From a building envelope on a wooded lot to a view cut or reclaimed field, we clear Gilford land right — stumps out, debris handled, grade left ready for what’s next.
Gilford packs a lot of elevation change into a short distance. The mountain roads climbing toward Gunstock carry some genuinely steep private drives, and a steep gravel driveway without proper crowning and culverts will wash into ribbons the first big thaw. We build them with a compacted bank-run base, a crushed-gravel wear surface, and water bars or cross culverts sized for the grade — not just a load of gravel dumped and spread. Down at the lake, the upscale shorefront builds off Route 11 run into the opposite problem: expensive square footage, close setbacks, and Shoreland Permit rules governing every yard of earth moved within 250 feet of Winnipesaukee. And everywhere in between, Gilford’s hillsides hide granite ledge shallow enough to bite. Test pits before we quote a foundation dig here aren’t optional caution; they’re how we keep the quote honest.
If your Gilford driveway climbs more than a gentle grade, put the money into water management before surface gravel. One properly set culvert at the top of the pitch and a crowned surface will outlast three re-gravelings of a flat-bladed drive. Fix the water first — the driveway lasts on its own after that.
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.
