Watertown · Northern New York
Excavation Contractor Serving Watertown and Northern New York
G&G Excavation handles the groundwork that gets your project moving. We dig, grade, clear, and drain properties across a 50-mile radius of Watertown, NY. Residential builds, commercial sites, septic systems, driveways, ponds, and everything in between. Owned equipment, experienced operators, and work you can stand on.
What We Do
We’re a full-service excavation contractor working with homeowners, builders, and property managers across Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence, Oswego, and Oneida counties. Whether you’re putting in a new home, fixing a wet yard, or clearing a piece of land for a build, we’ve got the equipment and the operators to do it right.
Site Preparation
Clearing, grading, and compaction to get a site ready for construction. Ensuring proper drainage, stability, access, and long-term performance for every construction project success and durability.
Land Clearing
Brush, trees, stumps, and overgrowth removed and hauled. Creating usable space for homes, driveways, developments, agricultural projects, and property improvements efficiently and safely.
Driveways
New gravel driveway installation and resurfacing for residential and commercial properties. Built for durability, proper drainage, smooth access, and year-round dependable vehicle use.
Septic System Installation
New systems and replacements built to NY State and county code. Professionally installed for efficiency, compliance, reliability, and long-lasting wastewater management performance.
Water Drainage Solutions
French drains, swales, regrading, and culverts for wet yards and runoff problems. Designed to protect landscapes, foundations, structures, and surrounding property from water damage effectively.
Foundation Excavation
Dug to spec and to local frost-line requirements for new builds and additions. Providing accurate site preparation, structural support, and code-compliant excavation for projects.
Pond Excavation
New ponds and existing pond cleanouts for farms, estates, and recreational properties. Enhancing property value, water management, aesthetics, and outdoor recreational opportunities effectively.
Retaining and Sea Walls.
Block, stone, and timber retaining walls plus shoreline work on inland lakes and the St. Lawrence. Engineered for erosion control, property protection, stability, and long-term shoreline durability.
Who We Work With
Residential or commercial, we show up with the right equipment.
For Homeowners
You’re dealing with a wet basement, a tired gravel driveway, a failing septic, or a piece of brush you want turned into usable yard. We handle the projects most homeowners around here run into, and we explain what we’re doing in plain English before the work starts. Most residential jobs get scheduled within a few weeks of the estimate, faster in the off-season.
For Builders, Contractors, and Property Managers
We work as a sub on new builds and additions, handle commercial site prep, and take on standalone jobs like parking lot grading, trenching, and stormwater work. We can sequence around your other trades and keep the site clean between phases. References and certificates of insurance available on request.
Our Process
How a job works with us.
Most people have never hired an excavation contractor before, and the ones who have still want to know what’s going to happen on their property. Here’s how a typical project runs.
1
Call or request an estimate
Tell us the site address, what you’re trying to do, and send a few photos if you have them.
2
Site visit and quote
We inspect the property and provide a real written estimate.
3
Permits and utility locates
Coordinate permits and underground utility marking before digging.
4
Scheduling
Provide a real project timeline and keep communication clear.
5
The work
Our crew arrives with the right equipment and keeps the site clean.
6
Walkthrough and cleanup
Final walkthrough, grading, restoration, and cleanup.
Why Us
Why people in the North Country call us.
No sales pitch. Just the things that actually matter when you’re hiring someone to do real work on your property.
Owned equipment
Excavators, dozers, skid steers, and dump trucks without rental markups.
Operators who know this ground
Experience with frost lines, drainage, runoff, and North Country terrain.
Licensed and insured
Certificates available before work begins.
Free estimates
Clear pricing and honest consultation with no pressure.
Local
Trusted local company serving the Watertown area.
Recent Projects
Work from across the North Country.
Photos from recent jobs across the Watertown area and beyond. New projects added as we wrap them.
Service Areas
- Watertown
- Carthage
- Adams
- Black River
- Evans Mills
- Clayton
- Cape Vincent
- Alexandria Bay
- Theresa
- Dexter
- Chaumont
- LaFargeville
- Redwood
- Fort Drum area
- Lowville
- Lyons Falls
- Croghan
- Port Leyden
- Copenhagen
- Gouverneur
- Canton
- Potsdam
- Massena
- Ogdensburg
- Hammond
- Pulaski
- Mexico
- Sandy Creek
- Lacona
- Camden
- McConnellsville area
Service Area
Within roughly 50 miles of Watertown, NY.
Jefferson County
Watertown, Carthage, Adams, Black River, Evans Mills, Clayton, Cape Vincent, Alexandria Bay, Theresa
Lewis County
Lowville, Lyons Falls, Croghan
St. Lawrence County
Gouverneur, Canton, Potsdam, Massena
Oswego County
Pulaski, Mexico, Sandy Creek
Northern Oneida County
Outlying service available on request
Not sure if you’re in range? Call us. If we can’t get to you, we’ll usually know who can.
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Get In Touch
Get a free estimate.
Tell us what you’re working on. Site address, what you’re trying to do, and any photos help. We’ll come look at the site and put a real number on it.
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