New home or cottage sites
Opening up the footprint, driveway and room for equipment to work.
Land & lot clearing
Lot Clearing Midland
Building, adding a driveway or reclaiming an overgrown lot? We clear trees and brush so the excavator can get in.
- Trees and brush cleared
- Stumps ground on request
- Keep the trees you want
Site prep
Land Clearing for New Builds and Overgrown Lots
Clearing a lot is rarely about cutting everything. Most owners want the building area, driveway and septic bed opened up while keeping a screen of good trees along the edges. We walk the property with you, mark what stays and what goes, and work from there.
Trees are felled, or taken down in sections near anything worth protecting. Brush is chipped, and usable logs are hauled off or left for you. Stumps can be ground in the same job, or left for your excavator to pull.
It's one of the bigger jobs we take on, alongside takedowns and stump grinding. For everything else we do, see our tree services near Midland.
Typical projects
Typical Projects
Additions, garages and pools
Taking out the few trees in the way without disturbing the rest of the yard.
Septic and well access
Opening a path and work area for the excavator or drill rig.
Overgrown back lots
Brush, saplings and dead trees cut back so the space is usable again.
Know the rules
Brush Clearing and Wooded Lot Rules in Simcoe County
Wooded properties of one hectare (about 2.47 acres) or more fall under the County of Simcoe's Forest Conservation By-law, which regulates clearing forest cover. Cutting to put up a building is generally not restricted when the proper approvals or permits are already in place.
If your property is that size and you're not building yet, check with the county's forestry staff before clearing. We'll tell you what we know when we walk the lot.
Smaller residential lots aren't covered by that by-law. Trees on the municipal road allowance still belong to the municipality, so we keep to your side of the line.
Breaking ground this spring? Get the lot cleared first.
Call (249) 492-2378Start to finish
From Walkthrough to Bare Ground
Planning up front keeps the job fast and keeps the trees you want.
01
Walk and mark the lot
We agree on the area to open up and flag the trees that stay.
02
Locates and access
Buried lines are marked and we plan where trucks and the chipper will sit.
03
Felling and chipping
Trees come down in order, brush goes through the chipper, and logs are sorted.
04
Stumps and final cleanup
Stumps are ground or left for the excavator, and the site is left ready for the next trade.
Pricing
How Pricing Works
Lot work is priced per job, not at a set rate. The number and size of the trees, how thick the brush is, how much wood and chip has to leave the site, and whether stumps are ground all change the price. Stump grinding, if included, typically runs $150 to $500 per stump.
We walk the lot and give you a free estimate.
Planning questions
Planning Questions
Do I need a permit to clear my lot?
On wooded properties of one hectare (about 2.47 acres) or more, the County of Simcoe's Forest Conservation By-law regulates clearing. Cutting to put up a building is generally not restricted when the approvals or permits are already in place. Smaller lots aren't covered by that by-law.
Can you leave certain trees standing?
Yes. We mark the keepers before work starts and fell around them.
What happens to the logs?
We can haul them away, or cut them to firewood length and leave them for you.
Do you clear lots outside Midland?
Yes, including Penetanguishene, Tiny, Tay, Elmvale, Coldwater and Port Severn.
Got a Lot to Open Up?
Call with the address and what you're building, and we'll come walk it.