Site Prep That Does Not Slip the Schedule
Nothing on a construction schedule is more forgiving than the lot-clearing line item — until it is not. A stalled clearing crew pushes graders, which pushes foundation, which pushes framing. Forestry mulching with the right equipment turns dense West Texas mesquite, cedar, and pecan into ground-ready lots on a schedule that the rest of the trades can plan around.
What We Clear
- Mesquite brush and stands — dense root systems, requires the right skid-steer weight and hydraulic capacity.
- Cedar — ashe juniper across ranch and development land.
- Pecan — mature specimens near development boundaries, sometimes with crane assist.
- Mixed hardwood — post oak, hackberry, elm.
- Understory clearing — for property lines, fence runs, and utility easements.
Mulch-in-Place vs. Haul-Off
Both methods are on the menu. Mulch-in-place with Fecon mulching heads leaves the ground covered in fine wood mulch that can either sit as erosion cover or be tilled in. It is faster, cheaper, and often the right call for pre-grading site prep.
Haul-off gives a genuinely clean lot — brush, trees, and root material off-property in commercial roll-offs. It is the right call for tight urban lots, immediate foundation prep, or when the mulch would interfere with follow-on work.
We recommend the right method for your project on the walkthrough. Sometimes it is a mix — mulch the rear, haul off the front.
Working With Utilities and Boundaries
Every clearing job starts with a Texas 811 utility locate for buried lines. We work to property boundaries as marked and honor any specimen trees called out on plans. If a large tree is a keeper, we can leave it and clear around it — or crane-remove it if the plan requires the ground it occupies.
What This Costs
Land clearing is bid per project — $1,500–$20,000+ typically, depending on acreage, density, method, and access. Commercial jobs get itemized bid proposals. Call (325) 555-9111 or request a walkthrough.
For the tree work adjacent to clearing — commercial hazard mitigation, HOA contracts, and municipal ROW — see Commercial Tree Service. For post-clearing stump work, see Stump Grinding.
Last updated: July 13, 2026
