Land Clearing Services

What land clearing is, why it’s necessary, when you should perform it, different land clearing techniques, and the types of equipment needed to perform land clearing on a site.  Let Browns Drilling and Blasting handle all you land clearing needs.

What is Land Clearing?

Land clearing refers to the process of uprooting and clearing vegetation to prepare a construction site for a project. This can be done before construction commences to clear the land for laying foundations and increase a property’s value, but it is not a part of regular maintenance and cleaning.

When land clearing is done, teams remove any vegetation and obstructions on the land. This can include trees, plants, rocks, brush, stumps, and anything that gets in the way of the construction project.

Why is Land Clearing Necessary?

In construction projects, land clearing is absolutely necessary before construction can begin. When you purchase land or begin a project on a property, there will likely be many obstacles in the way of building the project. This includes any of the trees, vegetation, and rocks that are on the land which need to be cleared before you can start building.

Clearing the land and removing obstacles allows you to get a better view of the property and make the right decisions on how to commence the project. Without clearing the land, it will be impossible to build a structure that will be stable and stay true to the original design.

Land clearing isn’t just necessary in construction (of structures or roads, for example), as it is also very important in the agriculture industry. The soil loses some of its nutrients over time. So, clearing the land will remove any excess vegetation that’s taking away the nutrients from the soil, making it much easier for new vegetation to grow and thrive in the area.