Serving the Eastern Panhandle and the northern Shenandoah Valley · based in Augusta, WV
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Mini excavator parked beside a large stump in an open field
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Land Clearing and Excavation Services Around Augusta, WV

Land clearing, forestry mulching, brush clearing and bush hogging, stump removal, excavation, grading and site prep, gravel driveways, drainage and fence line clearing.

Most jobs here start with ground that has to change. A field grows up and has to be cut back to open ground. A gravel drive ruts out, or water runs off the hill until a drain line moves it. Pick the service that fits your land, check the job photos, or call or text (540) 327-1400.

Woodland understory mulched clean along a gravel lane
Forestry Mulching

Brush and saplings ground into mulch where they stand

We grind standing brush, saplings and small trees into mulch with a mulcher head on our tracked loader. The chips stay on the ground and hold the soil in place.

  • Standing brush, briars and saplings ground into chips in one pass
  • Small trees cut and mulched where they stand
  • Understory cleaned out under mature oak and hickory
  • Trails, shooting lanes and access lanes opened through timber
  • Multiflora rose and autumn olive knocked back on grown up ground
  • Stumps cut low at the surface so the ground is easier to mow
Forestry Mulching Details
Mini excavator with a brush cutter head on a gravel pad, ridges in the distance
Brush Clearing

Overgrown fields cut back down to usable ground

We cut overgrown fields, pastures and fence rows back down to open ground. A brush cutter on the mini excavator reaches banks, ditch lines and fence rows from level footing.

  • Overgrown fields and old pasture cut back to open ground
  • Briars, multiflora rose and autumn olive cut off at the ground
  • Saplings and small trees taken down with the brush cutter
  • Fence rows and property lines opened up so the line shows
  • Steep banks and ditch lines cut while the machine stays on level footing
  • Grown-up lots cleared off before a survey, a sale or a build
Brush Clearing Details
Mini excavator parked beside a large stump in an open field
Stump Removal

The stump and the root ball come out together

We dig stumps out with a mini excavator, root ball and all. The hole gets backfilled and bladed level so the spot can be mowed or built on.

  • Stumps dug out whole with a mini excavator, root ball and all
  • One stump in a yard or a field full of them after a clearing job
  • Big surface roots cut back and pulled so the spot mows clean
  • Holes backfilled with the dirt from the dig and packed down
  • The spot bladed level for seeding or for a building pad
  • Stumps stacked on your property where you want them
Stump Removal Details
Mini excavator with a digging bucket and blade parked on gravel, valley view behind
Excavation

Mini excavator digging on Hampshire County ground

Mini excavator digging for trenches, ditches, driveway cuts and dirt work. We clear and dig on the same trip across Hampshire County and the Eastern Panhandle.

  • Trenching for drain lines, downspout runs and yard drainage
  • Digging out and reshaping ditches so water leaves the property
  • Cutting in new driveways, lanes and field roads on rural lots
  • Digging out low spots, ruts and washed ground, then leveling the fill
  • Backfilling and smoothing holes so the ground can be mowed or seeded
  • Digging close to a house, barn, cabin or fence line
Excavation Details
Freshly graded dirt lane cut through pines with a ridge view beyond
Grading and Site Prep

Ground cut, filled and shaped so water runs off

We level pads, smooth rutted ground and shape lots after clearing. The finished grade sends water away from your buildings instead of toward them.

  • Rough grading on cleared lots and new building sites
  • Level pads for cabins, sheds, garages and shops
  • Ground sloped away from a house, cabin or barn so water sheds
  • Cut and fill work to flatten a sloping spot on a hillside lot
  • Fill placed in layers and packed down as it goes
  • Rutted, torn-up ground smoothed back to a surface you can mow
Grading and Site Prep Details
Graded gravel pad beside a paved road with the spoil smoothed out
Gravel Driveways

New gravel drives cut in, rutted drives graded back

We cut in new gravel driveways and lanes on rural lots, and regrade drives that have rutted or washed out. The surface gets crowned so water runs off the drive instead of down it.

  • New gravel drives and lanes cut in on rural lots and acreage
  • Washed out and rutted drives regraded back to a smooth surface
  • Crown pulled back into the surface so water sheds to both sides
  • Ditch lines cut along the drive to carry runoff away
  • Base stone worked into soft, muddy sections that keep breaking up
  • Cross drains and shallow dips shaped into steep stretches
Gravel Driveways Details
Trench dug across a yard for a drainage line, track marks in the topsoil
Drainage

French drains and trenches that carry water away

We install French drains and drainage trenches that move water away from houses, cabins, barns and driveways. The mini excavator digs the line, then pipe and washed stone go in so the ground drains.

  • French drains dug with the mini excavator and set on grade so the water keeps moving
  • Perforated pipe in washed stone, wrapped in non-woven filter fabric to keep silt out
  • Solid pipe on the outlet run, daylighted downhill where the water can leave
  • Downspout lines buried and carried out away from the wall
  • Drainage trenches cut across a slope to catch water above a house, cabin or barn
  • Low spots and soft ground drained so the yard can be mowed again
French Drains and Drainage Details
Fence line after brush clearing, the brush mulched and the posts back in view
Fence Line Clearing

Grown up fence rows cut back to a clean line

We clear grown up fence rows and property lines on farms and acreage across Hampshire County. The row comes back to a clean line your fence crew can work from.

  • Grown up fence rows cut back to a clean, workable line
  • Briars, multiflora rose, autumn olive and grapevine cut out of the row
  • Saplings and small trees cleared off the line
  • Mulcher head on the tracked loader grinds the row into a chip layer in place
  • Brush cutter on the mini excavator reaches over standing fence and up banks
  • Property lines opened so corner posts and survey pins are easy to find
Fence Line Clearing Details
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  • Augusta, WV · serving the Eastern Panhandle and the northern Shenandoah Valley
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