From a building envelope on a wooded lot to a view cut or reclaimed field, we clear Moultonborough land right — stumps out, debris handled, grade left ready for what’s next.
Distances are what set Moultonborough apart. Estate lots off Moultonborough Neck Road and the roads toward Castle in the Clouds routinely need driveways measured in hundreds of yards — effectively small private roads, with the ditching, culvert crossings, and gravel depth that implies. We build them in lifts of compacted bank-run with a crushed top course, and we size culverts for mountain runoff, because water coming off the Ossipees moves fast when it moves. On the Neck and along the big lake, shallow ledge and Shoreland Permit rules shape nearly every waterfront project; the 50-foot waterfront buffer’s tree-removal point system decides what clearing is even on the table. One more local reality: several of these long drives cross wet pockets that need NHDES wetlands sign-off before a bucket touches them. We walk the full alignment before quoting — every time.
Planning a long Moultonborough driveway? Have it built to handle a loaded concrete truck — roughly 70,000 pounds — even if you drive a pickup. A drive that only carries cars will rut and fail the week your foundation pours, and rebuilding a base under construction traffic costs far more than building it right once.
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.
