Are you planning on clearing land to build a home? Are you unsure how much clearing and preparing a construction site will cost?Clearing land is an essential step in building a home or property. Landowners who want to make the most of their land are familiar with this practice. This is all you need to know about clearing land to build a home.
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Clearing Land To Build A home
Clearing the land prior to building your dream house is necessary for many reasons such as:
- Your land will be more usable
- You must take all safety precautions
- Stop any disease spreading
- Encourage healthy growth of trees and plants
- You can improve the health of your soil by determining the soil type
- Get to the ground
- Enhance land value and improve its aesthetics
- Eliminate all pests
Lot clearance services are required when a parcel of land is declared unusable. Clearing lots and removing trees make it easier to build parks, houses, parking lots and other structures.
Preparation Tips For Clearing Land To Build A Home
The survey of the property is the first step in the tedious task of clearing land. This compares your construction plan to the landscape surrounding it to determine which trees, shrubs, and rocks need to be removed. Based on where you are planning to build your homestead, you may need to apply building and zoning permits. It is best to wait for clearance before moving anything. Once you have been accepted and received the proper paperwork, the next step is to take:
- Use stakes to mark the construction site
- Find the best location for a septic tank or well.
- Make sure you have a way to get there
- Connect the construction area with the electric grid and/or any other utilities
What Is The Cost To Clear Land For A Home?
The average land clearing cost is between $500 and $2,000 for lightly wooded areas with significant tree removal. A heavily wooded lot could cost as high as $5,600 an acre.
Clearing land is the first step in any property development plan. Once the land has been cleared and graded, construction can begin. The following factors affect the cost of clearing land for construction:
- Land area
- Tree size and density
- Rocks, brush, stumps and fallen trees are all examples of debris
- Existing surface and subterranean structures
- Season
The Process
This is a quick summary of what you need to do on a building site.
- Do a lot survey and soil test
- Demolish all existing structures, including the underground infrastructure
- Clear bushes, trees, timber, large rocks and trees
- Removing the land and controlling soil erosion
- The land
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Greenbar Excavation Will Help
Land clearing is often overlooked by homeowners, even though it is an essential step in the construction process. This usually occurs after you have purchased the land, but before you hire construction workers.
Although the cost and procedure of building your dream home may vary, there are many things that you must do.
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Greenbar Excavation has been providing quality excavation services to central Oregon for over ten years. We understand the importance of knowing your project. Greenbar Excavation is a fully licensed, insured, and accredited Excavation company based in Prineville, Oregon. Greenbar Excavation is one of the top Excavation companies in Central Oregon. Don’t look any further, go with the company with your best interest in mind! We offer a multitude of services which include:
- Septic pumping
- Drainage Services
- Landscape prep
- Site grading
- Foundation excavation
- Concrete/ prep finish
- Utility trenching
- Driveways
- Septic tank replacement
- Complete septic system replacement
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