Building and Remodeling
New homes, remodels, additions and repairs within about 30 miles of Burlington. On our own builds, the site work comes from our excavation side.
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Brush cutting takes an overgrown field or fence line back to open ground. Around Burlington, most people call it bush hogging, and it is the same work. We cut tall grass, weeds, briars and saplings close to the ground with machines. The roots stay put, so the soil stays where it is.
We are based in Burlington and cut brush for homeowners and landowners across Alamance County and the counties around it. Some jobs open up land you just bought, and some bring an old pasture back. When the growth has turned into real trees, the job is land clearing instead. Call or text (336) 516-7170 for a free quote.
Tell us about the septic system, lot, driveway, teardown or home project and where it is. We look at the job and put your free quote in writing.
Bush hogging handles growth a lawn mower cannot. Briars and vines come down with the grass, and so do young saplings. The cut material falls back on the ground and breaks down there.
Bigger trees call for a different job. Cutting leaves the stumps and roots in the ground, which is fine for a field. A house site needs them out, and that work is land clearing. We look at the ground first and tell you which job you have.
Road frontage and the edges of a long driveway are brush cutting work too. Cutting the brush back at the entrance opens up your view of the road when you pull out.
A Piedmont field left alone fills in fast. Briars and vines take the edges, and pine seedlings come up in the open. NC State Extension notes that loblolly pine commonly spreads into old fields by self-seeding. Given enough time, the field turns into young woods.
Fence lines catch the worst of it. Multiflora rose and Chinese privet are both listed as invasive in North Carolina, and both grow into thickets. Privet also spreads by suckers, and the extension service says it is very hard to get rid of once established. Cutting the fence line back lets you see the wire and reach it for repairs.
A pasture that went to brush can be brought back the same way. Cutting the saplings and briars low gives the grass light and room again. From there, a regular cut keeps the pasture open.
Thick brush hides the shape of a piece of land. Cutting it low shows you the slope and the wet spots before you make plans. It also turns up old fence wire and rock piles.
Brush matters for a septic system too. For a soil evaluation, Alamance County Environmental Health asks for a lot that is accessible and needs no underbrushing. If the lot needs it, the specialist will not continue the evaluation until the lot is more accessible. Brush cutting gets the lot ready for that visit and for septic system installation later.
Each county sets its own steps, so ask its Environmental Health office what it wants before the visit. Once the lot is open, the next jobs are often grading a house pad and a gravel driveway.
Call or text for a written quote. We work about 55 miles around Burlington across the Piedmont.
(336) 516-7170From the first call or text to the finished work, here is how it goes.
Call or text (336) 516-7170 with the address and the job. We set a time to come look.
We come out to see the site and how equipment gets in. On septic work, the county permit shows what goes in and where.
You get a free quote in writing, with the work spelled out. When you say yes, we set a date.
State law calls for an NC811 ticket three full working days before digging. Septic work also waits for the county's Construction Authorization.
We do the work in the quote. On a septic job, the county inspects the system before it is covered with soil.
Common questions about brush cutting around Burlington and the surrounding Piedmont. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
New homes, remodels, additions and repairs within about 30 miles of Burlington. On our own builds, the site work comes from our excavation side.
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Excavation for new house sites and the trenches for septic lines, within about 55 miles of Burlington. We look at the job and put a free quote in writing.
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We clear wooded lots and acreage for a new house or a pasture. The stumps come out with the trees, and the brush is hauled off.
Learn MoreLand clearing, grading, the gravel driveway and the septic system can all go on one quote. You deal with one company for all of it.
A text works as well as a call, and photos of the site help us see the job. Reach us at (336) 516-7170.
Burlington sits at the center of our service area. Septic and excavation work reaches about 55 miles out, Greensboro and Durham included.
Tell us where the job is and what you need done. Call or text (336) 516-7170, or send the form, for a free quote.
Tell us about the septic system, lot, driveway, teardown or home project and where it is. We look at the job and put your free quote in writing.
