Land Clearing & Excavation in Hermitage, PA
Hermitage is just over the state line from our home county, so this is close-to-home work: lots cleared, pads built, brush mulched and wet ground fixed.
Clearing, Mulching & Dirt Work in Hermitage
Hermitage started out as Hickory Township and did not become a city until the 1980s, and it still has a township's worth of open ground. Behind the stores and the newer streets there are wood lots, hay fields, hedgerows and deep back yards. North of the city, the Army Corps of Engineers runs Shenango River Lake. That mix is why land work in Hermitage runs from a half-acre house lot to several acres of brush somebody wants back as pasture or lawn.
Mercer County is our own back yard. We are based in Farmdale, in Trumbull County, and Trumbull and Mercer share the state line. Being this close means Jeff can look at a Hermitage property without making a production of it, and small jobs are fine. Clearing, digging, grading, drainage and gravel drives are all done by the same owner-operated company, so the job does not stall between contractors.
Room to build: lots, pads and pole barns
Hermitage covers about thirty square miles, so there is still room to build. A wooded or brushy lot goes in this order: clear it, grind or pull stumps, strip and save the topsoil, then cut the house pad and the driveway to grade. We also build pads for garages and pole barns, with compacted fill and a stone top that sheds water. See building pads for homes, garages and pole barns. Your concrete crew and builder take it from there.
Hedgerows, back acres and wet corners
Bigger Hermitage properties can have a back section nobody has walked in a long while. Multiflora rose, autumn olive, honeysuckle and grapevine close it in, and a low corner stays wet half the year. The forestry mulcher takes the brush down to a mowable finish in one pass. For the wet corner, we look at where the water comes from first. Often a regraded swale or a cleaned-out ditch fixes it, and a French drain is only needed where surface grading cannot reach.
Pennsylvania One Call and the 5,000 square foot rule
Work in Hermitage follows Pennsylvania rules, not Ohio's. Utility locates go through Pennsylvania One Call, also known as Pennsylvania 811, before any digging. Pennsylvania also regulates earth disturbance: conservation districts state that a written erosion and sediment control plan is required once a project disturbs 5,000 square feet or more, and a permit at one acre or more. Mercer County's conservation district and the city can tell you what your project needs. Ask before work starts.
What We Get Called for in Hermitage
The four jobs that come up most around Hermitage, plus everything else we do.
01Land Clearing in Hermitage
Overgrown lots, fields and wooded acreage cleared and left ready to use or build on.
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02Building Pads in Hermitage
Level, compacted pads for houses, garages and pole barns, graded to shed water.
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03Forestry Mulching in Hermitage
Brush and small trees ground into mulch in place. No piles, no burning, no hauling.
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04Drainage in Hermitage
French drains, swales, ditches and culverts that move water off your property.
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Is Hermitage, PA close enough for Logan Earthworks to take small jobs?
Yes. Hermitage is in Mercer County, right across the line from our home county in Ohio, so it is home ground for us. A few stumps, a short trench, one hazard tree or a small brush patch are all fine. Our Mercer County land clearing page lists the other towns we cover nearby.
How much does it cost to clear land in Hermitage, Pennsylvania?
It comes down to your ground, because the same acre can be a short job or a long one. What moves the price is how thick the growth is, tree size, slope, wet ground, access, and whether stumps come out. Our land clearing cost guide for Ohio and western PA walks through each factor. The estimate is free, and Jeff gives it after seeing the ground.
Do I need a plan or permit to clear and grade my lot in Hermitage?
Possibly. Pennsylvania conservation districts state that earth disturbance of 5,000 square feet or more requires a written erosion and sediment control plan, and one acre or more requires a permit. Local rules can add to that. Check with Mercer County's conservation district and the Hermitage city office before work begins. We will build to whatever they require.
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How a Job Runs
Talk It Through
Call or send the form. Tell us where the ground is and what you want it to look like when we leave.
We Look at the Site
Jeff walks it with you: the growth, the slope, the wet spots, the way in and out for the machines.
A Straight Plan
You get a free estimate and a plain recommendation on the approach that fits the ground.
The Work Gets Done
We bring the right machine for the job and do the work the way we said we would.
Clean and Ready
We leave the site cleaned up and ready for the next step, whatever that is for you.
Got Ground to Clear in Hermitage?
Call Jeff or send a few details. Estimates are free.