
Whether you’re clearing an overgrown property, preparing for construction, or improving drainage, we provide professional land clearing and grading services throughout Birmingham and surrounding areas. Our crew handles everything from brush and stump removal to site prep, grading, drainage, and erosion control.
Clear overgrown or undeveloped property and prepare it for its next use. Our land and lot clearing services include:
A successful construction project starts with a properly prepared site. We provide:
Proper grading creates a stronger base and helps prevent drainage problems, rutting, and washouts. We provide:
Poorly graded land can contribute to standing water, erosion, and problems with future construction. Our grading services include:
For properties that need vegetation removed without complete excavation, we provide:
Overgrown acreage can quickly become difficult to access or maintain. We clear fields and pastures for agricultural, recreational, and property maintenance needs, including:
Proper grading helps move water away from areas where it can cause damage. Our drainage work includes:
Once clearing is complete, we can prepare the property for the next phase of work by:
Heavy rain and runoff can quickly damage exposed or improperly graded soil. Depending on the property and project, erosion control may include:
These measures help protect newly cleared and graded areas from runoff, rutting, and soil displacement.
We provide selective and full clearing for:
Our crew removes overgrowth and other obstacles to create safer, more accessible work areas.
Clearing land involves more than removing trees and brush. How the property is graded afterward can affect drainage, erosion, driveway stability, landscaping, and future construction.
Our experienced operators evaluate the slope, soil, vegetation, drainage, and intended use of the property before work begins. That allows us to clear what needs to go while shaping the land for better drainage, stability, and the next phase of your project.
We start by evaluating the property, including its layout, vegetation, slope, drainage, soil conditions, access points, and your plans for the site. This helps us determine the equipment and work needed for the project.
Once we understand the property and your goals, we determine what needs to be cleared, removed, graded, or reshaped. The scope can range from clearing an overgrown lot to preparing an entire site for construction.
We bring the equipment needed for the job, which may include excavators, dozers, skid steers, forestry mulchers, and dump trucks. Equipment selection depends on the size, terrain, access, and scope of the property.
Our crew removes vegetation, stumps, debris, and other obstacles before grading and shaping the property. Depending on the project, materials may be hauled away, relocated, or processed on site.
When needed, we address drainage and erosion concerns through grading, swales, ditches, compaction, and other erosion-control measures designed for the property.
Once the work is complete, we clean the site, smooth disturbed areas, and make sure the property is prepared for construction, landscaping, driveway installation, or whatever comes next.
Big Dig Demolition & Excavating provides land clearing, grading, excavation, and site preparation services for residential and commercial properties throughout the Birmingham area.
As a local, family-owned and woman-owned business, we serve Birmingham, Chelsea, Hoover, Pelham, Vestavia Hills, Leeds, Moody, and surrounding Alabama communities. From individual residential lots to larger properties and construction sites, our crew has the equipment and experience to handle demanding clearing and grading projects.
Planning a construction project, clearing an overgrown property, or dealing with grading and drainage problems? Let us take a look at the site and determine what it needs. Contact Big Dig Demolition & Excavating today to schedule a free on-site estimate for land clearing and grading services in Birmingham and surrounding areas.
Big Dig Demolition and Excavating
149 Sunset Lake Dr, Chelsea, AL 35043
Our service area: Birmingham, Montgomery, Tuscaloosa, Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Alabaster, Homewood, Trussville, Bessemer, Pelham, Helena, Hueytown, Gardendale, Chelsea, Cullman, Calera, Moody, McCalla, Forestdale, Leeds, and surrounding areas
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