Land Clearing & Excavation FAQs

Yes. Estimates are free for residential, farm, commercial and industrial jobs. We talk the job through, look at the site when it is needed, and give you a plain recommendation and a number for your job.

Call (330) 625-5754 or send the form on our contact page. Only your name and phone are needed. Jeff will get back to you, talk through what you want, and set a time to look at the ground.

The address or the nearest town, a rough idea of the size of the area, and what you want the ground to look like when we leave. Photos help. So does knowing where the property lines are and how a machine can get in.

It depends on the ground, so Jeff looks at yours and gives you a free estimate. What moves it: how many acres, how thick and how big the growth is, how steep or wet the ground is, how easy it is to get machines in, whether stumps come out, and what happens to the brush. Our land clearing cost guide walks through each one.

For brush, saplings and small trees, forestry mulching is often the lower cost route. One machine cuts and mulches in place, so there is no hauling, burning or piling. Ground that is being built on usually needs the stumps and roots out too, which is excavator work. The right answer depends on what the land is for.

Northeastern and eastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania and the northern panhandle of West Virginia. Trumbull, Mahoning, southern Ashtabula and Mercer County are home ground. See the full list on our service area page.

In Farmdale, in Trumbull County, northeastern Ohio. That puts Kinsman, Cortland, Warren, Youngstown, Andover and Greenville, Pennsylvania close to home.

We travel to those areas for land clearing, forestry mulching and site work. Tell us about the job and we will talk it through.

Yes. We work for homeowners, landowners, farmers, hunters, builders, contractors, developers, municipalities, business owners and property managers.

One tracked machine cuts brush and small trees and mulches them where they stand. The mulch is left on the ground, where it protects the soil. There is no hauling, burning or piling. Read more in what forestry mulching is and when it fits.

Land clearing is the whole job of getting growth off a piece of ground. Forestry mulching is one way to do it. Mulching suits brush, saplings and small trees and leaves the soil in place. Bigger trees, stumps and roots that have to come out of the ground are excavator and dozer work.

Mulching cuts growth off at ground level, so roots and stumps stay in the soil. Some brush will try to come back and needs mowing or follow-up. It leaves a layer of mulch, which is not what you want under a building pad. Large trees are a job for the excavator, not the mulcher.

It depends on how thick the growth is, how big the trees are, the slope and how wet the ground is. Light brush on flat ground goes quickly. Dense saplings on a hillside go slowly. We give you an honest idea of the time once we have seen the ground.

Yes. Thick brush, briars, saplings, grown-up fields and wooded lots are what we do. The excavator pulls trees and roots, and the forestry mulcher handles brush and small trees a brush hog cannot.

Yes. The mulcher is a good fit for fence lines and property lines, and for trails, shooting lanes and hunting ground, because it clears a clean strip without tearing up the soil.

Clearing can be done most of the year. Dry or frozen ground carries machines better than soft spring ground, and with the leaves off you can see what you have. Our guide on when to clear land in northeast Ohio goes through the seasons.

With forestry mulching, the growth is mulched and left on the ground. With excavator clearing, trees and brush are piled where you want them. We talk through what happens to the pile when we look at the job, so there are no surprises.

Building sites, foundation digs, utility trenching and general earthmoving, plus pond digging and pond bank shaping. See excavation services for the full list.

Yes. New gravel drives, regrading, resurfacing, widening, private roads and farm lanes. We strip the topsoil, build a stone base, crown the drive and give the water somewhere to go. See driveway installation and repair.

Often, yes. Standing water is usually a grading or drainage problem. We regrade, cut swales and ditches, set culverts and install French drains so the water has somewhere to go. Start with our guide on standing water fixes.

Yes. We dig new ponds and reshape pond banks. Pond and dam rules vary, so check with your county Soil and Water Conservation District before you plan one. Our Ohio pond guide covers who to ask.

Yes. We cut and grade building pads for homes, garages, pole barns, commercial buildings and farm buildings. The concrete is poured by your concrete crew once the pad is ready.

Public utility lines are marked through the state call-before-you-dig service, which you reach by dialing 811, before any digging starts. Private lines, such as power to a barn or a line to a well, are not marked by 811. The owner needs to point those out.

It depends on the work and where the property is. Driveway entrances, ponds, work near streams and larger sites can all have rules. We can tell you which office to ask, such as your township, county engineer or Soil and Water Conservation District. Check before work starts.

Yes. We grind stumps below ground level, one stump or a whole lot of them. On ground that is being built on, stumps are usually dug out with the excavator instead.

Yes. We take down dead, leaning, storm-damaged and large trees that are a hazard to a house, a drive or a fence. Tell us what the tree is leaning toward and how a machine can get to it. More on our hazard tree removal page.

Clean and ready for the next step. Mulched ground is left open, with the mulch on top to protect the soil. Ground cleared for a build is left graded, with the pad or the drive ready for your builder. If you want something left a certain way, say so when Jeff looks at the site and it goes into the plan.

Every job is different. Tell Jeff what you have and what you want it to look like, and he will tell you how we can help. Call (330) 625-5754 or send the form on our contact page.