Land Clearing in Asheville, NC
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.
- Free on-site estimates
- Owner-run by McKinley
- WNC & Upstate SC
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
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 actually happens on site.
Define the limits
What comes out, what stays, and where the line is. Marked before anything starts.
Timber and heavy growth
Trees down and handled — hauled, stacked or processed depending on what you want done with them.
Stumps and root mat
Out where the ground is going to be built on or graded.
Haul off or process
Debris removed, or mulched and left where that is the better outcome.
Grade the cleared ground
So you are left with a usable site, not a scraped mess.
Land Clearing near you
Based in Asheville, working across Western North Carolina and down into Greenville and Spartanburg. See the full service area.
Land Clearing by town
Where we do this
Western North Carolina
Land Clearing on the ground
Every photo here is from a real M&S job. See more of our work.
Asked about this job.
Not seeing yours? Call or text (828) 540-6856 and ask McKinley, or read the guides.
- Cost GuideWhat Moves the Cost of Land Clearing in Spartanburg, SC
- GuideDo You Need a Permit to Clear Land in Upstate SC?
- GuideHow to prepare land for building a home
- GuideSite Preparation Checklist for a New House in the Upstate
- GuideHouse Pad Construction: What a Pad Is and How It Gets Built
- GuideBuilding on a Sloped Lot in Western North Carolina
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.
Related pages
Keep reading, or call and ask.
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.
- 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
Free estimate. Real number.
Call or text McKinley. He walks the ground before he gives you a price.