Tree Removal
We take down dead and leaning trees with the excavator and haul the wood off in the dump truck. We also trim and prune limbs and handle storm cleanup.
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You have a lot and a house plan, but the ground slopes and a truck can't get in. Site development fixes that. Sanders Contracting builds house pads and cuts in driveways on lots around Murphy, North Carolina. We also dig the footings or the basement, so the builder starts on level ground.
We take site development work around Murphy and across the far western counties of North Carolina. A large excavator handles the heavy cuts, and a small one works the tight spots. Our dump truck hauls off extra dirt and rock. If brush and trees still cover the lot, land clearing comes first.
Tell us what you need done and where the property is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.
Site preparation starts after the lot is cleared and the house corners are staked. The driveway usually goes in first, so trucks can reach the house site. Then we cut and fill the pad to the grade on your plans.
Next comes the excavation for the foundation: footings for a crawl space or a full basement hole. We finish by shaping the ground so rain runs away from the pad. When we leave, the builder has a level pad and a driveway up to it.
Septic systems, wells, paving and concrete are separate trades. We leave the ground graded and ready for them.
Cut and fill means digging into the high side of a lot. That dirt then builds up the low side. When the cut and the fill balance, little dirt has to be hauled in or out. The fill goes in by layers, and each layer gets packed before the next one.
Soils with a red clay subsoil are common in these mountains. One of them, the Hayesville series in the federal soil survey, was described from a road cut near Hayesville. A tall cut in clay needs a plan to hold it. The bank can be laid back at a gentle slope, or a retaining wall can hold it.
The state's erosion control law limits how steep a graded slope can be. The slope has to be one that plant cover or other erosion controls can hold. Slopes left bare need ground cover or other protection within 21 calendar days after a phase of grading ends. We can follow the dirt work with hydroseeding on the new banks.
As the excavation contractor, we dig footings and basements to the lines on your house plans. Dirt from a basement hole can often go back as fill on the pad. The concrete work that follows is a separate trade.
Before any digging, the lines get marked through NC 811. State law calls for notice at least three full working days before digging starts. The utilities mark their own lines, but private lines go unmarked. Point out your well line and septic tank, plus any power or propane line to a barn.
A driveway on a mountain lot has to climb without washing out. We cut it to an even grade and shape it to shed water into a ditch. Then it is ready for stone or paving, and paving is a separate trade.
Call or text for a written quote. We work about 100 miles around Murphy across western North Carolina, north Georgia and east Tennessee.
(828) 342-1467From the first call or text to the finished work, here is how it goes.
Call or text (828) 342-1467 or (828) 361-8764 with the address and what has to come down or get cleared.
We look at what has to come down and how the excavator gets in. Steep lots and soft ground change how a job runs.
You get the quote in writing, with the work spelled out. When you say yes, we set a date.
You have the utility shut off power and gas. The public lines get marked through NC 811 before any digging or demolition.
The excavator takes the structure down and the dump truck hauls the debris off. We leave the lot cleaned up and ready for what comes next.
Common questions about site development around Murphy and the rest of the tri-state area. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
We take down dead and leaning trees with the excavator and haul the wood off in the dump truck. We also trim and prune limbs and handle storm cleanup.
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Retaining walls that hold a driveway or a house pad on a sloped mountain lot. You choose the material, and every wall gets drainage behind it.
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We spray seed and mulch over new lawns, graded sites, cleared ground and cut banks. Once the grass takes, its roots hold the soil in place.
Learn MoreWe are based in Murphy, in Cherokee County. We take jobs across the tri-state area where North Carolina meets Georgia and Tennessee.
A large excavator and a small one do the tear-down. Our dump truck hauls the debris off, so one company handles the whole job.
We look at the job before we price it. You get the quote in writing, with the work spelled out.
What hydroseeding costs in North Carolina: national cost guide ranges per square foot and per acre, what steep slopes add, and the state's 21-day rule.
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Land clearing cost per acre in North Carolina: what national cost guides list by how thick the growth is, and the state's one-acre erosion rule.
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What mobile home demolition costs in North Carolina, from national cost guides, plus county permit fees, the title question and what drives the price.
Read more →Tell us what has to come down or get cleared, and where the job is. Call or text (828) 342-1467 or (828) 361-8764, or send the form, and we set a time to look at it.
Tell us what you need done and where the property is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.