From a building envelope on a wooded lot to a view cut or reclaimed field, we clear Tilton land right — stumps out, debris handled, grade left ready for what’s next.
Commercial dirt work along the Exit 20 corridor plays by different rules than a camp driveway, and we treat it that way. Building pads go in with engineered fill placed in lifts and compaction-tested; parking areas get real stormwater design because impervious surface at this scale needs somewhere lawful to send its water; and everything starts with Dig Safe 811 plus a careful read of the utility plans, since the corridor’s underground is busy. The Winnipesaukee River defines the low side of town — sites near it can involve floodplain considerations and soils that have been filled and refilled since the mill era, so we test-pit before trusting any of it. Residential work continues alongside: foundation digs and drainage in the village and toward the Sanbornton line. Access is Tilton’s quiet advantage — highway proximity keeps material trucking cheaper than nearly anywhere else in the region.
Planning commercial work in Tilton’s corridor? Involve your excavation contractor while the civil plans are still in draft. Small changes to pad elevation or stormwater routing at the drawing stage — things an operator spots quickly — regularly save five figures in imported fill and rework once the design is stamped and the numbers are locked.
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.
