FAQ

Questions, asked and answered.

Pricing & Estimates

How does your pricing work?

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For most jobs, one firm price for the whole job, agreed before we start. We come out, walk the property with you, look at what you want cleared, and give you a number in writing. That number is what you pay — no surprise add-ons at the end.

Do you charge by the day or by the hour?

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For most jobs, no — we quote one firm price for the whole job, so you can go fish, go to work, go do whatever you want, and come home to finished land. Some work fits a day rate better: open-ended scopes, jobs too big to bid up front, trial runs with no set acreage. When that's the case we'll say so, we'll agree on a fair rate, and you'll know the terms before anyone signs.

Why don't you price by the acre?

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Because two acres aren't two acres. An open acre with pine saplings is a different animal than an acre of 20-foot palmetto and viny hardwood with a canopy you can't see through. Per-acre pricing means somebody loses — either you overpay for easy ground or we underbid hard ground and cut corners to make it work. We'd rather look at your actual land and price your actual job.

What's included in the price I'm quoted?

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Everything to do the work we walked and agreed on. Getting the machine to your property, the clearing itself, leaving the site how we said we'd leave it. If we shook on a number, that's the number on the invoice.

What if I want more work done once you're out there?

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Easy — just say the word. Looking at your land all opened up sometimes makes you want to push the line back another fifty feet, or take out that stand of pines you'd been on the fence about. We'll give you a price for the add-on right there, you say yes or no, and we go from there. No pressure either way.

Is my job big enough for you to come out?

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We take jobs starting around $2,500. If you're not sure where yours lands, drop us a pin or give us a call and we'll come take a look — either it's a fit or it's not. No wasted trips on either side.

Do you take a deposit?

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For most jobs, no. You don't pay a dime until the work's done, we've walked the property together, and you're satisfied with what you see. That's how we prefer to run it — we'd rather earn the money than ask for it up front. On larger jobs that tie up the equipment and schedule for an extended stretch, we may ask for a deposit to lock in the dates, but we'd talk through that openly before you ever sign anything.

The estimate tool on your site gave me a range. Will your quote match it?

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The tool gets you in the ballpark from satellite imagery and what you tell us about the property. The walk-through is where the real number comes from, because we can see what the satellite can't — ground conditions, what's actually growing in there, access for the machine. The on-site number should land inside the range. If it lands outside, we'll show you exactly why right there on the property.

The Work

What is forestry mulching?

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A compact track loader runs a forestry mulching drum that grinds standing brush and small trees in place and lays the material back down as mulch. No burn piles, no haul-off, no chemical kill.

Can you clear land for new construction?

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Yes — homesite footprint clearing, additions, and lot prep. We work to flagged areas in your builder's site plan.

What size trees can you handle?

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Up to about six inches in a single pass. Larger trees we'll look at on the walk and tell you straight what's doable.

What does the finished site look like?

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Even brown wood-chip ground cover, typically 2–4" deep, with the mature trees you wanted to keep still standing. The mulch suppresses regrowth for 12–24 months.

Do you haul off the cleared material?

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No. That's the point of forestry mulching — the material stays on site as ground cover, returns nutrients to the soil, and prevents erosion.

How long does a typical job take?

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1–3 days for 1–5 acres of mixed vegetation. We work full days.

Do I need permits?

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Usually not for forestry mulching on residential or agricultural land in the service area. Wetland-adjacent work may need verification — we'll flag it during the site walk.

What's your service area?

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The Florida Panhandle and Lower Alabama — Escambia, Santa Rosa, and Okaloosa counties in NW Florida, plus Baldwin and Escambia County in Alabama.

Are you licensed and insured?

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Fully insured — general liability and inland marine on the equipment, with a certificate of insurance provided within 24 hours of request. We're a registered Florida LLC, run by a CDL-licensed operator.

Forestry mulching vs land clearing — what's the difference?

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Land clearing is the outcome (cleared land). Forestry mulching is one method to get there — the method we run. Traditional clearing means cut, haul, and dispose; mulching keeps the material on site.