Land Clearing and Grading Questions

Land clearing takes out brush, briars, saplings and small trees. The grapple pulls small stumps out of the ground and loads the debris. Grading is its own step, and it can follow on the same job. Big trees and tree felling are a job for a tree service, and stump grinding is a separate trade.

We price each job after we look at the land. The acreage, how thick the growth is, the stumps and the slope all change the price. Access for the compact track loader matters too, and so does haul off versus piling. You get the quote in writing before any work starts.

Bush hogging cuts tall grass, weeds, briars and saplings on overgrown fields, pastures, vacant lots and pond banks. Land clearing goes further, with small trees cut and small stumps pulled. If your land is mostly open field, bush hogging may be all it needs.

The grapple loads the cut brush and pulled stumps for haul off. We can also pile them where you want them on the land. Storm debris and old brush piles are part of our debris removal and haul off work too.

Some of it can. A cut stump can send up new shoots, and kudzu can return from roots left behind, the extension service notes. Pulling small stumps with the grapple takes more of the roots out. On open ground, repeat bush hogging keeps new growth cut back.

Yes. We clear the footprint, then cut and fill the house pad to grade and compact it for the foundation crew. A foundation contractor pours the foundation itself. We build pads for builders and for owners building on their own land.

Clearing or grading that disturbs one acre or more for construction needs a state stormwater permit. A lot in a subdivision can need one under an acre. Greenville County and Spartanburg County also run their own land disturbance permits. The county or town permit office answers that question for your land, and we point you there.

Yes, when the work moves soil. South Carolina's 811 law covers digging, grading, trenching and demolition with machines. Notice goes to South Carolina 811 three to twelve full working days ahead, and the notice day does not count. Utility companies mark only the lines they install and maintain, so a power line to a detached garage goes unmarked.

Our service area reaches about 50 miles around Duncan, across Spartanburg, Greenville and Pickens Counties. Greer, Taylors, Spartanburg, Greenville, Simpsonville and Boiling Springs are inside that circle. So are Mauldin, Travelers Rest, Easley and Lyman, along with Wellford and Reidville next door. See the towns in our service area for the full list.