Land Clearing

Turning raw East Texas timber and brush into clean, usable ground, cleared right and hauled off.

Most projects in East Texas start under trees. Before you can build a home, dig a pond, run cattle or put in a road, the ground has to be opened up and cleaned off. Land clearing is that first, essential step, and doing it right is about more than knocking things down. It is about taking out the stumps and roots, shaping the ground, and leaving you clean, workable land instead of a tangled mess.

Gardner Excavating has cleared land across Houston County and East Texas for 35+ years, from a single home lot to large tracts. We remove brush, trees, stumps and undergrowth, and we handle the debris the way you want, piled to burn where allowed or hauled off, so your project can start on clean ground.

Because we are a full-service dirt outfit and not just a brush crew, we deal with whatever the clearing turns up, drainage, low spots, old junk, and can shape and grade the ground as we go.

Clearing It Right

Good clearing starts with a walk of your place and a plan: what comes out, what stays, and where the house, pond, road or pasture will go. We clear the building area, the access and the ground you want usable, while protecting the trees and features you want to keep.

On East Texas ground, careless clearing invites erosion and standing water. We clear and shape so the land drains and stays stable, setting up the rest of your project instead of creating a mud problem the first big rain.

Stumps, Roots & Debris

Trees and brush are the easy part. Stumps and roots have to come out where you are building, and the debris has to go somewhere. We grub the stumps, rake the roots, and pile or haul off the slash so you are left with genuinely clean, buildable land.

How we handle the debris is up to you and your place: burn piles where the county allows, haul-off, or windrows along the tree line. We talk it through and do it your way.

Ready For What's Next

The whole point of clearing is land you can use, so we hand off ground that is opened up, cleaned off and rough-graded. And since we also build pads, dig ponds and cut roads, the clearing flows straight into the rest of your project with the same crew, no gap and nobody to blame but us.

For landowners looking to make the most of a tract, this is how raw timber becomes a home site, a pasture, or a place for a pond.

Questions About Land Clearing