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Land clearing in Boiling Spring Lakes, NC starts with the pines. The city says longleaf pine forest makes up much of the landscape here. That forest is home to the red-cockaded woodpecker (RCW). It is the only North American woodpecker that digs its nest cavities in living pines. So taking down any pine in Boiling Spring Lakes needs U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service authorization. The city adds a tree permit of its own. The Census Bureau estimated 6,738 people here in 2024, up about 13 percent since 2020.
Coastal Brush Mowing is based in Burgaw. Boiling Spring Lakes is about 45 miles south of us, roughly an hour's drive. We have cleared and graded land across southeastern North Carolina since 2013. The work runs on excavators, a tracked skid steer and a dump truck. The city's centerpiece is the 275-acre Big Lake, one of more than 50 lakes here. We also work in nearby Bolivia, St. James, Southport and Oak Island. Northern Brunswick County is on our Leland page.
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The Fish and Wildlife Service says most projects here fall under residential construction or clearing land. On a wooded lot, the approvals come before the machines. Once the property owner has them in hand, we start. We work from the marked site plan and clear only what the approvals allow. Trees the plan keeps stay standing. The excavator takes down the approved trees and pulls their stumps. The tracked skid steer then shapes the ground for the pad and the driveway.
Debris follows a city rule too. The city's burn rules say no contractor may burn debris while clearing a lot. Those rules also bar logs and stumps from any burn. So brush, logs and stumps go in our dump truck and leave as part of the job. Where the pad sits low, fill dirt hauled in gets spread and packed in layers. Scheduling is usually within days. The estimate is free and comes from looking at the property. Call (910) 512-9578.
The city's rules start with the trees. Its tree permit is required before any tree larger than 7.9 inches DBH comes down. DBH means diameter at breast height. Any pine also needs U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service authorization. The city will not issue a permit for pines until that authorization is submitted. The property owner applies for both before land clearing begins. The city's application is on its website, under Forms and Permits. The Fish and Wildlife review runs through the Service's online IPaC tool.
That review looks at the project area plus 200 feet around its edges. The Service says RCW nests need little to no disturbance within 200 feet of cavity trees. The package needs a site plan marking the trees and which ones come out. It also gives the DBH of each pine to be cut. The Service recommends an RCW survey by a qualified consultant, though surveys are not required. It says surveys work best when the leaves are off, especially in January, February and March.
Next come the driveway and drainage rules. City code says no private driveway or culvert goes in without a permit from the city stormwater department. The property owner signs the application, with a drawing of the drive and culvert. The city sets the culvert type, diameter and length. Open pipe ends must be stabilized with rip-rap. Public Works signs off the driveway before a certificate of occupancy issues. We set driveway culverts to the city's size, with rip-rap at the open ends.
A new single-family home on a standalone lot also needs a lot drainage plan. It goes in with the building permit. City code says the plan shows graded swales, culverts and ditches. It also calls for silt fence and a washed stone construction entrance over fabric. We build those items as part of site prep. When land disturbance covers more than one acre, NCDEQ requires an erosion and sedimentation control plan. It goes in at least 30 days before work starts.
Communities & areas we serve around Boiling Spring Lakes: Big Lake, Spring Lake, Mirror Lake, Tate Lake, Bolivia, St. James, Southport, Oak Island.
Boiling Spring Lakes ZIP codes served: 28461.
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(910) 512-9578 Rotary cutting for overgrown fields, pastures, vacant lots and fence lines across southeastern North Carolina.
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Excavation for building pads, trenches, culverts and drainage cuts. We dig it, load it out, and leave the ground at the grade your plan calls for.
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Houses, sheds, barns, garages and old slabs taken down and hauled away, with the ground left clean and level.
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Land grading, house pads, gravel driveways and drainage swales across Pender County. We cut and fill the ground so water runs off it and away from the house.
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We grind underbrush and small trees into mulch on site, so the wood stays as ground cover.
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We dig and shape ponds on residential and rural land across Pender, New Hanover, Onslow, Brunswick and Duplin counties. That covers farm ponds on private land and retention ponds on commercial sites.
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Gravel driveway installation, regrading, parking pads and farm lanes across Pender County, built on fabric and packed ABC stone that sheds water.
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Driveway culvert installation, culvert replacement, ditching and drainage swales across Pender County, so standing water leaves your lot and the drive stays dry.
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We haul fill dirt, fill sand, ABC stone and gravel by the load across Pender County, then spread and pack it.
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We tear down single wide and double wide mobile homes around Burgaw, then haul the debris away with excavators, a skid steer and dump truck.
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We turn raw lots around Burgaw into drained building sites, with the pad packed in layers and ready for the builder.
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Great guy to work with. Demoed the trailer and made it all go away.
Absolutely love Steve and his excellent work ethic. We hired him to clear our acre lot in Holly Ridge, demo and haul off an old single wide trailer, bring in fill dirt and make the cleared land look fantastic. He went above and beyond what we expected. He was always on time, returned phone calls or text and he was fair with pricing.
Steve does a great job I’ve been using him for over a decade
Excellent work and very very reliable. I highly recommend. They have done several projects from road work, dirt and rock delivery, clearing, grading, taking out trees and they were even able to dig my hole to install our built in pool. Superior Business as far as I'm concerned.
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Land to clear, an old structure to take down, brush that's won too many summers, or a pond you've been thinking about for years? Call or send the form. We come look at the property with you and the estimate is free, from a company that has worked this ground since 2013.
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