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Blackwell's Land Management
Edging a fresh mulch bed with a spade in front of a stone front house, landscaping
Our Services

Land Clearing and Grading Services Around Duncan, SC

Land clearing, bush hogging and grading, plus house pads, gravel driveways, drainage and culverts, demolition, debris haul off and landscaping. We work for homeowners, builders and businesses around Duncan and across the Upstate.

Land clearing in Duncan and across the Upstate leads our work. Each service below picks up a different part of the job, for homes and businesses about 50 miles around Duncan. Call or text (864) 747-5946 or use the quote request form. We look at the land first, then put the quote in writing.

Bush hogging thick briars along a wood post wire fence line with a brush cutter on a compact track loader
Bush Hogging

We Cut Back Overgrown Fields and Pond Banks

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.

  • Overgrown fields and pastures
  • Vacant lots before a sale or a build
  • Fence lines and property lines
  • Roadsides and road frontage
  • Lake banks and pond banks
  • Retention ponds and HOA common areas
Bush Hogging in Duncan
Land grading of a large backyard leveled to bare topsoil and ready for sod behind a white house
Land Grading

Smooth Ground That Sends Water Away From Your House

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.

  • Rough grading that cuts high spots and fills low ones
  • Finish grading with a smooth bucket for seed or sod
  • Filling low spots where water stands after a rain
  • Sloping the ground away from the house foundation
  • Leveling uneven yards and lots
  • Regrading land after clearing
Land Grading in Duncan
Site prep for a house pad with a cleared and graded red clay building pad on a wooded ridge
Site Prep and House Pads

A compacted house pad, ready for the foundation crew

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.

  • House pads for new homes, cut and filled to grade
  • Building pads for garages, barns and shops
  • Footprint clearing with the brush cutter
  • Small stumps pulled with the grapple
  • Compacted pads, ready for the foundation crew
  • Driveway entry shaped for the build
Site Prep and House Pads in Duncan
New gravel driveway running through hardwood trees with freshly cleared edges
Gravel Driveways

Gravel driveways shaped to shed the rain

We build new gravel driveways and parking areas and regrade worn ones. The stone gets a crown so rain runs off to the sides.

  • New gravel driveways from the road to the house or shop
  • Gravel parking areas beside the house or shop
  • Stone spread for farm lanes and gravel pads
  • Driveway grading for ruts and potholes
  • Fresh stone on thin, worn driveways
  • A crown graded into the stone so rain runs off
Gravel Driveways in Duncan
Yard drainage line trench with corrugated pipe, a catch basin and gravel across a backyard
Drainage and Culverts

Yard Drainage for Ground That Holds Water

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.

  • French drain installation for soggy yards and wet ground near the house
  • Drain lines that carry water from a wet spot or a downspout to a lower outlet
  • Regrading of low spots so rain runs off the yard
  • Swales shaped to turn runoff away from the house
  • Driveway culverts and culvert pipe under drives and farm roads
  • Fill packed over the culvert pipe, with both ends graded to the ditch
Drainage and Culverts in Duncan
Demolition of an old backyard concrete patio with a breaker on a skid steer
Demolition

Small structures taken down and the debris hauled off

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.

  • Old sheds and small outbuildings taken down and hauled off
  • Old barns taken down and loaded out with the grapple
  • Carports taken down, frame and roof panels included
  • Rotted decks torn off and hauled away
  • Old fences pulled out, posts and wire included
  • Mobile home steps and porches torn off and hauled away
Demolition in Duncan
Debris removal with a compact track loader grapple loading an old shed onto a dump trailer
Debris Removal

Brush piles and storm debris, loaded and hauled off

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.

  • Brush piles loaded with the grapple and hauled off
  • Fallen limbs and brush picked up after a storm
  • Yard waste piles too big for curbside pickup
  • Lumber scraps and roofing pieces hauled off after a build
  • Leftovers from a cleared lot or a torn down shed
  • Old fencing hauled away
Debris Removal and Haul Off in Duncan
Landscaping a front porch bed with new shrubs, black mulch and bed edging at a white house
Landscaping

Mulch beds and sod that finish the yard

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.

  • New mulch beds, shaped and edged
  • Fresh mulch spread on older beds
  • Shrubs and plantings set in prepared beds
  • Sod laid on graded ground
  • Stone borders around beds
  • Small retaining features for beds on a slope
Landscaping in Duncan
Request a Quote

Get In Touch With Blackwell's

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.

  • Call or text (864) 747-5946
  • Serving Duncan, SC and the Upstate of South Carolina
  • Written quotes · land clearing, bush hogging and grading

Request a Quote

Tell us about the land and what you want done with it. We look at it and put the quote in writing.

Call (864) 747-5946