Land Clearing in Lake View, AL
Lake View is a small city of wooded hills and lake neighborhoods in eastern Tuscaloosa County, off I-20/59 at Highway 216. Down South Land Solutions clears house lots, mulches underbrush and cuts drives here with its own tracked machines. Estimates are free: call or text (205) 535-6376.
Clearing, Mulching & Dirt Work in Lake View
Lake View incorporated in the late 1990s, about halfway between Tuscaloosa and Birmingham. State Highway 216 runs east and west through town and meets I-20/59 at exit 100. Most of the city is in Tuscaloosa County, and a small piece reaches into Jefferson County. Part of it sits in the original Million Dollar Lakes, and Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park is just down the road. Lake View is inside our service area, and we take jobs here.
Hilly, wooded lots are the rule. A buyer gets a piece of hardwood and pine on a slope, thick with privet and greenbrier, and needs a house site, a drive and a view through the trees. That is careful work. We mulch the understory, take out the trees that have to go, keep the ones you want and grade only where the house and drive will sit. Tell us what you have.
Lots on a lake
Lake lots slope toward the water, and bare dirt on a slope ends up in the lake. Mulching leaves the roots in the bank and a layer of chips on top, so the ground holds while grass or plantings take over. Open the view, leave a buffer at the shore and keep the dozer to the house pad. If your lake has an owners' association, ask about its rules, and ask the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers about anything that touches a stream or wetland. Our lake lot clearing guide goes further.
Drives up a hill
A steep drive fails from water, not traffic. Rain runs down the tire tracks and cuts them into ditches. We build it with a crown, ditches on both sides, turnouts that shed water before it gathers speed, and a culvert wherever a draw crosses. A new entrance onto Highway 216 needs ALDOT approval, and inside the city, ask Lake View. See driveways.
Near Tannehill
Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park stands on the site of a foundry that ran from 1829 to 1865, and this end of the county has a long iron and coal history. Old furnace and mine ground can hold slag, rock and buried foundations. Tell us if you know of any on your land, and point out graves or old home sites so they are left alone. On the Jefferson County side of town, the county health department sets stricter burning rules. The county page, land clearing in Tuscaloosa County, covers the ground past town.
Work We Take On in Lake View
Four services that fit the ground around Lake View, plus everything else we do.
Lot Clearing in Lake View
Wooded house lots and lake lots cleared, drive roughed in, ready for the pad.
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Underbrush Removal in Lake View
Privet, briars and saplings mulched out from under the trees you are keeping.
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Driveways in Lake View
Gravel drives and access roads cut in, based, crowned and ditched so they last.
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Retaining Walls in Lake View
Block and boulder walls that hold a bank, built on a packed base with drainage behind.
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Can you clear underbrush on a wooded lot in Lake View without taking the big trees?
Yes. That is underbrush removal: the mulcher grinds privet, briars, greenbrier and saplings and works around the trees you are keeping. Flag the keepers, or walk it with us first. The chips stay on the ground and help hold the slope. Call or text (205) 535-6376 for a free estimate.
Can I burn brush on my lot in Lake View, AL?
Ask before you light anything. The Alabama Forestry Commission requires a permit to burn more than a quarter acre or within 25 feet of woods or grass, and the city may have its own rules. If your lot is on the Jefferson County side, the county health department bans open burning from April through October. A Fire Alert or a No Burn Order stops burning altogether. On a tight lot, mulching avoids the question, since there is no pile.
Do you build retaining walls on hillside lots in Lake View?
Yes. Where a cut bank or a pad edge needs holding, we build block and boulder walls on a packed base with drainage behind them. A wall that cannot drain gets pushed by the water behind it. Tell us how tall the bank is and what sits above it.
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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 Lake View?
Call or text, or send a few details. Estimates are free.