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Forestry Mulching
Estate Owners 5–50 Acre Properties

Reclaim your
Hill Country
view.

Acres of cedar and brush cleared to a park-like finish — no burn permits, no haul-off. We fly before and after. You get a side-by-side 3D comparison showing exactly what changed, from your browser.

Zero Burn Permits RTK-Verified Acreage CAT 299D3 XE + FAE Mulcher D Before / After

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    Land Clearing Excavation
    Pool Builders Hill Country Specialists

    We eat
    limestone
    for breakfast.

    Before we touch your client's backyard, we fly the lot. RTK-mapped tree inventory, Critical Root Zone overlay, and GPS-verified excavation plan — before the first bucket moves. No surprises on dig day.

    ± 0.5cm RTK Accuracy 48-Hr Mobilization CAT 308E2 CR + NPK GH6 Zero Disputed Yardage

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      Demolition Land Clearing Excavation
      Infill Developers Austin HOME Initiative

      Turnkey site prep.
      City-ready.

      Demo, clear, grade, and document — HOME Initiative lots prepped to streamlined drainage review spec. Every protected tree mapped from day one. Every cubic yard verified. Every report timestamped.

      Heritage Tree Compliance Verified Grade Report Low-Vibration Demo 48-Hr Mobilization

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        Technology Excavation
        Civil Engineers Data-First Buyers

        Survey-grade data.
        48 hours.

        RTK point clouds, InSite-verified cut/fill volumetrics, and CAD/BIM-ready digital twins — delivered before your crew mobilizes. Not a PDF. Not a photo. A living model your team can measure.

        ± 0.5cm Horizontal Accuracy LAS Point Cloud Export CAD / BIM Ready Pix4D + InSite Stack

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          Austin, TX · Salt Lake City, UT
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          ClearGround Services
          Technology-First
          Specialty Partner

          We scan before we clear or dig. Every service backed by RTK drone documentation, verified cubic yardage, and a 3D digital twin you can share with your entire project team.

          Austin, TX · Hill Country
          Salt Lake City · Wasatch Front
          Core Services
          Watch in action
          For: Pool Builders Infill Developers
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          Both Markets Core Service
          Land Clearing

          Construction-ready bare dirt. Clearing, grubbing, and rough grading to plan — RTK-documented from first pass to final grade. No guesswork. No disputed yardage.

          CAT 299D3 XE Skid Steer RTK Verified Cut / Fill Heritage Tree CRZ Mapping
          Land Clearing Service
          FAE mulcher clearing dense Hill Country cedar on a Texas estate property
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          For: Estate Owners WUI Homeowners
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          Both Markets Core Service
          Forestry Mulching

          Park-like finish for estates and ranchettes. Cedar and brush mulched in place — zero burn permits, zero haul-off. We fly before and after. You see the transformation from your browser.

          FAE BL4/SSL 150VT Mulcher Zero Burn Permits Required 3D Before / After Documented
          Forestry Mulching Service
          GPS-guided pool excavation in Austin Hill Country — limestone rock removal in progress
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          For: Pool Builders Infill Developers
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          Austin Primary Core Service
          Excavation

          Pool shells, foundations, utility trenching. GPS-guided cut/fill including rock hammering and on-site limestone milling — the CAT 308E2 CR gets into tight lots where others can't go.

          CAT 308E2 CR Compact Radius NPK GH6 1,500 lb Hydraulic Hammer InSite Elevation Pro Verified
          Excavation Service
          Surgical selective demolition on Austin infill lot adjacent to occupied structure
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          For: Infill Developers GC Partners
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          Austin Primary Core Service
          Demolition

          Surgical concrete and rock removal for Austin infill. Low-vibration selective demo that protects adjacent foundations, operating businesses, and the legacy trees Austin's code requires you to keep.

          Low-Vibration Technique Heritage Tree Ordinance Compliant RTK Tree Inventory Pre-Demo
          Demolition Service
          Specialty + Technology
          Texas Hill Country estate property — cedar-choked ranchette before defensible space clearing
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          For: Estate Owners Homeowners
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          Texas · Hill Country Market Specialist
          Wildfire Prevention
          Texas Hill Country

          Defensible space buffer zones cleared per NFPA/Firewise guidelines. Cedar mulched in place — no burn piles, no smoke, no burn bans stopping your project. Bastrop corridor specialists.

          NFPA / Firewise Zone Clearing Cedar + Mesquite Removal Zero Burn Permit Required
          Wildfire Prevention
          Texas Hill Country Service
          Utah Wasatch Front WUI slope — defensible space clearing for mountain homes under HB 48
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          For: WUI Homeowners Estate Owners
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          Utah · WUI · Wasatch Market Specialist
          Wildfire Prevention
          Utah WUI & Wasatch Front

          HB 48 defensible space compliance for 60,000+ structures in Utah's high-risk WUI boundary. RTK-documented brush removal in Summit, Wasatch, and Salt Lake Counties before fire season.

          HB 48 Compliant — Jan 2026 Summit · Wasatch · SL County RTK-Verified Defensible Space
          Wildfire Prevention
          Utah WUI & Wasatch Front Service
          RTK terrain modeling for drainage and erosion remediation — InSite water flow verification
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          For: Infill Developers Civil Engineers
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          Both Markets Core Service
          Drainage & Erosion Remediation

          RTK terrain modeling identifies exactly where water flows before we cut a trench. French drains, swales, and erosion control installed and as-built verified — drainage disputes become structurally impossible.

          InSite Water Flow Modeling RTK As-Built Verification French Drain + Swale Install
          Drainage & Erosion Remediation Service
          RTK drone survey — DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise generating 3D digital twin of construction site
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          For: Civil Engineers All ICPs
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          Both Markets Differentiator
          RTK Drones &
          Digital Twins

          Every project scanned before, during, and after. Survey-grade point clouds, georeferenced 3D models, and InSite-verified cut/fill delivered in 48 hours. The data layer under every ClearGround service.

          DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise RTK ± 0.5cm Horizontal Accuracy Pix4D Cloud + InSite Elevation Pro
          RTK Drones &
          Digital Twins Service
          Who We Serve

          Your Site. Your Timeline. Verified to Spec. Every Time.

          5 ICPs · Austin TX · Salt Lake City UT<
          Texas Hill Country estate property — cedar-choked ranchette before defensible space clearing Hill Country · Wasatch
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          Forestry Mulching Land Clearing
          Estate &
          Ranchette Owners

          5 to 50 acres of cedar, brush, and overgrowth cleared to a park-like finish — no burn permits, no haul costs. RTK-documented defensible space for Hill Country and Wasatch WUI properties. Every protected tree mapped. Every cleared acre verified.

          Cedar & Brush Management WUI Defensible Space Zero Burn Permits RTK As-Built Docs
          Estate Owner Solutions
          Pool shell excavation in Austin Hill Country limestone — CAT 308E2 CR compact excavator on tight lot Austin · Hill Country
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          Demolition Land Clearing
          Pool
          Builders

          Limestone-ready excavation — RTK-scanned shell dimensions, rock hammer and on-site milling, CAT 308E2 CR tight-lot access before your crew ever mobilizes. No surprises in the ground. No geology change orders. Verified shell dimensions handed off at project close.

          Verified Shell Dimensions NPK GH6 Rock Hammer On-Site Limestone Milling 48-Hr Mobilization
          Pool Builder Solutions
          Austin infill developer lot — demolition, clearing, and grading with heritage tree CRZ compliance Austin · Urban Infill
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          Demolition Land Clearing Excavation
          Infill
          Developers

          Demo, clear, grade, and document — Austin HOME Initiative lots prepped to streamlined drainage review spec. Heritage trees mapped from day one. Verified grade reports that hold up with your engineer, lender, and the City. Every cubic yard accounted for before you break ground.

          Heritage Tree Compliance Verified Grade Report Low-Vibration Demo Drainage Review Ready
          Infill Developer Solutions
          RTK drone survey — DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise generating 3D digital twin for civil engineer data review Both Markets
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          Technology Excavation
          Civil
          Engineers

          Survey-grade RTK point clouds, InSite-verified cut/fill volumetrics, and CAD/BIM-ready digital twins — delivered in 48 hours, before your crew mobilizes. Not a PDF. Not a photo. A living model your team can measure, share, and reference across the full project lifecycle.

          ±0.5cm Horizontal Accuracy LAS Point Cloud Export CAD / BIM Ready Pix4D + InSite Stack
          Civil Engineer Solutions
          Austin infill developer lot — demolition, clearing, and grading with heritage tree CRZ compliance New · Utah Launch
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          Forestry Mulching Land Clearing Fire Mitigation
          WUI
          Homeowners

          Utah's HB 48 mandates defensible space for every home inside the high-risk WUI boundary — but the annual fee drops to zero with verified compliance. We fly your property, map every fuel load zone to survey-grade accuracy, clear what the law requires, and produce the RTK-verified documentation your insurance carrier and the state accept directly. FFSL provides free lot assessments that identify the problem. ClearGround fixes it and proves it was fixed.

          FFSL Assessment Compatible HB 48 Fee Reduction Docs Zone 1 / 2 / 3 Clearing Insurance-Ready Report RTK Defensible Space Survey Annual Maintenance Plans
          WUI Homeowner Solutions
          HB 48 · Effective Jan 1, 2026 $20–$100 annual fee on every Utah WUI structure · Reduced to $0 with verified defensible space compliance
          Wasatch Front, UT & Salt Lake City, UT

          Built for
          Wasatch Front
          Builders

          WE'RE BUILDING OUR PORTFOLIO. YOUR FIRST SCAN IS ON US.

          "WE LET THE DATA SPEAK FIRST." We're selectively offering complimentary RTK site scans to qualifying projects in Austin and Salt Lake City. No obligation. You get a geo-referenced orthophoto and elevation map of your site. We get to show you what we do. If you want to work together after that, we'll talk.
          What's behind the work
          Real iron. Real data.
          Real accountability.

          No stock photos. No borrowed equipment. Every machine listed below is owned, maintained, and operated by ClearGround crews. Every data point comes from hardware we control.

          Primary Excavator
          CAT 308E2 CR

          Turnkey "Site Prep Lite" packages including surgical demolition and grading verified to meet streamlined drainage reviews.

          >8-Ton Class · Compact Radius · Low Vibration Heritage Tree / CRZ Compliant
          Multi-Purpose Platform
          CAT 299D3 XE

          High-flow skid steer — the carrier for our FAE mulcher and stone crusher attachments. Clears, mills, crushes, and grades in a single platform.

          >Skid Steer · High-Flow Hydraulics 90–120 HP · Universal Attachment Carrier
          Attachment — Forestry Mulcher
          FAE BL4/SSL 150VT Mulcher

          Bite Limiter rotor system shreds brush, cedar, and mesquite up to 12" diameter in a single pass. Mulch stays on-site — no burn permits, no haul-off.

          >62" Cut Width · Up to 12" Shredding Diameter Bite Limiter Rotor · Variable Torque
          Attachment — Stone Crusher
          FAE STC/SSL 150 Stone Crusher

          Turnkey "Site Prep Lite" packages including surgical demolition and grading verified to meet streamlined drainage reviews.

          >Spiral-rotor stone crusher mills Austin limestone up to 6" deep into self-compacting aggregate on-site. Hardox® counter-knives let us dial in the exact material size.
          Rock Breaker
          NPK GH6 Hydraulic Hammer

          1,500 lb class hydraulic hammer with chisel bit for Austin's Edwards limestone. Breaks rock shelves the mill can't reach in a single pass.

          >1,500 LB Class · Chisel Bit Edwards Limestone Specialist
          Transport
          Dodge Ram 3500 + Diamond C Trailer

          Dually hauling platform for rapid equipment mobilization across Austin metro and Salt Lake City. 48-hour deployment on any qualifying project.

          >Dually · Gooseneck Tow Rating Austin TX + Salt Lake City UT
          Verification Platform
          DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise RTK

          Survey-grade drone delivering ±0.5cm horizontal accuracy. Generates LAS point clouds, GeoTIFF orthophotos, and 3D Digital Twins via DroneDeploy.

          >± 0.5cm Accuracy · RTK-Corrected 48-Hour Mobilization · DroneDeploy
          Software Stack
          DroneDeploy + InSite Elevation Pro

          Cloud-hosted 3D models for client-facing Digital Twins. InSite provides RTK-verified cut/fill calculations for every active project.

          >3D Digital Twins · Cut/Fill Delta CAD/BIM-Ready Exports · Client Portal
          What we stand on
          Four commitments
          Zero exceptions.
          01 — Verifiable Precision
          We don't guess.
          We scan and prove.
          RTK-verified drone data before and after. Zero disputed yardage.

          Every cubic yard billed is a cubic yard documented. Pre- and post-excavation RTK drone surveys establish an irrefutable record of what was moved. Disputes become structurally impossible because the data exists before anyone asks for it.

          ± 0.5cm Accuracy · Pre/Post RTK Surveys · Irrefutable Record
          02 — Radical Transparency
          You see what
          we see.
          3D Digital Twin delivered every Friday on every active project.

          No surprises on billing day because you've been watching the work happen in real time. The 3D model is both a client service and a documentation record for any future disputes or change orders. Friday deliveries. No exceptions.

          Weekly Friday Deliveries · Client-Accessible 3D Model · DroneDeploy
          03 — Zero-Waste Site Philosophy
          Nothing leaves the site
          that doesn't have to.
          Mulch in place. Mill rock on-site as aggregate, road base, drainage fill.

          Vegetation mulched in place returns nutrients to soil and eliminates burn permits, burn-ban risk, haul costs, and tipping fees. Rock is milled on-site and repurposed as drainage aggregate, road base, driveway sub-base, and foundation fill. What most contractors haul away, we turn into a line item that saves you money.

          Zero Burn Permits · Zero Haul-Off · On-Site Material Recycling
          04 — CORE VALUE
          Surgical.
          SITE WORK.
          Cut/fill volumes verified. Heritage Tree Ordinance.

          Not every job should shake the neighborhood. Clear Ground brings surgical precision to all three disciplines — selective demo that protects adjacent foundations, excavation cut to exact grade with RTK verification, and land clearing that removes what needs to go while preserving what doesn’t. Operating businesses stay open. Legacy trees stay standing.

          Heritage Tree Ordinance · Critical Root Zone · Cut/fill volumes verified
          how we are different
          nothing fancy
          boring & consistent.
          Don’t tolerate the "silent contractor" causing ripple-effect setbacks for plumbers, electricians, and inspectors who are already in short supply.

          WE SHOW UP. PERIOD.

          SCHEDULE CERTAINTY IN A MARKET DEFINED BY DELAYS.

          The biggest frustration in the Austin trades right now is responsiveness. When you hire Clear Ground, you get a partner committed to your timeline. We communicate clearly, bid accurately, and show up when we say we will. No ghosting, no excuses.

          Don’t tolerate "smash and grab" methods that leave sites cluttered with debris or cause vibration damage to adjacent properties.

          POWER AFTER, SURGICAL PRECISION.

          TECHNICAL SITE PREP FOR HIGH-DENSITY URBAN INFILL.

          Whether it’s navigating a tight urban demolition next to an occupied structure or clearing acres of tough Hill Country cedar, we have the right equipment and the right operators. We don't just "smash and grab." We execute site work with engineered precision, ensuring your grade is level and your site is clean.

          Don’t tolerate general contractors without specialized equipment yielding massive change orders and budget overruns during excavation.

          TEXAS TERRAIN EXPERTISE

          DEFEATING LIMESTONE AND CLAY BEFORE THEY BREAK YOUR BUDGET.

          Digging in Central Texas isn't like digging anywhere else. From limestone ledges to expansive clay, we know what’s under the surface here. We anticipate challenges before they become expensive change orders, keeping your budget on track.

          Don’t tolerate the administrative burden of tracking weights, safety records (EMR), aka a legal and paperwork nightmare.

          SAFETY & COMPLIANCE FIRST

          TURNKEY MANAGEMENT OF AUSTIN’S RECYCLING AND EHS MANDATES.

          A messy site is a dangerous site. We maintain rigorous safety standards to protect our crew, your property, and your liability. We handle the haul-off responsibly, ensuring compliance with local environmental regulations so you can focus on the build.

          Get a Digital Twin of Your Land Today

          Ready to reclaim your property? Contact us for a LiDAR-based site assessment. We’ll provide a geo-referenced 3D model of your land and a fixed-price bid for your reclamation project.