Land Clearing in Allentown, PA

Land clearing removes brush, trees, stumps and debris so a lot can be built on, a driveway cut in, or an overgrown yard brought back into use. Around Allentown, most clearing is on the western and northern edges of the county, where former farm fields and woodlots in townships like Upper Macungie and North Whitehall are turning into home sites, and on in-town lots where a back corner has gone to brush. The goal is the same either way: clear only what the plan needs, and leave ground that is ready for the next trade.

Selective or full clearing

Full clearing takes everything inside the work limits. Selective clearing keeps healthy trees for shade and screening and removes the brush, vines and dead wood around them. We flag what stays before any machine moves, and we keep equipment off the root zones of trees you are keeping as far as the site allows.

Stumps and roots

Stumps can be ground in place or pulled. Grinding is fine for lawns; under a building pad or driveway, stumps and major roots should come out, because buried wood rots and the ground settles over it. HomeGuide lists stump grinding and removal at $100 to $400 per stump.

What happens to the debris

Brush and limbs can be chipped and spread, or hauled. Logs can be cut for firewood or hauled. Burning is restricted in many Lehigh Valley municipalities, so we plan to chip or haul unless your township allows otherwise. Disposal is listed as its own line in the quote.

Erosion and stormwater

Once vegetation is gone, bare soil erodes quickly. Pennsylvania requires erosion and sediment controls for earth disturbance, and larger disturbances need a written plan and possibly a permit through the county conservation district. We keep clearing within the planned limits, place silt fence where it is needed, and stabilize ground that will not be built on right away.

Clearing as the first step

Most clearing jobs lead straight into grading, a foundation dig or a driveway. Doing them with the same crew and equipment avoids a second mobilization, and we price them together when that saves you money.

Clearing near water and slopes

Along the Lehigh Valley's creeks, buffer areas and floodplain rules can limit how close to the bank vegetation may be removed, and on the slopes of South Mountain roots hold the soil in place. We leave buffers where they are required and stabilize cleared slopes quickly.