How does land clearing contribute to construction projects? If you have a flat piece of property with no visible debris, you should be clear to break ground, right? Actually, your plot might still hide project obstructions that you won’t see until later.
Legacy Farm and Timber aims to help you create a fantastic foundation for your new structure. We’ll outline how clearing your land first helps keep your construction efforts on schedule.
How Land Clearing Services Set Your Project Up for Success
Some services just target excessive vegetation through brush removal to open up a property. Other services specifically prepare the site for new buildings, fences, and other structures. If your exciting project falls into the latter category, you should know why clearing the land first sets you up for success.
Safer, More Navigable Worksites
Construction involves big machinery, heavy lifting, and other potentially dangerous tasks. Lot preparation curbs the potential hazards by removing obstacles that may make the plot difficult to navigate. Inventory your property to see if you can identify the following:
- Big trees with large roots and outstretched limbs: A branch could fall on someone’s head, or a worker may trip over above-ground roots.
- Rocks jutting up from the ground: Jutting rocks are also major tripping hazards.
- Holes and stumps: Machinery can get stuck because of these obstacles.
- Forgotten trash: Some garbage has sharp edges that may puncture tires or cause injury.
Going through with land clearing first eliminates these hidden dangers and delays.
Resource Conservation
Considering the above issues, how much time might your construction crew waste if you don’t clear the land first? You could easily spend more time and money on your project due to obstacles that delay the timeframe, cause injuries, or damage equipment. You want your project to go as smoothly as possible, and a clear property means less time, energy, and cash spent solving avoidable problems.
Various Methods To Apply
Site preparation isn’t a one-size-fits-all process, no matter your objectives. The service depth can range from basic vegetation clearing to full-scale grubbing services. Consider how much acreage you need for your construction project versus what you need to clear to create a manageable construction space.
Your land clearing company might recommend:
- Forestry mulching for redistributing the debris to enrich the soil after you complete the project.
- Bulldozing with attached grubbers to knock unwanted vegetation down while uprooting their root systems.
- Bush hogging for surface-level clearance without ground disturbance.
- General debris removal to eliminate free-standing, above-ground obstacles.
Your construction needs may vary, and your contractor should guide you toward the right path.
Environmental Protection
Eco-consciousness is another reason to professionally clear your land before breaking ground on a construction project. After all, we share the world with millions of plant and animal species that make it possible for us to continue inhabiting the earth. Construction for homes and businesses often destroys these critters’ habitats — unless you take special precautions to avoid that.
A reputable land-clearing service can identify and preserve protected plant and animal species. Plus, your specific locality might have municipal regulations in place to protect these beneficial, native critters via permits. Moving forward with construction without assessing the project’s impact on wildlife could result in penalties later.
Keeping the Project on Schedule
We mentioned above how neglecting land clearance can lead to unforeseen obstacles, throwing wrenches in your plans. Let’s elaborate on that some more. Even if you set aside the financial implications of such challenges, you could significantly prolong the project timeline. For example, let’s say your crew breaks ground on the building foundation.
The tall grass hides an old, deeply situated stump with pervasive roots. You still have to move forward with stump removal, but it halts the construction process entirely. Now, you’re intermittently scheduling extra services before the construction project can proceed, making the projected timeline a distant dream.
Carving the Land To Support Future Structures
Speaking of foundation building, some site-clearing contractors will grade an area for construction crews to build a foundation after breaking ground. This can eliminate some of the extra work the construction crew does. Additionally, you can inquire with your provider about bundling services to save money on clearance services.
What Happens Without Land Clearing Services?
When property owners move forward without land clearance, they could face:
- Fines and other penalties for not adequately preparing the land
- Future structural damage to the building from root growth or erosion
- Additional fees, delays, and other obstacles slowing their project timeline
Explore Land Clearing Services From Legacy Farm and Timber in Albany, Georgia
Legacy Farm and Timber can help you get your construction project off the ground with reputable land-clearing services. Reach out for a quote tailored to your property today.
