Land Clearing · Alexander, NC
Land Clearing In Alexander, NC
Land clearing in Alexander, NC for river bottom land, wooded slopes and new homesites. Our yard is in the next community over, so getting a machine and a free estimate to you is easy.
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Land clearing in Alexander, NC
Land clearing around Alexander
Alexander is an unincorporated community in northern Buncombe County, on the French Broad River and NC 251. It sits about three miles west of Weaverville, at roughly 1,900 feet. Leicester, where we keep our equipment, is right next door to the southwest.
The land here comes in two kinds. Along the river there is low, flatter bottom land. Back from the river it climbs into steep wooded slopes, with houses up long gravel drives. Both grow over quickly. River ground fills with brush and young trees, and hillside lots bought for a house usually start as solid woods.
Because we are so close, Ben can come out on short notice to look at your land. Small jobs make sense here, not just big ones. The main land clearing page covers the service, and the Alexander service page lists everything else we do nearby.
What it includes
What the job covers
- River bottom ground cleared of brush
- Wooded slopes opened for homesites
- Drive corridors up from NC 251
- Small clearing jobs close to the yard
- Stumps pulled, root holes filled
- Brush ground in place or hauled
Local know-how
Land clearing in Alexander: what to know
Land clearing in Alexander near the French Broad
Clearing near the river takes a lighter touch. Low ground can stay soft after rain, so we pick the time and the machine to suit it. Brush and saplings are usually ground in place with forestry mulching, which leaves the soil covered instead of bare. Trees right at the bank are often worth leaving, since their roots help hold it.
If clearing would mean working in the river or a creek, or on the bank itself, that can need a permit and is talked through before any work. Bank damage is a separate job, covered on our creek and river bank repair page.
Homesites on the slopes above the river
Up the hill, clearing is about getting a house site and a drive out of the woods. The drive corridor opens first, often climbing from NC 251 or a side road. Then the house site and septic area are cleared and the stumps pulled. The rest of the trees stay, and the ones you want saved get marked during the walk-through.
Once the lot is open, the slope needs protecting before rain finds it. The same crew can grade the pad, rough in the drive and put silt fence where the ground drops toward a ditch.
Buncombe County is the permit office
Alexander has no town government, so permits go through Buncombe County. The county's erosion control division requires a permit once land disturbance reaches one acre. In a hillside subdivision the line is a quarter acre. Smaller jobs still have to keep sediment on the property.
Ben will tell you at the estimate if your clearing is near either line. For what drives the price, read land clearing cost in Western NC before you call.
On the ground
Land clearing on real jobs
Every photo here is a Hazy River Earthworks job. See more recent work. Or read about the full land clearing service.
Questions
Alexander land clearing questions
Not seeing yours? Call or text (828) 900-1749 and ask Ben, or read the FAQs.
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Do you clear land in Alexander, NC?
Yes. Our yard is in Leicester, the next community over, so Alexander is about as close to home as work gets for us. Small jobs and large ones both make sense here.
Can you clear brush on river bottom land without tearing up the ground?
Usually. Brush and small trees are ground in place, which leaves a mulch cover on the soil. The timing is picked so the machine is not working soft, wet ground.
What permit do I need to clear land in Alexander?
Alexander is unincorporated, so the county is who to ask. Buncombe County wants an erosion control permit once you disturb an acre, or a quarter acre inside a hillside subdivision. Work in a stream can need its own approval.
Can you clear a drive corridor up to a hillside homesite off NC 251?
Yes. The corridor is usually the first thing cleared, so equipment can reach the house site. The drive can then be graded and stoned by the same crew.
Nearby
Alexander & nearby
We cover Alexander and the communities around it, including:
Somewhere else? See the full service area or call (828) 900-1749.
All services in Alexander
Everything Hazy River does in Alexander and Buncombe County.
Alexander overviewServiceLand Clearing
Trees, brush, briars and stumps taken off the ground so a mountain lot can be built on, driven on, fenced or used again.
The full serviceLand clearing in other towns
Towns near Alexander
How it goes
No mystery, no
surprise invoice.
Walk the ground
Ben comes out, looks at the property with you and talks through what it actually needs.
A price up front
You get a number for the job in front of you before any machine shows up.
One company, start to finish
Clearing, digging, grading, drainage and stone by the same crew, in the right order.
Left finished
Graded, drained and cleaned up. Not a bare slope waiting for the next storm.
Need land clearing in Alexander?
Ben comes out, walks the ground with you and gives you a price before any work starts.