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Lot Clearing in Macomb County, Michigan
Building lots, splits and wooded parcels from Romeo to Shelby, opened up to a chip layer so the surveyor and the builder can start.
North of the Hall Road corridor, Macomb County is still turning farm ground into lots. Washington Township, Bruce, Macomb Township and Ray are splitting building parcels off old farmsteads, and around Romeo and Armada the orchard blocks and fence rows are being sold off a parcel at a time. A lot that has sat for a few seasons grows a thicket of box elder, mulberry, honeysuckle and wild grape. In the wet clay corners, willow and dogwood fill in so thick that a person has to push through them.
Lot clearing here means opening the ground so the next trade can start. Our tracked skid steer and its FECON mulching head grind the brush and saplings inside the building envelope, the drive line and the septic area into a chip layer, and the surveyor can set stakes the same day. The builder's excavator pulls any stumps in the footprint as part of the dig. The new home site and lot clearing page lays out the whole job, and the forestry mulching in Macomb County page covers the county's larger wooded acreage, where the clearing is for the land itself rather than for one house.
Our base is in Royal Oak, and Macomb County is 35 to 55 minutes away. Travel is already inside one written project price. Send the address and a photo or two of the lot through the quote form, or call. Calls are answered 8 AM to 8 PM, seven days a week, and every form and text gets a reply within one business day.
What we clear
- The building envelope on a new split, with working room for the builder around it.
- The drive line from the road back to the house site.
- The septic area, left as a clean chip layer for the installer.
- Hedgerow growth along the lot lines, taken back to the line you and the surveyor agree on.
- Old orchard rows and farmstead brush on parcels that are being divided.
- Willow and dogwood thickets in the low clay corners that hold water in spring.
What you get
- A lot the surveyor can walk and stake the day we finish.
- The trees you flagged, standing and untouched.
- A chip layer typically 2-4 inches deep that the builder can grade or drive over.
- One written project price, travel included, quoted from photos or a walk-through.
Where Lot Clearing Comes Up in Macomb County
The kinds of lots we are called to most often in Macomb County.
New splits in Washington, Bruce, Macomb Township and Ray
Farm ground in the northern townships is being cut into building parcels, and each new lot arrives with a hedgerow on one side and a brush corner on the other. We clear the house site, the drive and the septic area, and open the road frontage for the driveway approach. New home site clearing →
Old farmstead and orchard parcels near Romeo and Armada
Apple and peach rows that went untended turn into a block of brush, and the farmstead lot around them grows over with it. We walk the parcel with you, flag the trees worth keeping and grind the rest, so the lot can be surveyed, sold or built on. Site preparation →
Wooded lots at the edge of a subdivision
Shelby, Washington Township and Chesterfield have lots left over beside finished streets, and they fill with Callery pear, buckthorn and grapevine. The neighbors are close, so we open a clean access line from the street and work toward the back of the lot. Driveway clearing →
Lots being cleaned up to sell
A lot listed under a thicket shows poorly. Vacant parcels from Sterling Heights to Chesterfield are ground back to an open surface that a buyer or a surveyor can see across. We clear the whole lot, or just the frontage and the building area. Vacant lot cleanup →
How the Job Goes
Send the address and the lot lines
Send the address and a few phone photos from the road, plus the survey or the builder's plan if you have one. Larger parcels we walk with you.
Tape the keepers and the corners
Tape goes on every tree that stays. Then we agree with you, on the ground, where the house, the drive and the septic area sit.
Mulch the lot open
The head grinds everything inside the tape to a chip layer, and the surveyor sets stakes that same day.
The excavator takes over
The builder's excavator pulls any stumps in the footprint as part of the dig, so stump work rides along with the foundation instead of being a separate trip.
When to do it
The flat clay townships hold water through spring, so low lots go on frozen ground or into the dry end of summer. A lot opened in late winter is staked and ready when the builder wants to dig. A lot being listed can go whenever the growth looks its worst.
How it is priced
By the project: how big the lot is, how dense the growth is, and how far the machine has to work across the ground. You get one written price, travel included, from photos or a walk-through. The pricing guide shows what moves the number.
The Ground This Work Happens On
What a cleared lot is made of: the machine, the chip layer and the growth it replaces.
Lot Clearing by Township in Macomb County
Each page covers the local ground and the jobs that come up there.
Lot Clearing Questions We Hear in Macomb County
Can you clear a new split in Washington Township or Bruce Township before the survey?
Yes. Most splits are cleared first so the surveyor can see the corners and set stakes. Send the parcel address and we will tell you how we would reach the building area.
What happens to the stumps in the house footprint?
Brush and small trees are ground flush, and the roots stay in place. A stump that sits inside the footprint is pulled by the builder's excavator during the dig, so it is handled once.
Can we keep the trees along the lot line next to the neighbors?
Yes. We tape the trees and the line together before the machine starts, and the head works inside the tape. Mature trees along the property line stay standing, and the neighbor's side looks the way it did.
How do you handle a lot that stays wet in spring?
We time it. Clay lots in Ray, Armada and Richmond go on frozen ground or in the dry end of summer, and the rubber tracks leave little mark on the ground.
What does the lot look like the day you leave?
A walkable surface covered in chips, with the keeper trees standing and a clean edge along the woods. There is nothing to haul or burn, so the lot is ready for stakes.
Ready to Open Up Your Macomb County Lot?
Send the lot address and a photo or two through the quote form, or call. From Royal Oak, Macomb County is 35 to 55 minutes, and the travel is included in the one price.