Vacant lot cleanup in Detroit, Highland Park, Pontiac and across Southeast Michigan means taking an overgrown lot back to flat, walkable, mowable ground. The brush and saplings are ground into a chip layer where they stand, the fence line is opened and dumped debris is cleared, with nothing left at the curb. Each lot is quoted as one written project price from phone photos or a walk-through.
A vacant lot in Detroit, Highland Park or Pontiac does not stay empty. Within a few summers it is chest-high brush, tree-of-heaven and mulberry saplings, grapevine over a fence, and whatever got dumped behind it. For an investor, a land-bank buyer, a neighbor who bought the side lot, or an owner waiting to build, the lot is a liability until it is cleared and a cost until it is kept cut.
We clear vacant lots the same way we clear forty acres: the brush and saplings are ground into a chip layer where they stand, the fence line is opened, the debris is separated out, and the lot is left flat, walkable and mowable. Nothing is piled at the curb and nothing sits in the alley. A single lot is usually a half-day; a block of them is a day or two, and a portfolio is priced as one job.
After the first clearing, most owners put the lot on a schedule so it never goes back; see property maintenance. Lots being cleared to build are handled the way we handle any building site: cleared to a chip layer the builder can stake and dig through.
What we clear
- City lots, side lots and double lots grown up in brush and saplings.
- Land-bank and auction parcels being cleared before resale or a build.
- Fence lines, alleys and lot lines buried in grapevine and mulberry.
- Overgrown commercial lots and the strip along the road.
- Tree-of-heaven, mulberry and box elder saplings ground to the ground.
- Brush around a house being renovated, so the crew can get to it.
What you get
- A flat, mowable lot you can list, build on or fence.
- Fence lines and lot lines you can see.
- A chip layer instead of a pile at the curb.
- A schedule, if you want one, so it stays this way.
How the Job Goes
Send the address
A street view and a couple of phone photos are enough to price a lot. Send the whole list for a portfolio.
Clear it
Brush and saplings are ground to a chip layer, the fence line is opened, and debris is set aside for pickup.
Leave it mowable
The lot is flat and walkable the same day, ready to list, build or maintain.
Keep it cut
Put it on a ten-day, two-week or monthly schedule and it never goes back.
When to do it
Any season the ground will carry the machine. Winter is a good time to clear a lot before a spring listing or build; summer cleanups go straight onto a cutting schedule.
How it is priced
By the lot, or by the portfolio for multiple addresses, after a street view and photos. Recurring cuts are priced in writing for the schedule you choose.
The Ground This Work Happens On
Where We Do This Work
Counties and townships where this job comes up most. Every page covers the local ground and the common jobs.
Questions About This Work
Do you take the trash and tires too?
Yes. Trash, tires and dumped debris are pulled out of the brush and stacked in one spot for pickup, so the lot is left clean, not just cut.
Can you do a whole block of lots?
Yes. Neighboring lots are cleared in one visit and priced as one job, which is the cheapest way to do them.
Will the lot just grow back?
Not if it is cut. A cleared lot on a ten-day or two-week schedule stays clear; see property maintenance.
Do you work in Detroit and Highland Park?
Yes, along with Hamtramck, Pontiac and the rest of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties.
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Send the address and a few photos through the quote form, or call. You will get one project price for the whole job.