Land Clearing in Hueytown, AL
Hueytown is a city of yards, back lots and wooded edges in western Jefferson County, built in old coal mining country. Down South Land Solutions takes underbrush, lot clearing, storm cleanup and drainage jobs here with its own tracked machines. Free estimates: call or text (205) 535-6376.
Clearing, Mulching & Dirt Work in Hueytown
Hueytown is named for the Huey family, one of the first to settle here, and it was called plain Huey before the name grew. Virginia Mines opened in 1902, one of the early coal mines in the area, and a few of its original buildings still stand. The city incorporated in 1959. Its main road, Allison-Bonnett Memorial Drive, is named for NASCAR drivers. Hueytown is past our original eight counties, but it is inside our service area, and we take jobs here.
Most Hueytown land is house lots, and the trouble on them is usually at the back. Privet and briars creep in from the property line, a few pines lean toward the shed, and the low corner holds water after every storm. That is mulching, machine tree work and grading. We do all three with a Cat dozer, an excavator and tracked loaders that spread their weight on a lawn. Tell us what the yard looks like and how a trailer gets in.
Back lines grown shut
A mulcher walks the property line and grinds privet, honeysuckle, briars and saplings to chips, while the hardwoods you want kept stay standing. Tie ribbon on those or walk the line with us. On a small lot there is no pile to burn, and that matters here. The Jefferson County health department bans open burning from April through October and has to approve a burn in the cooler months. See underbrush removal for how a lot looks afterward.
Storm trees and the order of work
Central Alabama gets hard spring storms, and they leave trees across drives, tops in the fence and trunks hung up in other trees. Our excavator and loaders handle what they can reach from the ground, and the stumps can come out on the same trip. If a tree is lying on a power line, the power company deals with the line before any machine goes near it. Our storm cleanup page covers what happens first and what happens after.
Water in the yard
On a street of lots, rain runs from one yard onto the next. When the low spot is yours, the fix is grade: shape the ground so it falls away from the house, cut a swale along the low line and give it an outlet. If the water comes from a city ditch or a street pipe, ask the City of Hueytown before anything is changed. Before a trench for a drain line, Alabama 811 should be called so buried lines are marked. Our yard drainage page shows what that work looks like.
Work We Take On in Hueytown
Four services that fit the ground around Hueytown, plus everything else we do.
Underbrush Removal in Hueytown
Privet, briars and saplings mulched out from under the trees you are keeping.
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Storm Cleanup in Hueytown
Downed and hung-up trees cleared from drives, fences and fields by machine.
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Yard Drainage in Hueytown
Standing water fixed with regrading, swales, ditches and culverts.
DetailsLot Clearing in Hueytown
Wooded house lots and lake lots cleared, drive roughed in, ready for the pad.
DetailsEverything else we do in Hueytown
Can you clear underbrush on a small lot in Hueytown without tearing up the yard?
Usually, yes. Our mulchers run on tracks with low ground pressure, so they cross a lawn far more gently than a wheeled machine. Wet ground still marks, so a dry week is the time for it. Tell us how wide the gate is, since the machine has to fit through it. Call or text (205) 535-6376 for a free estimate.
What can be done about a drainage ditch that floods my yard in Hueytown?
If the water comes out of a public ditch, culvert or street drain, start with the City of Hueytown. If it is rain that lands on your lot and has nowhere to go, that is grading work on your side of the line, and we do it: regrading, swales, ditches and culverts. Not sure which kind you have? Send a photo after a rain and tell us where the water comes from.
Is open burning allowed in Hueytown during the summer?
Not under the county rules we found. The Jefferson County Department of Health prohibits open burning from April through October, and burning in the other months needs its approval. Call the department to check before any fire. Mulching the brush or hauling it off avoids the wait.
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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 Hueytown?
Call or text, or send a few details. Estimates are free.