Bush Hogging
We bush hog overgrown fields, pastures, vacant lots and pond banks with a brush cutter on a compact track loader. We do one-time cuts, and repeat cuts for HOAs and property managers.
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Boiling Springs has filled in fast. The Census counted 8,219 people here in 2010 and 10,405 in 2020. A lot that sat empty while the homes went up around it may now be thick with brush and saplings. Before a house or a barn can go in, that growth has to come off.
Boiling Springs is part of our service area, about 12 miles northeast of Duncan in Spartanburg County. Blackwell's Land Management handles land clearing and bush hogging here with a compact track loader. Call or text (864) 747-5946. We look at the land first, then put the quote in writing.
Tell us about the land and what you want done with it. We look at it and put the quote in writing.
Census Bureau survey figures show that four in ten homes in Boiling Springs were built in 2010 or later. Half were built in 2006 or later, and most are detached single-family houses. The Bureau also estimates that unincorporated Spartanburg County gained about 41,000 people from 2020 to 2025.
A wooded lot bought to build on needs the brush and small trees cleared first. The brush cutter takes the growth down to the ground, and the grapple pulls small stumps. The debris is then hauled off or piled where you want it on the land. On acreage at the edge of town, we also open up overgrown fence lines and pasture edges.
Once the ground is open, we can grade the lot and build the house pad. The pad is left ready for the foundation crew. Big trees are a job for a tree service, so we leave those to one.
On Census maps, Boiling Springs covers about 7 square miles of land. The 29316 ZIP code area covers about 22 square miles of land. In 2020, the Census counted 29,459 people in that ZIP area, nearly three times the count for Boiling Springs itself.
SC 9 runs through the middle of town as Boiling Springs Road. Old Furnace Road and Hanging Rock Road also run through town. Lake Bowen sits a few miles to the northwest, and Lawson's Fork Creek runs just south of town.
Across this area, our bush hogging knocks down overgrown fields and fence lines. We also grade yards that hold water or slope toward the house. For a new drive, we spread and grade the gravel.
Federal soil survey maps from NRCS put most of Boiling Springs on Cecil soil. Cecil has a thin sandy loam top layer over red clay that runs about four feet down. The survey calls that clay firm and sticky. On some eroded slopes, it sits at or near the surface.
Some slopes here mix in Bethlehem soil, which NRCS puts over soft rock 20 to 40 inches down. A deep cut for a pad can reach that rock. NOAA weather normals for the Greenville-Spartanburg airport show about 50 inches of rain in a typical year. Grading on this clay goes best once the ground has dried out after a rain.
The ground changes along the creeks. NRCS maps the Toccoa and Chewacla soils in the creek bottoms as frequently flooded. They cover a little over 6 percent of the land here. Shoally Creek runs along the east side of town, and FEMA maps flood zones along it and some smaller branches.
Boiling Springs is unincorporated, with no town government. Spartanburg County's offices handle permits here. The county has its own land disturbance permit process, so ask the county before clearing or grading. The county is also the floodplain authority on FEMA's map for Boiling Springs.
The South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SCDES) has a rule of its own. Its construction stormwater permit covers clearing or grading that disturbs one acre or more. A smaller lot can fall under that rule too when it is part of a subdivision.
Driveways bring in a third office. SC 9 is a state road, and many state roads in Spartanburg County carry an S-42 number. Work inside a state road's right-of-way needs an encroachment permit from SCDOT, the state Department of Transportation. That covers a new gravel driveway entrance or a culvert pipe at the road.
Communities and areas we serve around Boiling Springs: Boiling Springs Road (SC 9), Old Furnace Road, Hanging Rock Road, Double Bridge Road, Valley Falls Road, Rainbow Lake Road, Poors Ford Road, McMillin Boulevard, Bible Church Road, Shoally Creek, Lawson's Fork Creek, Lake Bowen.
Boiling Springs ZIP codes served: 29316.
Boiling Springs is part of our service area. We look at the land first, then put the quote in writing.
(864) 747-5946 We bush hog overgrown fields, pastures, vacant lots and pond banks with a brush cutter on a compact track loader. We do one-time cuts, and repeat cuts for HOAs and property managers.
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We level yards and lots and fill the low spots that hold water. Finish grading with a smooth bucket leaves the ground ready for seed or sod.
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We build house pads and building pads for new homes, garages, barns and shops around Duncan. The footprint is cleared, then the pad is cut and filled to grade and compacted for the foundation crew.
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We build new gravel driveways and parking areas and regrade worn ones. The stone gets a crown so rain runs off to the sides.
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We fix yards and lots that hold water after a rain. A French drain or a regraded slope moves the water off, and culvert pipe carries it under the drive.
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We take down sheds, old barns, carports, decks and fences with a compact track loader. The grapple loads the debris, and we haul it off.
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We load brush piles, fallen limbs, yard waste and job site scraps with the grapple and haul them off. If you would rather keep it, we pile the debris where you want it on the land.
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We build mulch beds and lay sod on yards around Duncan and the Upstate. Shrubs, bed edging, stone borders and cleanups after clearing or grading are part of the work too.
Learn MoreA few of the questions we hear most around Boiling Springs. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
Send the form with where the land is and what you want done with it. You can also call or text (864) 747-5946, and we will set a time to look at the land.
Tell us about the land and what you want done with it. We look at it and put the quote in writing.