Everything You Need to Know About Land Clearing
Have you ever seen some bulldozers and excavators clearing a lot and wondered why on earth they would do such a destructive thing? The fact is, land clearing is not only necessary for human goals like building and hunting – it’s actually good practice for protecting the environment as well.
In this article, we’re going to explain what land clearing is, why it is done and some reasons you may want to consider hiring a pro should you want to do something different with your property.
What is Land Clearing?
Land clearing is the first step in repurposing land. Whether the owner is wanting to use it for farming, to develop or build a home on or for any other reason – they need to clear the old debris out. If they don’t clear out all of the old trees, shrubs, bushes, logs and other obstacles it is obviously going to be in the way when they go to fulfill their plans. But that isn’t the only reason why it is a hazard and needs to be removed!
When organic matter is left to rot, it can produce all kinds of nasty byproducts that can be harmful to the surrounding areas. Diseases can affect plants and have bad socio-economic repercussions if this occurs in an agricultural area. If crops are infected by a disease, it affects not only the plants and the animals in the immediate area but also the farmers, the people that they supply and so on down the chain.
So as you can see, land clearing is not only necessary, it is important. Land clearing doesn’t only involve removing natural waste – it means getting rid of structures, old vehicles, junk and so on. You can imagine the kind of harm that unkempt chemicals leeching into the ground can do. It can contaminate waterways and dirty water from lands that need to be cleared can also carry disease.
How Exactly is Land Clearing Done?
If you’ve got a bit of an old junkyard that you are now giving a second look at, you may be wondering what is involved with having the land cleared. Let’s walk you through some typical steps of a land clearing project.
Before getting started there are a few things you’ll need to research. Firstly, find out if you need to obtain a permit from your local district or county. Many areas do require that you obtain a permit so that they can monitor the land use and environmental impacts of the work being done. No shortcuts! Make sure you either get one, or you don’t legally need one.
Whether you decide to rent or use your own machines or you opt to contract the work out – there is a basic order of operations that is sensible to follow. We can admit to some bias here, but we’re going to go ahead and recommend that you hire a reputable contractor like D&H Land Management for a few reasons.
One reason we will mention now is that many experienced hands make for lighter and safer work. A good company should be more prepared with equipment and experience than the average landowner, but more on that below,
Common sense will dictate that the trees be felled, and shrubs removed. Once this is done the stumps ac can be removed with an excavator. If there is demolition work to be done, you very likely need a permit as well as a contractor. Demolition can be hazardous work because of hidden dangers in old buildings like lead and asbestos as well as immediate issues like electricity and more.
Once all of the vertical elements are removed the ground can be levelled or graded. This is the process of taking the higher elevations and lower elevations and transferring them until you have a level plane across the whole property.
Who Should I Call for My Land Clearing Needs?
At D&H Land Management we are more than just a land clearing outfit. We are a full-service construction site contractor with more than enough resources to handle the biggest jobs around. That doesn’t mean we won’t do the small ones though. We provide superior site services to residential, retail, commercial and industrial job sites.
From planning to construction to completion and beyond we have your site solutions sitting in our back pocket. You never know what kind of issues may arise on a job, so it’s important to go with full-service land clearing and construction contractor like D & H Land Management. No matter what we come across, you can count on honesty and the resources to deliver your vision.
Get in touch to learn more about our comprehensive land clearing services.
