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Commercial Land Clearing Contractor Serving Houston and Greater Texas

Stone River clears commercial and industrial sites of brush, timber, stumps, and debris. Heavy land clearing for developments that need raw land made ready. Eleven years of Houston earthwork. Insured and ready to mobilize.

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What Our Clients Say

Trusted by General Contractors and Developers Across Houston

Google

Stone River handled the site prep for our commercial pad on time and on grade. GPS controls meant we didn't have to redo anything before the slab went down.

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Johnnie Kemmer 2 weeks ago
Google

We've subbed excavation to Stone River on three projects now. Straight communication, clean sites, and they hit the numbers in the bid every time.

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Eddie Hickle 2 weeks ago
Google

Their crew cleared and graded a tough lot for us ahead of schedule. Fully insured, all paperwork in order, no surprises.

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Sandra Fay 2 weeks ago
Google

The detention pond they built passed inspection the first time. Stone River knows the drainage standards cold and builds to them.

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Josefina Hamill 2 weeks ago

Heavy Land Clearing for Commercial and Industrial Sites in Houston and Texas

Raw land does not become a buildable site on its own. Brush, timber, stumps, and organic debris left in place create compaction failures, drainage problems, and utility conflicts that surface well into construction. Land clearing done wrong is not just a delay. It is a recurring problem buried under your building pad.

Stone River Excavation performs commercial land clearing across the full range of site conditions in the Houston area. Light scrub, heavy timber, dense brush, or a mix of all three. We clear, remove, and dispose of debris properly, and we leave a site ready for the next phase of development.

Land clearing is our highest-volume service. We have cleared commercial sites ranging from a few acres to well over 20, in conditions that include standing water, clay-heavy soils, and heavy timber stands. We know what it takes to clear a Houston-area site and what it takes to do it without creating drainage or soil problems for the grading that follows.

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Scope of Work

Commercial Land Clearing Services from Initial Brush to Final Site Condition

  • Brush and scrub clearing for light vegetation and overgrowth
  • Timber clearing for wooded commercial and industrial sites
  • Stump grinding and root removal for development-ready subgrade
  • Debris hauling and off-site disposal per local regulations
  • Burning where permitted by county burn ordinances
  • Mulching and chipping on sites where on-site processing is preferred
  • Phased clearing on large sites coordinated with development schedule
  • Coordination with grading crew for immediate transition to site prep
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Why Contractors and Developers Choose Us

Land Clearing Experience Built in Houston Soil and Texas Conditions

Heavy Equipment for Any Clearing Condition

We run the equipment the site requires. Light scrub gets efficient brush-cutting equipment. Heavy timber gets machines with the power to handle it.

Debris Removal and Disposal Included

We handle the full clearing scope. We do not leave piles for you to deal with.

Transition Directly into Site Preparation

Stone River performs both land clearing and site preparation.

Experience with Houston-Area Conditions

Our equipment and our operators are selected and trained for these conditions, not for Arizona scrub or Pacific Northwest softwood.

Our Projects

11 Years of Commercial Earthwork in Houston and Across Texas

Every project in our portfolio was completed on time and to grade. Browse a sample of our recent commercial and industrial work below.

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Areas We Serve

Commercial Excavation Serving Houston and the Gulf Coast Corridor

Stone River's home base is Houston. We serve Harris County and the surrounding metro as our primary market, and we work across the Gulf Coast corridor and Central Texas for commercial and industrial scopes that match our capacity.

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Map of Stone River Excavation service area across Texas
Our Services

Other services we offer

Commercial Excavation

Commercial Excavation

Mass excavation, cut-and-fill, and bulk earthwork for commercial and industrial sites throughout the Houston metro.

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Earthwork

Earthwork

Bulk earthmoving, grading, and soil management for complex commercial and industrial sites.

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Detention Pond

Detention Pond

Detention and retention basin construction built to HCFCD and local drainage authority standards.

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Underground Utilities

Underground Utilities

Trench excavation and coordination for storm drain, water, sewer, and wet utility installation on commercial sites.

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Pad Site Development

Pad Site Development

Turnkey pad site preparation for commercial and industrial builds. We take raw land to a finished, construction-ready surface.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions on Land Clearing

We handle the full range of commercial clearing conditions: light brush and scrub, heavy timber, mixed vegetation stands, and sites with dense root systems that require stump grinding. We do not have a limitation on vegetation type. The equipment we bring is selected for the specific site conditions.

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Tell us about your project and we will get back to you within two business days. No obligation, no sales pressure. Just a straight conversation about whether Stone River is the right fit for your job.