Keep the good trees
Selective clearing & tree removal prep
The trees you want stay. The undergrowth, dead wood and trees in the way come out, and the lot keeps its character.
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Selective Clearing
Clearing with a plan
Selective clearing starts with walking the property and deciding what stays: the best hardwoods, the screen from the road, the shade over the house. Everything else — undergrowth, dead and leaning trees, the ones blocking the view or the build — is cleared around them.
What it includes
What the job covers
- Trees marked to keep
- Undergrowth cleared out
- Dead and leaning trees removed
- View corridors opened
- Homesites opened within the woods
- Ground left mulched, not bare
Views and homesites
It is how a mountain lot gets its view back or its house site opened without turning the whole property into bare dirt. Large trees near structures may need a tree service; that is raised at the walk-through.
Part of Land Clearing
Related work.
By town: pages written for the ground and the offices in each town.
Land clearing by town
Land Clearing
Trees, brush, briars and stumps taken off the ground so a mountain lot can be built on, driven on, fenced or used again.
ViewSpecialistRaw Land Clearing
Wooded, untouched acreage cleared so surveyors, builders and the grading crew can actually get onto it.
ViewSpecialistBrush Clearing
Briars, scrub, vines and years of overgrowth cleared off so the ground can be seen, walked, mowed and used again.
ViewTown pageLand Clearing in Leicester
Land clearing in Leicester, NC from a crew that is based here. Grown-over pasture, wooded hillsides and new homesites cleared and left as ground you can use.
ViewQuestions about this work
Straight answers.
Not seeing yours? Call or text (828) 900-1749 and ask Ben, or read the FAQs.
- Cost GuideLand clearing cost in Western NC
- GuideHow to prepare land for construction in WNC
- GuideStorm Debris Removal After Helene in Western NC
- GuideBuilding on a Steep Lot in Western North Carolina
- GuideForestry mulching vs land clearing: which one you need
- Cost GuideHow Much Does a Retaining Wall Cost in Asheville?
Can you open up a mountain view?
Yes. View clearing is one of the most common reasons for selective clearing.
Do you cut down large trees near houses?
Big trees close to a house or power lines can need a tree service. Ben will say so at the walk-through.
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Forestry Mulching
Brush, briars, scrub and small trees ground up where they stand, with the mulch left on the ground to hold the soil.
ViewServiceGrading & Site Prep
Pads cut level, slopes shaped, and ground graded so the water leaves the site instead of running through the house.
ViewServiceDriveway Installation & Repair
New gravel drives cut in and worn ones rebuilt, graded and crowned so the rain runs off instead of down the middle.
ViewServiceExcavation
Foundations, trenches, utility lines, root balls and rock — dug to the right depth and backfilled so the ground settles once.
ViewServiceErosion Control
Slopes stabilised, banks armoured and water redirected so the next heavy rain does not take the yard, the drive or the creek bank with it.
ViewServiceRetaining Walls
Block retaining walls built on a real base, with drain pipe and stone behind them, so the slope they hold stays held.
ViewServiceDemolition
Structures torn down, debris loaded and hauled, and the site left clear and graded instead of a pile of rubble.
ViewServiceSeptic Installation
Tank holes, drain field lines and the grading around them, dug to the plan so the system sits right and drains the way it should.
ViewServiceHauling
Gravel, fill and stone brought in, and spoil, brush and debris hauled away — usually as part of the job, sometimes on its own.
ViewServiceSnow Removal
Hazy River Earthworks is clearing snow this winter around Leicester, Asheville and Weaverville. Get on the list before the first storm.
ViewHow 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.
Tell Ben what the ground needs.
Ben comes out, walks the ground with you and gives you a price before any work starts.