If you have a piece of land in southeast Missouri that has overgrown vegetation or old trees, you need to prepare it before you can start a construction project. However, you may have concerns about the cost of land clearing.
Our team offers free estimates for doing this type of work. However, you may want to try to create a general cost estimate yourself first. Here are some tips for estimating the cost of performing vegetation removal and site preparation on your property.
What Goes into the Calculations
When making calculations for clearing a piece of land, several factors come into play.
Size of the Property
The size of the property represents the starting point in any land clearing cost estimate. Clearing a larger piece of land requires more workers and larger pieces of bulldozing equipment, which drives up the potential cost.
Condition of the Property
If your property consists primarily of overgrowth and dead or dying trees, the cost to clear the land may be higher than parcels that are mostly open. If you have large rocks on the property, removing and hauling them away can be pricey.
A piece of land that needs significant excavation or grading work will cost more than land that doesn’t have erosion issues.
Tree Sizes
If the property primarily has tall trees with large diameter trunks, removal is more challenging and costly. If the property primarily has overgrown brush and small volunteer trees, it will be easier to clear and will cost less.
Debris Disposal
If you want our land maintenance company to remove all the downed trees and rocks from the space, it costs more than average compared to leaving them on the property. It’s often cheaper to mulch trees and branches, rather than hauling them.
Accessibility
It costs more to clear a piece of property in a remote area that’s far away from established roads. If it’s impossible for our professionals to move the necessary equipment to the property, we may have to use smaller equipment, which will cause the job to take longer.
We might have to clear a lane and create a temporary road through part of your property to reach the area that you want cleared. If so, the estimated cost of the job will probably be higher than average.
Obtaining Permits
In certain locations, you may have to pay for permits and licenses before you can begin any land clearing actions. Many times, our professionals can help you work through the permitting process as part of the job. However, permits have a cost associated with them.
Final Aspects of the Cleanup
The cost of the land clearing project may be higher if you want us to dig up the tree stumps and remove the debris. Although we can mulch some of the smaller branches and trunks, we might have to remove larger tree trunks from the property.
Average Land Clearing Costs Per Acre
As a general estimate, the average price you’ll pay for clearing the land is:
- Up to $3,000 for a 1-acre space
- Up to $15,000 for a 5-acre space
- Up to $30,000 for a 10-acre space
You can roughly estimate about $3,000 per acre for any space that’s larger than 10 acres. However, this is only an average cost. The configuration of the soil and the thickness of vegetation on the property also play a role in the cost per acre to clear land.
How to Save on Cost
If you would like to try to save on the cost of land clearing, you can try a few different techniques, including:
- Clear a smaller area
- Be flexible in your schedule
- Mulch trees and branches on site
- Grind tree stumps later
- Use rocks in the landscaping instead of removing them
Although it can be tempting to try to save money by doing some of the work yourself, this may cost you more in the long run. Renting or buying equipment to do the work may cost more than letting our professionals who already have the equipment do the work. It also will take you longer to do the work yourself than to have our professionals do it.
Call Roth Dirt Worx for a Free Estimate for Land Clearing
Rather than spending time trying to figure out how much your land clearing project may cost, let us help. Reach out to the team at Roth Dirt Worx for a free estimate on clearing your piece of property in the Greenville, Missouri, area.
Our experts visit your property and check out the thickness of the vegetation and trees and will listen to what you’d like us to do to the property before giving you an estimate of the cost. To set up an appointment for your free estimate, call us today at (573) 920-3077.
