Land Clearing Contractor in Louisville & Surrounding KY

Land Clearing Contractor from E & J General Contracting — a family-owned crew working across Louisville, Bullitt County, and central Kentucky.

About Our Land Clearing Work

Lot clearing, brush hogging, stump removal, and forestry mulching. From overgrown weed lots to building-ready acreage.

We clear lots, remove stumps, push brush, and prep raw land for whatever you're building next. Whether it's a single building pad in the woods or 5 acres of overgrown pasture going back into use, we have the equipment to do it without tearing up what you want to keep.

Who This Is For

  • Homeowners reclaiming overgrown property lines or pasture
  • Builders prepping a wooded lot for a new home
  • Landowners opening sight lines, pasture, or food plots
  • Property owners dealing with storm damage or invasive trees

What's Included

  • Tree felling, hauling, and disposal (or burn pile if permitted)
  • Stump grinding or full extraction
  • Brush hogging dense undergrowth
  • Forestry mulching for selective clearing
  • Burn permit coordination with county
  • Erosion control on cleared slopes

Our Process

  • Walk the boundary

    Mark what stays and what goes. Identify property pins, utilities, and any specimen trees you want saved.

  • Drop & process

    Fell trees safely, cut to length, push brush. Burn or haul depending on permits and your preference.

  • Stump out

    Grind to 6 inches below grade for building pads, or extract entirely for clean fields.

  • Rough grade & seed

    Knock down ruts, spread topsoil, broadcast cover crop or pasture seed to hold the soil.

Equipment We Run

  • Skid steers with brush cutter & grapple attachments
  • Forestry mulcher head
  • Mini excavator with thumb
  • Chainsaws & climbing gear
  • Stump grinder

Pricing

Light brush clearing runs $500–$2,500 per acre. Heavy timber with stump removal runs $3,500–$8,000+ per acre depending on tree size and density. Forestry mulching (no haul-off, leaves a clean mulch layer) averages $1,800–$3,500 per acre. Burn piles save money when the county allows them.

Land Clearing FAQs

  • How much does it cost to clear an acre in Kentucky?

    Light brush runs $500–$2,500 per acre. Mature hardwood with stumps runs $3,500–$8,000+. Forestry mulching is in the middle. Density of trees and what you do with the wood drives the price.

  • Do I need a burn permit?

    Yes — Kentucky requires a burn permit from the county fire marshal for open burning of cleared brush. There's also a statewide outdoor burning ban Oct 1–Dec 15 and Feb 15–Apr 30. We help you pull the permit.

  • What's forestry mulching?

    A drum mulcher mounted on a skid steer or excavator chews trees and brush into a fine mulch layer right where they stood. No haul-off, no burn pile, leaves a clean usable surface. Great for selective clearing.

  • Will you save certain trees?

    Absolutely. Mark them with ribbon before we start. We can drop everything around a specimen oak without touching it.

Where We Do Land Clearing Work

Land Clearing crews run across Jefferson, Bullitt, Nelson, Hardin, and Meade counties. Pick your city for local soil, permit, and pricing notes.

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