Mulching · Lot clearing · Site prep
Overgrown lot or wooded acreage, we clear what you need gone and protect what you want to keep. Send your parcel address or a map pin. You’ll get a per-acre price within 30 minutes.
Licensed & insured · Erosion control handled · [Permits filed if CONFIRMED]
Your goal decides the method and the price. Start here.
Full clearing and grubbing on the pad and driveway. Mulching on the rest.
A narrow cleared and grubbed path with silt fence on slopes.
Forestry mulching of brush and small trees. Stumps stay low.
Mulching of privet, kudzu and saplings. Keeper trees stay.
Full clearing, grubbing, haul-off and erosion control to the plan.
A mulched strip wide enough for equipment or a fence crew.
Forestry mulching grinds brush and small trees into mulch in place. It’s often the lowest-cost option and leaves soil covered. Selective clearing removes only what you mark. Full clearing with grubbing pulls out stumps and roots and is required under a house pad or pavement.
Light brush often costs $330 to $630 per acre. Lightly wooded land runs about $580 to $2,100 per acre. Heavy woods with large trees can reach $3,300 to $5,600 per acre or more. Grubbing, haul-off, slope and wet ground push the price higher.
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What raises the price:
Mature pine or hardwood timber may have resale value. Ask us whether a timber buyer makes sense before clearing.
Often, yes. Georgia’s Erosion and Sedimentation Act counts clearing as land disturbance. Your county or city sets when a permit is required. Clearing near a creek has its own rules. A 25-foot undisturbed buffer applies along state waters and 50 feet along trout streams.
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Mark property lines and any creeks or wet areas.
Ask the county whether a land disturbance permit is needed.
Request a utility locate before grubbing roots or stumps.
Install silt fence and a stone construction exit where needed.
Work starts inside the approved limits.
ⓘ Rules vary by county and city. Always confirm with your local issuing authority before work begins.
You have four options. Most jobs use two of them.
Stays on site as ground cover. No hauling.
Loaded and trucked away. Adds cost per load.
Machine-piled clearing debris needs a Georgia Forestry Commission permit. Many metro counties ban open burning from May 1 to September 30.
Larger pines and hardwoods may go to a timber buyer.
Leftover stumps in the yard?
Ask every contractor for these in writing.
Licensed & insured
“We needed a wooded section cleared for a future house site and driveway. They explained what needed full clearing and what could simply be mulched. Communication was good, the work stayed inside the area we marked, and everything looked clean when they finished.”
“Our backyard had been neglected for years. They cleared the brush and small trees without tearing up the parts of the yard we wanted to keep.”
“Sent them the property address and photos, got a clear scope, and the work matched what we discussed. No surprise changes halfway through.”
Our crews work out of Oakridge Heights and cover these areas.
Tight lots, red clay and strict local tree rules
Wooded acreage and home site prep
Sandier soils and low wet ground near the coast
Outside these areas? Send a pin and we’ll let you know.
Light brush often runs a few hundred dollars per acre. Lightly wooded land is usually $580 to $2,100 per acre. Heavy woods can reach $3,300 to $5,600 per acre or more. Grubbing stumps, hauling debris, steep slopes and wet ground all add cost.
Forestry mulching uses one machine to cut and grind brush and small trees into mulch where they stand. The mulch stays on the ground as cover. It’s fast and needs no hauling. It isn’t suitable where you’ll pour a foundation or pave.
Often, yes. Clearing counts as land disturbance under Georgia’s Erosion and Sedimentation Act, and your county or city decides when a permit is required. Clearing near creeks has buffer rules. Always check with your local permitting office before work starts.
Only with care. Georgia requires a 25-foot undisturbed buffer along state waters and 50 feet along trout streams. Clearing inside a buffer usually needs a variance. We flag creeks during the walk-through and clear around the buffer.
Burning machine-piled land clearing debris needs a permit from the Georgia Forestry Commission. Many counties, including metro Atlanta, ban open burning from May 1 to September 30. Some areas require an air curtain destructor. Mulching or hauling often avoids these limits.
Yes, before any grubbing or root removal. Georgia law requires a locate request before mechanized digging, and stump removal counts as excavation. Georgia 811 marks public lines for free. Private lines such as wells or irrigation aren’t marked.
A one-acre residential lot often takes [X] days. Larger or heavily wooded tracts take longer. Rain slows work because Georgia red clay turns slick. Your quote includes a timeline based on density, access and the method chosen.
Yes. Selective clearing removes the understory and unwanted trees while leaving the ones you choose. We mark keeper trees with ribbon during the walk-through. We also keep equipment off their root zones where possible.
Bare soil can wash away in Georgia rain. Mulching leaves the ground covered and lowers the risk. On full clearing jobs we use silt fence, stone exits and seed or straw where needed to hold soil in place.
Not always. Clearing and grubbing remove trees and roots. Grading, compaction and a builder’s approval usually come next. We’ll tell you exactly what stage your site is at when we finish.
Send your parcel address or a map pin plus the rough acreage. Phone or drone photos help. We reply with a price range within 30 minutes.
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