Land Clearing in Sumiton, AL
House lots, hillside back yards and wooded tracts on some of the highest ground in Walker County. We take jobs in Sumiton for clearing, mulching, pads and drainage.
Clearing, Mulching & Dirt Work in Sumiton
High ground gave Sumiton its name. The town stands at one of the highest points in Walker County and went by Summit, among other names, before the present spelling was adopted in 1926. It began as a mining camp around a railroad after the Civil War and did not incorporate until 1952. Today it is homes and businesses along old Highway 78, a Bevill State Community College campus, and wooded slopes below.
Most of Sumiton is in eastern Walker County, with a corner over the line in Jefferson County. The Walker side is inside our service area and we take jobs here. If you are just across the line, call and ask. We are a land clearing, forestry mulching and excavating outfit from Berry with our own tracked machines, and estimates are free. Call or text (205) 535-6376.
High ground still has water problems
Being on top of the hill does not mean a dry lot. Water leaves high ground fast, and it takes dirt with it. A pad cut into a slope needs the fall set so water runs away from the building. The fill side has to go in thin layers, each one packed, because fill dumped in one push settles later and cracks the slab above it. In Sumiton, where so many lots sit on a slope, that is the part worth paying attention to. See house pads and yard drainage and grading.
Tight lots and back-yard brush
A lot of the calls a town like this produces are small: the wooded strip behind the house, the bank nobody can mow, a vacant lot between two homes. A compact track loader with a mulching head fits where a bigger machine would do more harm than good, and it leaves chips on the ground instead of a pile to burn. Trees are handled by machine from the ground, where there is room to reach them. If your project needs more than what is listed here, tell us about it.
The way in
Old Highway 78, now Highway 5, runs through Sumiton from north-west to south-east, and I-22 passes to the south-west with an exit at County Road 81. A trailer can get to town easily. Your street, your gate and what is overhead are the things to tell us about. For a wooded lot you plan to build on, lot clearing for new homes explains the order of work, and our Walker County page covers the wider area.
Work We Take On in Sumiton
Four services that fit the ground around Sumiton, plus everything else we do.
Lot Clearing in Sumiton
Wooded house lots and lake lots cleared, drive roughed in, ready for the pad.
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House Pads in Sumiton
Pads cut, filled in lifts and compacted to grade for houses, shops and mobile homes.
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Yard Drainage in Sumiton
Standing water fixed with regrading, swales, ditches and culverts.
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Underbrush Removal in Sumiton
Privet, briars and saplings mulched out from under the trees you are keeping.
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Do you clear house lots in Sumiton, AL?
Yes. A wooded house lot is cleared of trees, stumps and brush, the drive is roughed in, and the ground is left ready for the pad. We can then cut, fill and pack the pad itself. The Walker County side of Sumiton is inside our service area. If your lot is on the Jefferson County side, call or text and ask.
Can you clear the brush behind my house in Sumiton without tearing up the yard?
That is what the tracked mulching loaders are for. Tracks spread the weight, so the machine crosses a finished yard and works soft ground without cutting ruts. The brush is ground where it stands and left as chips. Tell us the gate width and what is overhead, and mark any trees you want kept.
Why does my lot in Sumiton wash every time it rains hard?
Because water is leaving it faster than the ground can take. On high, sloping lots the cure is shape: a swale or ditch to catch the water, a place for it to go, and cover left on the slopes. Bare dirt on a hillside will keep moving. We look at where the water starts and where it ends up, then price the grading. The look is free.
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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 Sumiton?
Call or text, or send a few details. Estimates are free.