Land Clearing in Cottondale, AL
Older house lots, ground near the interstate exits and wooded tracts toward Hurricane Creek. We take jobs in Cottondale for lot clearing, teardowns, pads and site work.
Clearing, Mulching & Dirt Work in Cottondale
A cotton mill renamed this place in 1876. Before that it was Kennedale, after Joseph Kennedy, one of the mill's owners. The mill is history now, and Cottondale has become the eastern edge of Tuscaloosa, strung along US-11 and I-20/59. On the ground that means a mix: older house lots, commercial sites near the interstate exits, and wooded tracts that run back toward Hurricane Creek.
Cottondale is inside our service area and we take jobs here. Down South Land Solutions is a land clearing, forestry mulching and excavating outfit from Berry, in Fayette County, working Tuscaloosa County with our own machines: a Cat dozer, tracked loaders with mulching heads and an excavator. Tell us what is on the lot and what is going there next. The estimate is free. Call or text (205) 535-6376.
Clear the lot, drop the house, build the pad
On an older lot the jobs stack up. The brush has to come off before anyone can see the building. The building has to come down and be hauled to a permitted site. Then the slab and footings come out, the hole is filled in layers and the ground is graded for what comes next. We can open the drive, take the structure down and clean up the lot around it in one visit. See lot clearing for new homes and house demolition in the Tuscaloosa area.
Toward Hurricane Creek
Hurricane Creek runs through Cottondale on its way to the Black Warrior River near Holt, and a public park of about 249 acres protects more than three miles of its north bank. Land that falls toward the creek should keep its cover. We mulch those slopes and leave the chips, so the dirt stays on your side of the line. Work in or beside the creek itself, or in a wet area, is a question for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers before anything is cut.
Which office covers your address
Cottondale is a census-designated place, not a city, so it has no city hall of its own. Whether your address answers to the City of Tuscaloosa or to Tuscaloosa County depends on where it sits, and that decides who issues a building or demolition permit. Find out before work is scheduled. The interstate exits at Buttermilk Road and US-11 make access simple. For the city itself, see land clearing in Tuscaloosa, and for everything else the county page.
Work We Take On in Cottondale
Four services that fit the ground around Cottondale, plus everything else we do.
Lot Clearing in Cottondale
Wooded house lots and lake lots cleared, drive roughed in, ready for the pad.
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House Demolition in Cottondale
Old houses and outbuildings torn down, hauled off, slab out, lot filled and graded.
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Site Work in Cottondale
Access, drainage, culverts and finish grade, so the rest of the job can happen.
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Brush Clearing in Cottondale
Briars, privet, kudzu and saplings mulched where they stand. No piles.
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Can you clear a commercial lot near I-20/59 in Cottondale?
Yes. We take commercial lots, laydown yards and site prep along with residential work. The lot is cleared, stumps and debris are dealt with, access is cut in and the ground is graded so water leaves the site. Larger land disturbance can come under ADEM's construction stormwater permit, and some addresses answer to the City of Tuscaloosa, so confirm the paperwork first.
Do you tear down old houses in Cottondale, AL?
Yes. The house comes down, the debris is hauled to a permitted site, the concrete is broken out and the footprint is filled and graded. Sheds and carports on the same lot can go on the same trip. Tell us how old the building is, because older structures may need an asbestos check first, and have the utility disconnect power, water and gas.
Is Cottondale inside Tuscaloosa city limits for permits?
Cottondale is a census-designated place, not an incorporated city, and addresses here can fall under the City of Tuscaloosa or under the county. Call the city's Building and Inspections office with your address and ask which applies. It is a quick call, and it is better made before a clearing or demolition job is scheduled.
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How a Job Runs
Tell Us What You Have
Call, text or send the form. County, rough acreage, what is growing on it and how a truck and trailer gets in.
We Look at the Ground
Close by, we come and look. Farther off, we can go over it with you on satellite first, then see it on the ground before the work starts.
A Number to Plan Around
Estimates are free and priced off the property. Small jobs carry a minimum, and you hear the figure before you commit.
The Machines Go to Work
We settle what comes out and what stays. Mark the trees you want kept, or walk it with us and point them out.
Finished, Not Just Knocked Down
Holes filled, ground pulled back to grade, and the fall set so water leaves the site instead of standing on it.
Got Ground to Clear in Cottondale?
Call or text, or send a few details. Estimates are free.