From a building envelope on a wooded lot to a view cut or reclaimed field, we clear Belmont land right — stumps out, debris handled, grade left ready for what’s next.
Belmont is a working town, and most of what we dig here is practical: a garage pad and its frost-depth footings, a daylight-basement cut for a new build, a driveway widened so two cars actually pass. The low ground near the Tioga River holds water — some of those village-area soils are slow-draining, and a French drain or regrade to move roof and surface water away from the foundation is one of our most common Belmont calls. Along the Winnisquam shore off Route 3, lots are older and tighter than the big-lake towns, and anything within 250 feet of the water still runs through the state Shoreland rules even on a modest project. Four-foot frost is the design number for every footing in town. Plenty of do-it-yourself gravel drives here just need a proper base and crown to end the annual pothole ritual — a one-day fix done right.
Adding a garage in Belmont? Get the pad elevation right relative to your driveway and your neighbor’s runoff before pouring — a slab set even a few inches low collects everyone’s water forever. We shoot grades with a laser and set the pad to shed, not receive. Concrete is permanent; check the grade twice.
Clearing is more than dropping trees. We take the lot from standing woods to usable ground: trees down and hauled or milled, stumps pulled and removed (not buried — buried stumps sink and leave holes years later), brush chipped or hauled, and the topsoil stripped, saved, and re-spread where you want it. The job ends with a lot that’s actually ready — rough-graded, drained, and clean.
Near the water we work within the NH Shoreland Water Quality Protection Act — the waterfront buffer has a tree-point system and clearing limits, and we plan cuts so your project stays legal and your frontage stays compliant.
Wooded-lot clearing in the Lakes Region typically runs $3,000–$8,000 per acre depending on tree density, terrain, and haul-away; lighter brush clearing runs less. Every job gets a free site walk and a flat quote before a machine moves.
Most heavily wooded Lakes Region acres run $3,000 to $8,000 to clear completely — trees, stumps, and debris — depending on density, terrain, and access. Light brush and sapling clearing costs far less. A site walk pins the number down, and the quote is flat.
Within 250 feet of a lake, NH's Shoreland Water Quality Protection Act limits cutting — the first 50 feet uses a tree point system and the area beyond it must keep a percentage of natural vegetation. Plenty of clearing is still allowed; it just has to be planned. We handle that planning on every waterfront job.
We pull stumps and haul them with the rest of the debris — chipping brush on site where it makes sense. We don't bury stumps on the lot; buried wood settles and leaves sinkholes in a lawn years later.
Free site walks, test pits before quotes, flat pricing, and a crew that knows Lakes Region ground.
Tell us where the property is and what you’re trying to do. We’ll walk the site, talk it through, and give you a straight, flat quote.
