Land & Lot Clearing ยท Van Buren, AR
Land and lot clearing in Van Buren
Brush, trees, stumps and the root balls under them, taken off the property and hauled away so a builder, a fence crew or a bush hog can get in. One building site or a whole hillside.
Two ways to clear
Cleared, grubbed and hauled off
Mulching runs a head over standing brush and small trees and leaves the chips on the ground. It is quick, it is cheap per acre, and it is the right answer for opening a view, a fence line or a pasture that grew up.
Grubbing is the other one, and it is what a build site needs. Stumps and roots come out of the ground instead of getting ground level, the holes get filled and compacted, and what comes out goes on a truck. Skip it and a slab or a drive gets built over wood that is going to rot and leave a void.
We will tell you which one your job actually needs at the walk, including when half the lot wants one and half wants the other.
Local ground
Lot clearing in the Van Buren hills
A lot of ground on this side of the river sits on a grade, and clearing a slope is not the same job as clearing a flat pasture. The minute the brush and the root mat come off, rain has nothing holding the dirt. A hillside lot that got stripped bare in March can lose the good soil off the top of it before anybody pours a footing.
So clearing here comes with the water plan attached. Silt fence on the low side, a diversion cut above the pad so runoff goes around the disturbed ground instead of through it, and seed and straw on anything that is going to sit open for a while. That is cheaper than hauling the soil back up the hill later.
We also leave what you want left. Mark the trees that stay, tell us which side of the fence row is yours, and point out the well head and the septic field. Those get flagged before the machine starts, because a mulching head does not know the difference.
Debris has two endings: hauled off, or piled and burned on site where the county allows it and the weather cooperates. Hauling costs more and looks better. You pick, and the estimate says which one the number covers.
Recent lots
Lots we cleared
Mulching, brush work and a lane pushed back for access.
Questions
Clearing questions from Van Buren
How is clearing priced?
By what is standing and what has to leave. Thick hardwood with stumps coming out is a different number than a pasture of cedar and briar, so the walk decides it and the estimate is free.
Do the stumps have to come out?
For a build, a drive or a slab, yes. For a pasture or a view, grinding or mulching is usually enough and it saves you money.
What happens to the trees and brush?
Hauled off, or piled and burned on site where that is allowed. The estimate names which one it covers so there is no surprise at the end.
Can you clear just a lane or a fence line?
Often. Opening a lane for equipment or reclaiming a grown up fence row is a common half day or day of machine time.
Will the ground be ready to build on?
After grubbing and the fill of the stump holes, it is ready for grading. The site prep and pad work is the next step and we do that too.
How soon after clearing should the dirt work start?
Soon. Bare ground washes, so the shorter the gap between clearing and grading, the less soil ends up in the ditch.
Get the lot opened up
Send the address and roughly how many acres. We will come walk it.