Retaining Walls
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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Sanders Contracting does tree removal in Murphy and across the tri-state area where North Carolina meets Georgia and Tennessee. We take down dead and leaning trees, and healthy trees that grew too close to the house. We also trim and prune limbs on the trees you keep. When a storm drops trees across the driveway, we do the storm cleanup.
Our tree service runs on excavators and a dump truck, so the tree comes down and leaves the lot in one job. When trees are cleared for a new house, site development is the next step.
Tell us what you need done and where the property is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.
We look at the tree before we quote. The lean matters, and so does what sits under the tree. The excavator needs room to reach the trunk and a clear spot to lay the tree down.
The excavator brings the tree down where there is room for it. We cut the tree up, and the dump truck hauls the wood and brush away. The large excavator handles big trunks, and the small one fits tighter yards.
If you want the stump out too, that work goes with land clearing. We can put the tree and the stump in one written quote.
In late September 2024, Hurricane Helene's wind reached western North Carolina after two days of heavy rain. That rain loosened the soil and left shallow-rooted trees unstable in the wind, the state climate office reports. FEMA's disaster declaration for Helene included Cherokee County. The state forest service estimated that about 822,000 acres of North Carolina timberland took damage.
Storm cleanup starts with the trees across the driveway and the limbs down in the yard. We cut them up and haul it all off in the dump truck. When the storm leaves more than trees behind, such as a crushed shed, our storm debris removal covers the hauling.
The extension service lists the signs to watch. A leaning tree deserves a closer look, and so does a trunk with cavities or hollow spots. Decay from insects or disease can weaken the wood, and shallow or soaked soil gives roots a weak hold.
After a storm, the guide says large leaning trees should come down. So should trees with more than half the canopy damaged. Helene also left hidden damage: wood can split and roots can break, even on trees that stayed standing. The extension service warns that trees that survived Helene may be more likely to blow over in mild winds.
The hemlock woolly adelgid is a small insect that kills hemlocks. The state forest service reports that it now infests the whole native range of hemlock in North Carolina. A U.S. Forest Service study gave hemlocks about even odds of living 12 years after the insect reached their county. A dead hemlock within reach of the house or the driveway is a hazardous tree, and we take those down.
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 tree removal around Murphy and the rest of the tri-state area. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
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.
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We haul off demolition, construction and storm debris with the excavator and the dump truck. Brush piles and stumps go too, and the site is left clean.
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 tree removal costs in North Carolina: national cost guide ranges by tree height, what raises the price on a mountain lot, and what insurance covers.
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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.
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.