Land Clearing in Smithville, TN

Got a lake lot or a bluff building site around Center Hill grown up in heavy cedar? We clear the brush and cedar, take out the big trees, pull the stumps, and grade it so you can build your lake home. We work the steep bluff ground other crews avoid.

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CAT Equipment FleetTrack loaders and excavators
Licensed & InsuredUCHBA member contractor
Minutes from SmithvilleBased in Cookeville

What you’re probably dealing with

  • Your Center Hill lake lot is grown up in heavy cedar and brush
  • A bluff building site is steep and other contractors have backed off
  • You want to build a lake home but the lot has to be cleared and graded first
  • Stumps and root mats need to come out, not just trees cut off at the ground
  • You want to open up a lake view without clearing more than you need to

How we solve it

  • Two CAT compact track loaders for heavy clearing and material handling
  • Two CAT mini excavators, the 305-07CR and 308-08CR, to pull stumps and take down big trees
  • CAT 275XE mulcher to grind brush, so we can mulch and excavate on the same job
  • We handle brush, larger trees, stumps, root mats, and rough grade in one project
  • Comfortable on slopes and difficult ground other contractors won’t touch
  • Project-based pricing with a clear written quote after a free on-site walk-through

Land clearing across Smithville and DeKalb County

Smithville is the DeKalb County seat, set above Center Hill Lake in some of the prettiest lake country in Middle Tennessee. The ground here is known for heavy cedar and steep bluff sites, and a lot of the best lake lots are buried under thick growth on slopes that smaller machines cannot work safely. Clearing a lake-home site takes equipment that can take down real timber and hold steep ground, which is what our CAT track loaders and mini excavators are built for.

We clear lake lots and bluff building sites by clearing the heavy cedar and brush, dropping and removing the larger trees, pulling the stumps and root mats, and rough grading the pad so you can build. We can open up a lake view while leaving the trees you want to keep. We work the full DeKalb County area, including Smithville and the corridors along SR-56 and US-70.

What we clear in DeKalb County

Want the brush handled without the big trees? We also do forestry mulching in Smithville. Need more than clearing? We carry jobs through site preparation and grading and septic installation. See everything we do in the area on our DeKalb County page, or read more about our land clearing service.

See It In Action

Watch our CAT fleet open up an overgrown lot

Real job, real terrain, no stock footage. This is our equipment working through brush and trees in the Upper Cumberland.

What People Say

From the team behind GDR’s 100+ five-star reviews

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“What an amazing company! Called me back right away, arrived exactly when they said they would, listened to exactly what I wanted and did it! Great, respectful guys! I highly recommend them for your projects…”

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Precision Grading Specialists
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“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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“Richard and crew were a pleasure to work with from beginning to end. Knowledgeable, courteous, professional, reliable. Richard was very responsive to our inquiry, gave us accurate quotes…”

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Common Questions

Land clearing in Smithville, answered

Do you do land clearing in Smithville, TN?

Yes. We work the full Smithville area and all of DeKalb County, including the lake lots and bluff sites around Center Hill Lake. The heavy cedar and steep ground here are what our CAT fleet is built to handle.

How do you price land clearing in DeKalb County?

Land clearing is priced by the project, not by the hour. The number depends on the acreage, how heavy the cedar is, how steep the bluff sits, and how you want the debris handled. We walk the site first, then give you a clear written quote.

Can you clear a steep bluff lot for a lake home?

Yes. The bluff sites around Center Hill are steep, and we are comfortable on slopes that smaller skid steers cannot work safely. We clear the cedar and brush, take down the big trees, pull the stumps, and rough grade the pad so you can build.

Do you remove stumps and large trees and haul the debris?

Yes. Our CAT mini excavators pull stumps and root mats and take down the big trees a brush cutter cannot touch. Debris can be mulched in place, hauled off, or burned where local rules allow, whatever works best for your lake lot.

Where we work around Smithville, TN

Based in Cookeville, minutes from Smithville and serving the full county. Below is a map of the area we cover.

Got a lot or acreage you need cleared in DeKalb County?

Free on-site walk-through. We will tell you exactly what it will take and give you a clear written quote.

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