
Open the
ground up.
Lots, building sites and overgrown acreage cleared, with stumps and root mat out where the ground has to be built on.
Clearing means different things depending on what the ground is for. A building site needs stumps and root mat gone and the surface stripped. A pasture or a view line does not.
We will tell you which one your project actually needs — because full clearing on ground that only needed mulching is money spent for nothing, and mulching a building site just moves the problem to your foundation contractor.
What you get
- Building lots and house sites cleared to buildable
- Overgrown acreage and reclaimed pasture
- Stumps and root mat removed where it matters
- Debris hauled off or processed on site
- Access built in — the drive usually goes in as part of the same job
How It Runs
What actually happens on site.
- Define the limitsWhat comes out, what stays, and where the line is. Marked before anything starts.
- Timber and heavy growthTrees down and handled — hauled, stacked or processed depending on what you want done with them.
- Stumps and root matOut where the ground is going to be built on or graded.
- Haul off or processDebris removed, or mulched and left where that is the better outcome.
- Grade the cleared groundSo you are left with a usable site, not a scraped mess.


On the ground




Questions
Asked about this job.
Clearing or forestry mulching — which do I need?
If the ground is going to be built on, graded or paved, you need clearing: stumps and root mat have to come out. If you want overgrown ground opened up, a fence line cleared or timber thinned, mulching is faster, cheaper and leaves the soil covered.
Do you haul the debris away?
Yes, or we can process it on site. Which is better depends on volume, access and what you want the ground to look like afterwards.
Free Estimate
Get a price for land clearing.
Where it is, how long the drive is, how steep it gets and what it is doing now. We come out, walk it, and give you a real number.
Call McKinley direct (828) 540-6856- Free on-site estimates across WNC and the Upstate
- One crew from clearing through to the last load of stone
- Drainage designed in, not sold to you afterwards