Land Prep 101: Have a plan and a budget for your land
Before you ever start talking to a land clearing contractor, you need to know how you want to use your land. For example, you may need to: Clear out undesirable trees/brush in order to resell, Clear land for building a structure (Site prep), Clear land for road building, Improve the view from the current home, Remove dead trees and dry brush in order to increase safety and remove fire hazards, or Build a trench for pipes. (Rock saw trenching) Before After Once you have a vision or plan, you can discuss this with potential contractors who may be able to offer you money saving tips or alternatives. Sometimes, you may be willing to spend more up front for quality that will ultimately save you money in the next steps of developing your land. Many land clearers have equipment that will cut the trees at ground level then mulch all the trees to lay out over the land. However, if your next step is to build a home, this technique can present problems down the line. Under that mulch, there will still be short tree stubs above ground that [...]
