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Avatar for Spence's Tree Care
Spence's Tree Care
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Building Site - Preparation and Clearing

Serving Durham, NY and surrounding areas

Approved

Super Service Award Winner

In business since 2019

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"After dealing with numerous tree removal services who failed to keep appointments, i finally contacted Spence’s who promptly responded, removed the tree in a professional manner. The prices were competitive and the employees were professional and competent. The tree was removed expeditiously and the grounds cleaned well. I highly recommend them."
Response time1 day
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Recommended by62%of homeowners
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Seetin Design Group Inc
New to Angi
Building Site - Preparation and ClearingBuilding Site - Preparation and Clearing - For Business

Serving Durham, NY and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2000

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

Seetin Design Group provides professional land clearing, forestry mulching, excavation, grading, gravel driveway installation, trail building, and full site preparation services throughout the Hudson Valley and surrounding areas.\n\nWe specialize in clearing overgrown properties, removing brush and vegetation, cutting access trails, building gravel driveways, and preparing land for homes, barns, shops, and recreational properties. Our equipment allows us to efficiently handle wooded terrain, steep areas, long access roads, and large rural properties.\n\nServices include land clearing, forestry mulching, brush removal, stump removal, excavation, grading, gravel driveway construction and repair, trail building, access road construction, drainage improvements, culvert installation, and building site preparation.\n\nOur modern equipment fleet includes John Deere compact track loaders, excavators, forestry mulching attachments, and dump trucks designed to complete land development projects efficiently. Whether you need property cleared, a driveway cut into a wooded parcel, trails opened through your land, or a building site prepared for construction, we have the equipment and experience to handle the project.\n\nWe frequently work with property owners, landowners, builders, and contractors throughout the Hudson Valley who need reliable excavation and site work for residential and rural projects.\n\nIn addition to land services, Seetin Design Group operates a full custom metal fabrication shop producing structural steel, railings, stair systems, gates, and architectural metalwork for residential and commercial construction.\n\nFrom small property clearing projects to full site preparation for homes, barns, driveways, and access roads, Seetin Design Group delivers dependable equipment, experienced operators, and professional results.

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Hughes Land Management LLC
New to Angi
Building Site - Preparation and ClearingBuilding Site - Preparation and Clearing - For Business

Serving Durham, NY and surrounding areas

Approved

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

Small jobs welcome

We are a family-owned excavation and land services company dedicated to providing reliable, high-quality dirt work, land clearing, and debris removal. Built on hard work, integrity, and attention to detail, we take pride in delivering efficient site preparation solutions for residential, agricultural, and commercial projects. As a local family business, we value strong relationships with our customers and are committed to getting the job done safely, on time, and right the first time

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SS Excavation
New to Angi
Building Site - Preparation and Clearing

Serving Durham, NY and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2021

Free estimates

Small jobs welcome

SS Excavation is committed to excellence in every aspect of our business. We uphold a standard of integrity bound by fairness, honesty and responsibility in all of our jobs. We are a locally owned and operated business with more than 8 years of experience serving Schoharie county, NY and surrounding areas. We offer all types of excavation,grading work, brush and land clearing. Call today and let us put our experience to work for you!

Response time2 days
Hudson Valley Hauling and Junk Removal, LLC
5.0(
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Building Site - Preparation and Clearing - For Business

Serving Durham, NY and surrounding areas

In business since 2020

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"After the pandemic my entire backyard looked like a junkyard..and I had continued to amass more junk as I failed to deal with it. Finally, I had enough and called HVH to take care of it. They did an incredible, timely, cleanup job! Now I can finally have friends over for backyard BBQs again!"
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Response time11 hrs
Recommended by83%of homeowners
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MJS Excavation
4.7(
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Building Site - Preparation and Clearing

Serving Durham, NY and surrounding areas

In business since 2010

Free estimates

Small jobs welcome

"We needed about an acre of woods cleared next to our house. I have worked with many contractors in the past, so I was immediately impressed when I got a call from MJS Excavation the same day I contacted them through Home Advisor. By the next morning, Jay came to our house to put together a quote. I really liked that he looked over the area to find a way in that would minimize damage to the existing yard. The price quoted was fair. He started work almost immediately and had the job done within 3 days. He spoke to us daily and was responsive to every request we made and completed the job to our satisfaction. We now have a beautiful lawn where dead trees and tangled brush once was. We could not be happier with MJS and would hire them again without hesitation."
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Response time1 day
Response rate93%
Recommended by95%of homeowners
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Land Clearing Services questions, answered by experts

Surveys completed by licensed surveyors can be recorded with a local surveying records office, and in most cases, they will be. Filing survey reports categorize them as legal documents, and they can be used whenever legal documentation of your property’s boundaries is needed. While you’re not required to file survey documents, it’s a good idea to do so. 

Depending on the type of land survey, the report will mark the boundaries of your property, the topographical changes of the landscape, as well as major natural and added structures to the plot. A more detailed survey, like an as-built survey, will note the measurements of the structures and landscape following major construction. A topographic survey will also help your contractor determine the cost of land development projects.

Yes, new home construction will always require building permits, no matter where you live. In most cases, you’ll need a general construction permit, along with plumbing and electrical permits for the utility lines in your home. Depending on where you live, you’ll likely find that you also need permits for things like connection to a sewage system or installing exterior components, like decks, driveways, patios, and curb cutouts. Leave navigating the permits required for new home construction to a professional to ensure your home is built legally and safely.

A land survey includes the layout of a single property, including precise measurements and to-scale drawings of boundary lines, land improvements, and sometimes other features, like topography and drainage information. A plat map includes the layouts and boundary lines of several adjacent plots and basic structure measurements. Surveys are normally more valuable for homeowners and buyers, and plat maps are for governmental use.

Prior to excavation, you should prepare the dig site and call 311 before you sign anything.

To get your site ready for excavation, you should move anything in the area that isn’t affixed to the land. You can save money on the excavation by removing hardscaping, including walkways, decks, concrete patios, and paver patios.

Before you carry out any digging, you should call 311 to confirm that there are no utility lines running through your excavation site. Skipping this step could lead to severe injury and property damage if your excavator hits a water, sewage, or gas line.

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