Lot clearing can be as simple as brush clearing, or as complicated as excavating services, bulldozing, and site preparation. It can be done, in most cases, by a property owner, but the tough jobs really do require the expertise of a professional land clearing company.
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Now, though, let’s talk a bit more about land clearing.
Can you handle the lot clearing yourself?
The pioneers did it, so why not you, right?
With the increase in the DIY movement, and a subsequent increase in homesteading across America, more and more people are tackling jobs which would have been deemed “impossible” twenty years ago. For sure, homeowners can handle the small lot clearing jobs. Eradicating small vegetation, bushes, vines, small trees, is back-breaking work, but it can be done without special tools. Even removing large impediments like stumps can be done with a chain and a truck to tow the stubborn stump out of the ground.
Small backhoes can be rented at farm implement shops. In fact, just about everything you need can be rented. However, at some point, the old adage “just because you can doesn’t mean you should” comes into play. At some point, the risk of personal injury comes into play. At some point, the risk of property damage comes into play. There is a reason why there are professional excavating services in communities, and that reason is simply because some jobs are too big, and too complicated, for even the most enthusiastic DIYer. When that point is reached, you pick up the phone and call the professionals.
Why you might want to consider the professionals
We can sum this up in just a few words: too hard and too complicated! Clearing a lot to put in a new lawn is one thing; clearing a lot to have a new home built is quite another. The first requires practically no knowledge. The second requires clearing according to public statutes; it requires permits; and it requires the ability to do a job which will pass official inspections.
What does lot clearing entail and cost?
The cost of lot clearing is easy to answer: it depends on the scope of the job performed. The national average can fall anywhere between $1600 and $8000, depending upon what has to be done and what equipment is used.
What does lot clearing entail? Again, it depends upon the particular job. It can involve any, or all, of these steps:
- Site inspection and preparation
- Stump grinding and removal
- Tree removal
- Clearing for right-of-way
- Grading the land
It would be lovely, in a perfect world, to state that lot clearing costs a flat $3000, but that simply is not the case, and we rarely, if ever, live in a perfect world.
A final word about J & A Excavating Services
If the job is too large, or too complicated, or requires the work of experienced professionals, J & A Excavating is the place to call in the Fort Worth area, a trusted name where fairness and customer service are sacrosanct. Call us and ask us for a job quote if you need building pads, lot clearing, driveway excavation, or digging ponds services.