From a building envelope on a wooded lot to a view cut or reclaimed field, we clear Franklin land right — stumps out, debris handled, grade left ready for what’s next.
Dig anywhere in central Franklin and you’re digging through history. Mill-era lots carry old foundations, ash fill, brick rubble, and utility lines that don’t appear on any modern map — so every Franklin redevelopment job starts with Dig Safe 811 and, on anything substantial, our own test pits to learn what the ground actually holds before a price gets promised. It’s honest work with real upside: Franklin’s lots are affordable, and good site prep is what makes an old parcel buildable again. Down along the rivers, terraces of sandy soil dig easily but sit near floodplain lines that need checking early. Webster Lake is the other side of our Franklin book — a classic camp lake where seasonal places convert to year-round, bringing full-foundation digs and utility trenches, with the Shoreland Act’s 250-foot rules applying at the water just as they do on Winnipesaukee.
Buying a Franklin infill lot? Spend a few hundred dollars on test pits before you close, or make the purchase contingent on them. Mill-era fill can be fine to build on or can mean over-excavating and importing structural fill — and knowing which one you own changes what the lot is actually worth.
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.
