Heavy cedar crowding your lake lot or bluff property near Center Hill Lake? We open it back up. We clear underbrush, cedar, and small trees in a single pass. No burn piles. No hauling. Just clean ground and a clear view.
Get My Free Site EstimateSmithville is the DeKalb County seat, and it is built around Center Hill Lake. A lot of the property here is lakefront or bluff ground, which means steep access and big views worth protecting. The catch is the cedar. DeKalb County is cedar-glade country, so the cedar runs heavy and crowds in fast on a lot that has been left alone. Clearing a lake lot or a bluff by hand is a tall order. That is exactly the kind of work the CAT 275XE was built for.
We mulch cedar, brush, and saplings in a single pass and leave the ground clean and the view open. Nothing to burn, nothing to haul. We are based in Cookeville and run down SR-56 regularly, and we work the full county along SR-56 and US-70.
Need more than mulching? We also handle full land clearing, site preparation and grading, and septic installation in DeKalb County. See everything we do in the area on our DeKalb County page, or read more about our forestry mulching service.
Real job, real terrain, no stock footage. This is the HM418 mulching head working through cedar and brush in the Upper Cumberland.
“We previously had Gravel Driveway Recovery come out and resurface our driveway. We were so impressed that we contacted Richard again and had them come back out and do Forestry Mulching to give us easier access to the creek and meadow around…”
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Precision Grading Specialists“I can’t say enough good about this company. They arrived on schedule and stayed in communication the entire time at our home. It looks great and FLAT! We are very happy and plan to use them for other work in the future.”
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From Gravel Driveway Recovery. Same crew, same standards.“Thank you Gravel Driveway Recovery for a professional job well done! I especially liked that you met your schedule, you kept us informed, and kept to your estimate. Thanks again!”
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From Gravel Driveway Recovery. Same crew, same standards.Yes. We work throughout Smithville and all of DeKalb County, including the lakefront and bluff lots around Center Hill Lake. We are based in Cookeville and run down SR-56 regularly, so response times stay short.
We bill at $250 per hour portal-to-portal with the CAT 275XE and HM418 mulcher. Light brush runs about 1 to 2 hours per acre. Heavy cedar or thick saplings can run 4 to 6 hours per acre. We give you a clear estimate after walking the property.
Yes. Lake-lot and bluff clearing is exactly the kind of work we do around Smithville. DeKalb County is cedar-glade country, so the cedar runs heavy, and the lots near Center Hill Lake are often steep. The CAT 275XE with the HM418 head handles heavy cedar and bluff ground that rental skid steers cannot, and it opens up your lake view while keeping the hardwoods you want.
No. Forestry mulching grinds the brush and small trees in place and leaves a mulch layer on the ground. No burn piles, no smoke, no hauling, and the mulch protects the soil and slows regrowth.
Based in Cookeville, a short run down SR-56 to Smithville and serving the full county. Below is a map of the area we cover.
Free on-site walk-through. We will tell you exactly what it will take and what it will cost.