Lot Clearing in Tyler

Lot Clearing

A lot of the ground changing hands around Tyler right now is wooded acreage bought by people moving in from Dallas or Houston who want a house in the trees. Lot clearing is turning that raw parcel into a place a builder can work: opening the footprint for the house, the driveway and the septic area, taking out the trees in the way, grinding the stumps so nothing sprouts under the slab, and mulching the understory on the rest so the lot is walkable and clean. I clear lots across Smith County, from one-acre homesites in Flint and Whitehouse to five and ten-acre ranchettes in Bullard, Lindale and Chandler and lake lots around Lake Palestine and Lake Tyler. The mistake I see most is over-clearing. Mature loblolly pines and post oaks take a lifetime to replace, and they are the reason the lot cost what it did. I plan the clearing around where the house, drive and utilities go, leave the trees worth keeping, and hand the builder a lot that is ready for his dirt crew instead of a bare sand pad baking in the sun.

From raw woods to a buildable homesite

A wooded East Texas lot has to go through a few steps before anyone forms a slab. The understory comes out, the trees in the footprint of the house, drive and septic field come down, the stumps get ground below grade, and the ground is left clean enough for a dirt contractor to build the pad. I handle the clearing part as one job planned around your site plan, so you are not stuck coordinating a tree service, a mulching outfit and somebody with a stump grinder and hoping they agree on where the house goes.

Clear what the build needs, keep the rest

Builders like a clean, open lot because it is easy to work. Owners usually want a house in the pines. Those two things can both happen if the clearing is planned. I open the pad with working room around it, the drive, and the septic area, and mulch the understory on the rest of the lot so it is clean and walkable with the big trees standing. If you want it taken further, that is your call and I will do it. But I will not push every tree on the lot because it was easier.

What’s included

• Wooded and brushy lots opened for a house, shop or barn
• House pad, driveway and septic area cleared with working room
• Trees in the footprint removed, stumps ground below grade
• Understory mulched so the rest of the lot is clean and walkable
• Mature pines and oaks worth keeping left standing
• Lot left ready for the builder and the dirt contractor

Want the brush gone but the good trees kept? See underbrushing around Tyler.