Land Clearing in Tuscaloosa, AL
A wooded lot between two houses, a teardown waiting on a rebuild, forty acres of timber past the city limits. Tuscaloosa is the largest city we serve, and we bring our own machines to all three.
Clearing, Mulching & Dirt Work in Tuscaloosa
Forested hills to the north-east, a low wet plain to the south-west: Tuscaloosa sits on the fall line, where the Cumberland Plateau gives out and the coastal plain begins. The Black Warrior River runs through the middle of it. That split is why two lots on opposite sides of Tuscaloosa County can be completely different jobs. One is steep, rocky and wooded. The other is flat, low and slow to dry.
Old mobile home or trailer on the land? We also handle mobile home removal in Tuscaloosa.
We are a land clearing, forestry mulching and excavating outfit based in Berry, up in Fayette County, and this city is inside our service area. In and around town the work is lot clearing, building pads and drainage on ground with houses either side. Out past it, across the rest of Tuscaloosa County, it is timber tracts, pasture and hunting land. We run a Cat dozer, tracked mulching loaders and an excavator. Estimates are free. Call or text (205) 535-6376.
Find the page for your job
Most people here are searching for one thing, so each has its own page. Thick woods and overgrown acreage: forestry mulching in Tuscaloosa. A lot or fence row gone to privet and briars: brush clearing. Dead, leaning or storm-broken trees a machine can reach: tree removal. An old house coming down ahead of a rebuild: house demolition. The dirt under the new one: house pads. Footings, trenches, culverts and stumps: excavating.
Lake Tuscaloosa and the city's permit
The city dammed the North River in 1970 to make Lake Tuscaloosa, about 5,885 acres, as its main water supply, with Lake Nicol and Harris Lake as older reservoirs. Because of that, clearing near the water is watched. The City of Tuscaloosa requires a Land Development Permit for clearing, grading, excavating or otherwise disturbing soil on commercial property or on property directly adjacent to the lake. It also lists expanding a residential driveway. Check with the city before any work is planned. Have your permit in hand, or ask us what to line up first.
Lots that get bought to be rebuilt
On April 27, 2011, an EF4 tornado about a mile and a half wide crossed Tuscaloosa. Rebuilding went on for years, and lots here are still bought with the old house in the way. The teardown, the lot clearing and the new pad can be done together. The city's Building and Inspections office handles building permits, so ask it about a demolition permit before a house comes down. Getting here is simple: I-20/59, I-359, US-82, US-43 and Highway 69 all meet in town. Tell us about the street, the gate and what is overhead.
Work We Take On in Tuscaloosa
Four services that fit the ground around Tuscaloosa, plus everything else we do.
Forestry Mulching in Tuscaloosa
Brush, briars and small timber ground to mulch where they stand. No piles, no hauling.
DetailsTree Removal in Tuscaloosa
Dead, leaning and storm-damaged trees taken down by machine, stumps pulled, ground left level.
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House Pads in Tuscaloosa
Pads cut, filled in lifts and compacted to grade for houses, shops and mobile homes.
DetailsSite Work in Tuscaloosa
Access, drainage, culverts and finish grade, so the rest of the job can happen.
DetailsEverything else we do in Tuscaloosa
One job, one town: Tuscaloosa pages
How much does forestry mulching cost in Tuscaloosa, AL?
It is priced off the property, not off a chart. What moves the figure is how thick the growth is, how big the stems are, how steep the ground is, how close a trailer can get and how finished you want it. A flat lot of briars and saplings is quick. A steep hillside of six-inch hardwood is not. The estimate is free, and small jobs carry a minimum you hear up front.
Do I need a permit to clear a lot in Tuscaloosa?
It depends on the lot, so ask the city before work starts. The City of Tuscaloosa lists a Land Development Permit for clearing, grading or disturbing soil on commercial property and on property directly adjacent to Lake Tuscaloosa. Larger sites can also come under ADEM's construction stormwater permit. Get the permit before the job is set, or ask us what to sort out first.
Do you clear small residential lots inside Tuscaloosa city limits?
Yes. Lot clearing on ground with houses either side is normal work in and around the city. The compact tracked loaders fit where a larger machine cannot turn, and they cross finished ground without cutting ruts. Tell us the street access, the gate width and what is overhead, and mark the trees you want kept. We take commercial lots and site prep as well.
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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.
Other work Down South does in Tuscaloosa
Yard Drainage & Grading in Tuscaloosa, AL
Standing water moved off the yard and away from the house with regrading, swales, ditches and culverts.
See the pageAlso in TuscaloosaCulvert Installation in Tuscaloosa, AL
Driveway and field-road culverts set on grade, bedded, backfilled and covered so water passes under instead of over.
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Call or text, or send a few details. Estimates are free.