Selective clearing
We take out what blocks the build and leave the trees you want standing. You mark the keepers with us before anything starts.
SITEWORK ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA
LAND CLEARING
& GRADING.NORTH GEORGIA.
We clear the site and shape the grade so the trades coming after you have ground that holds.
GROUND THAT IS READY
CLEAR WITH PURPOSE.
FINISH WHAT WE START.
Land clearing is the part of a project nobody sees once the concrete goes down, and the part everyone feels if it was rushed. We clear what has to come out, leave what you want kept, and shape the ground so water leaves the site the way it should.
We self-perform every piece of site work ourselves, from clearing through grading, utilities, concrete and paving. One crew, one contract, and the same company that cleared your lot is the one that builds on it.
You get one point of contact from the first walk of the property through final grade, which means the person who bid it is the person who answers when you call about it.
A COMPLETE START
WHAT OUR LAND CLEARING COMPANY COVERS
Grubbing and stump removal
A dozer with a root rake pulls stumps and roots out to 8 to 12 inches into the subsoil, the same depth commercial jobs require.
Pad and building grading
Cut and fill to the elevations on your plan, compacted in lifts, so the pad is ready for footings and the surveyor can shoot it.
Driveway cut and base
Grade, crown and base the drive so it sheds water and stays passable for the concrete trucks and the framing crew.
Drainage and slope shaping
Swales, berms and finish contours that move water off the pad and away from where it would stand.
Erosion control
Silt fence, construction exits, inlet protection and matting installed and maintained to the plan the county approved.
A PLAN FOR THE DETAILS
ROOTS OUT.
GROUND READY.
A lot of clearing quotes just mean someone will knock the trees down and pile the debris. Ours means the ground is ready to build on.
Roots come out, not just trees
We bring a dozer with a root rake, not a skid steer, so roots come out to 8 to 12 inches into the subsoil instead of rotting and settling under a future slab.
Compaction gets checked, not guessed
We run a roller for real compaction on the lifts we place, and we recommend an independent compaction test before anything gets built on top, the same standard we hold to on commercial sites.
We know what comes next
Since the same crew handles your grading and paving after we clear, we make calls a single-trade clearing company can't, like stockpiling material on a spot you're about to grade anyway.
KNOW WHAT'S UNDERNEATH
WHAT REALLY GOES WRONG ON NORTH GEORGIA GROUND
The red clay here gets blamed for a lot, but water, slope, soil conditions, and poorly placed fill all deserve a closer look. We plan the work around the actual site and recommend independent testing where the build calls for it.
The material underneath it is the part that bites. Cut deep enough and you are into saprolite, weathered rock that washes several times faster than the clay above it, on ground where slope is already working against you.
Depth to rock swings hard over short distances too. On the same parcel you can have sixty inches of soil on the ridge and fifteen inches over rock on the side slope, which is the difference between a straightforward cut and a day with a hammer.
A PLAN FOR THE DETAILS
THE LAND DISTURBANCE PERMIT, HANDLED
The rules change at every county line in our territory. Our minimum clearing job is one acre, and we walk you through the permits and approvals required before work starts.
The one acre rule, and what gets around it
An acre or more of disturbance needs a land disturbance permit and a Notice of Intent with Georgia EPD. Several counties trigger under an acre, and your driveway usually counts toward it.
Stream buffers change with the water
Georgia generally requires a 25-foot undisturbed buffer along protected state waters and 50 feet along designated trout waters. We check the applicable stream classification and any wider local requirements for the parcel.
Local rules stack on top
Local rules may add to the state minimum, and water supply watersheds can carry additional buffers and setbacks. We check the parcel before we quote it.
ONE CREW. A CLEAR SEQUENCE.
HOW A CLEARING AND GRADING JOB RUNS
STEP 01Walk the property
We meet you on site, look at the slope, the water and the trees you want kept, and find out what has to be ready and when.
STEP 02Quote the work
You get a written scope that says what comes out, what stays, where the dirt goes and what the permit costs.
STEP 03Permit and erosion control
We file the land disturbance permit, then install silt fence and the construction exit before the first tree comes down.
STEP 04Clear and grub
We clear selectively, then pull the stumps and roots out of the building envelope and the drive with a root rake.
STEP 05Cut, fill and compact
We grade to your elevations in compacted lifts, shape the drainage and hold the slopes.
STEP 06Final grade and walk
We finish the grade, leave the erosion control standing for the next trade, and walk it with you.
STRAIGHT ANSWERS
LAND CLEARING AND GRADING QUESTIONS WE GET
Start with the property and what you want to do. We'll help you work through the details.
ASK ABOUT YOUR PROJECTBurning runs from $10,000 an acre. Grinding runs from about $13,500 an acre if the mulch stays on site, or around $16,000 an acre if we haul it off. The right number depends on the trees on that acre, so we price it after walking the property.
GET YOUR SITEREADY TO BUILD.
Send the property address and your building plans so we can scope the clearing, grading and site preparation.