Google reviews.
Best Excavating Contractors in Merrick, NY (2026)
107 excavating contractors ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
The short answer
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Best overall in Merrick: Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup, CR Score 59/100; 4.8★ from 871 Google reviews; open 24/7.
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Best for emergencies (open 24/7): RR Plumbing Roto-Rooter, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 107.
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Most-reviewed: RR Plumbing Roto-Rooter, 3,823 Google reviews at 4.8★, the most of 107 ranked; ranked #2.
Rankings can't be bought. Contractors can't pay to change their rank or score. How we rank
107 Merrick excavating contractors are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 34 are open 24/7, 65 open Saturdays and 46 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.8★ across 107 rated businesses.
Top 10 excavating contractors in Merrick at a glance
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup | 59 | 4.8★ (871) | Freeport, 2 mi away | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | RR Plumbing Roto-Rooter | 59 | 4.8★ (3,823) | Queens Village, 11 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies, Most reviews |
| 3 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup | 58 | 4.8★ (1,825) | Farmingdale, 10 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 4 | Emergency Heights Plumbing LIC | 57 | 5.0★ (71) | Long Island City, 22 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 5 | Field Stone Dirt Works | 56 | 5.0★ (80) | East Meadow, 4 mi away | — | — |
| 6 | Steele Contracting LLC | 56 | 5.0★ (20) | East Hills, 9 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
| 7 | Same Day Plumbing NYC Manhattan | 56 | 4.9★ (76) | New York City, 24 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 8 | AVF Development Corp | Demolition & Excavation Contractors on Long Island | 56 | 5.0★ (29) | West Hempstead, 5 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 9 | Always Affordable Chimney, Inc | 55 | 4.8★ (221) | Massapequa, 7 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 10 | Long Island Land Grading, Drainage & Snow Removal Solutions by Lake Norman ENT | 55 | 4.9★ (78) | Kings Park, 20 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
The 107 best excavating contractors in Merrick, ranked
Ordered by CR Score, a 0–100 score from ten published factors. Paid placement never changes the order.
Scores below: based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected. Hatched segments mark factors we don't have yet.
Based in Queens Village, 11 mi away
59/100CR ScoreRanked #2 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 3,823 Google reviews, the most in Merrick.
Based in Farmingdale, 10 mi away
58/100CR ScoreRanked #3 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 1,825 Google reviews.
Based in Long Island City, 22 mi away
57/100CR ScoreRanked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 71 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based in East Meadow, 4 mi away
56/100CR ScoreRanked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 80 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based in East Hills, 9 mi away
56/100CR ScoreRanked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 20 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based in New York City, 24 mi away
56/100CR ScoreRanked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 76 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based in West Hempstead, 5 mi away
56/100CR ScoreRanked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 29 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Demolition contractor”.
Based in Massapequa, 7 mi away
55/100CR ScoreRanked #9 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 221 Google reviews.
Based in Kings Park, 20 mi away
55/100CR ScoreRanked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 78 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based in North Babylon, 12 mi away
55/100CR ScoreRanked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.6★ from 31 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based in Huntington, 16 mi away
55/100CR ScoreRanked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 11 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based in Brooklyn, 19 mi away
55/100CR ScoreRanked #13 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 1,275 Google reviews.
Based in Hunts Point, 19 mi away
55/100CR ScoreRanked #14 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 1,275 Google reviews.
Based in Brooklyn, 23 mi away
55/100CR ScoreRanked #15 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 2,094 Google reviews.
Based in Union City, 24 mi away
54/100CR ScoreRanked #16 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 1,583 Google reviews.
Based in Mamaroneck, 22 mi away
54/100CR ScoreRanked #17 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 1,070 Google reviews.
Based in Smithtown, 23 mi away
54/100CR ScoreRanked #18 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 1,199 Google reviews.
Based in Yonkers, 25 mi away
54/100CR ScoreRanked #19 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 1,574 Google reviews.
Based in New York City, 23 mi away
54/100CR ScoreRanked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 18 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based in Islip, 19 mi away
54/100CR ScoreRanked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 20 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
#22 Black Hawk Inc
Based in Hicksville, 9 mi away
54/100CR ScoreRanked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 10 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based in Brooklyn, 24 mi away
53/100CR ScoreRanked #23 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 758 Google reviews.
Based in Bay Shore, 14 mi away
53/100CR ScoreRanked #24 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 108 Google reviews.
Based in New Rochelle, 21 mi away
53/100CR ScoreRanked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 14 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Excavating contractors ranked #26 to #50
#1 to #25 are shown in full above. Here are #26 to #50, in CR Score order; each links to its profile. We publish the top 50 of 107 ranked excavating contractors here; the rest are on their profiles.
Also serving Merrick
20 more excavating contractors within 25 mi that we can't rank yet: too few reviews, or a trade we couldn't confirm. Listed A to Z.
| Business | Google rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| ABC Decking | In Merrick | |
| ASC Contracting Corporation | 5.0★ (1) | 7 mi |
| Augusiewicz Excavating Corporation | 5.0★ (2) | 16 mi |
| Benedetto & Son Excavating Inc | 4.5★ (2) | 3 mi |
| Carelli Construction Co | 3.0★ (2) | 11 mi |
| Fast Forward Permits | 1.0★ (3) | In Merrick |
| Four Star Excavating | 2.0★ (1) | 8 mi |
| General Modernizer Home Construction | 5.0★ (4) | In Merrick |
| JP Express Demolition and Excavation | 4.0★ (1) | 4 mi |
| Labor Control Associates LLC | 5.0★ (10) | In Merrick |
| LONG ISLAND SOD | 3.0★ (2) | 18 mi |
| Lucas Built LLC | 5.0★ (2) | 12 mi |
| Navarra Landscaping | 5.0★ (2) | 24 mi |
| Park Trucking & Excavating Co | 3.0★ (2) | 8 mi |
| Rareform Carting Inc | 5.0★ (2) | 19 mi |
| Rizzo Associates Inc | 3.0★ (2) | 8 mi |
| Rovac Inc | 5.0★ (2) | 20 mi |
| The Home Insulators of Merrick | In Merrick | |
| Tic Tac Remodeling & Design LLC (HOME IMPROVEMENT) | 5.0★ (3) | In Merrick |
| TRC Landscapes | 5.0★ (2) | 18 mi |
How we ranked Merrick excavating contractors
We scored 107 Merrick excavating contractors on ten factors, weighted as shown. A business is ranked when its trade is confirmed and it has 3 or more Google reviews or a claimed profile. A business with no Google reviews scores zero on rating, review volume and recency. Other unknown factors are left out, not counted as zero. Scores last refreshed November 3, 2026.
Paid placement never changes a rank or score. Featured businesses are paid, labelled, limited to 3 and shown above the ranking, outside it.
| Factor | Weight | Computed from | In Merrick data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reputation | 25% | Google star rating, adjusted for how many reviews back it | Measured |
| Credentials | 15% | Active state license, bond and workers’ comp on file | Not yet collected |
| Review volume | 10% | Number of Google reviews, compared with the most-reviewed business on the list | Measured |
| Recency | 5% | Share of reviews from the last 12 months | Not yet collected |
| Availability | 5% | Weekly open hours, Saturday, Sunday, 24/7 or same-day | Measured |
| Trade focus | 10% | How clearly the business does this trade (its Google category and name) | Measured |
| Proximity | 5% | Based in the city scores highest, less the farther away it is | Measured |
| Claimed profile | 10% | The business has claimed its ContractorsRanked profile (free or paid earn the same) | Measured |
| Partnered | 5% | The business links to ContractorsRanked from its own website with our badge, checked periodically | Measured |
| ContractorsRanked reviews | 10% | Verified customer reviews collected by ContractorsRanked: their rating and how many there are | Measured |
Excavating contractors in Merrick: frequently asked questions
Who is the best excavating contractor in Merrick?
By CR Score, the highest-ranked excavating contractor in Merrick, NY is Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup with a CR Score of 59/100. It has 4.8★ from 871 Google reviews. It is open 24/7. RR Plumbing Roto-Rooter (#2) and Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup (#3) follow. We ranked 107 excavating contractors on ten factors, last updated November 3, 2026.
How many excavating contractors are there in Merrick?
ContractorsRanked ranks 107 excavating contractors serving Merrick, NY. Another 20 within 25 mi are listed but not ranked yet. Counts are as of November 2026.
Which excavating contractors in Merrick are open 24/7?
34 ranked excavating contractors in Merrick post 24/7 hours. The highest-ranked are Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup (#1), RR Plumbing Roto-Rooter (#2) and Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup (#3). Hours come from each business's Google listing as of November 2026, so call to confirm.
Which excavating contractors in Merrick work on weekends?
65 of 107 ranked excavating contractors post Saturday hours and 46 post Sunday hours. The highest-ranked open Saturdays are Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup (#1), RR Plumbing Roto-Rooter (#2) and Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup (#3). Posted hours are office hours; crews may book weekend jobs separately.
What Google rating do Merrick excavating contractors have?
The median Google rating among 107 rated excavating contractors in Merrick is 4.8★, with a median of 14 reviews. RR Plumbing Roto-Rooter has the most, 3,823 reviews, and ranks #2. We adjust ratings for review count, so a few five-star reviews cannot top the list.
How does ContractorsRanked rank excavating contractors?
Each excavating contractor gets a 0–100 CR Score from ten published factors, led by reputation (25%), credentials (15%), review volume (10%) and trade focus (10%). A business with no Google reviews scores zero on rating, review volume and recency; other factors we cannot measure are left out. Only businesses with a confirmed trade and 3 or more reviews, or a claimed profile, are ranked.
Do excavating contractors outside Merrick count in this ranking?
Yes, if they are within 25 mi of the Merrick city center, our service radius for excavating contractors. Each listing shows where the business is based and how far away it is. Proximity is 5% of the CR Score, so a nearby business gets a small edge.
Can excavating contractors pay to rank higher on ContractorsRanked?
No. The CR Score never reads payment status, and this ranking has 0 paid placements. Up to 3 Featured businesses may appear above the list, labelled Featured and showing their honest rank.
Update log for Merrick
- November 2026: CR Scores recalculated for 107 excavating contractors serving Merrick.
- November 2026: 1 duplicate listing merged.
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