Veteran-owned | Marion County and Ocala

What happens on a lot before you build or replant

Clearing a Marion County lot is a sequence: mark what stays, take down what conflicts, deal with the stumps, then hand the ground to construction.

A sandy Marion County lot with live oaks left in place before a build

Key takeaways

  • Mark the trees that stay before anything is cut.
  • Removals inside Ocala and in the county can need a permit. Ask first. This page is not that answer.
  • Stump grinding clears a surface. A footing may need the wood dug out.
  • Grading, drainage, irrigation, and sod are landscape construction, after the trees.

A sandy lot looks simple until the oak you wanted is standing in the pad, or the one you cut was the shade the house needed. The visit starts with the plan, not with the saw.

Who this job is for

A fit

  • A homesite or a redo where trees and brush are in the way of work.
  • You can point at what stays.

A different service

  • The yard is already built and you want a weekly cut. That is maintenance.
  • One hazardous tree, no build. That is a straight removal.

Before the crew arrives

Address and city or countySketch or photos of the padTrees you want savedCall 811 before any dig

What happens, in order

  1. 01

    Look

    We walk the trees against the pad, the drive, and the drains.

  2. 02

    Decide

    Which trees come out, and which stay. That removal is the clear. Grading and planting are later landscape construction.

  3. 03

    Do

    Those trees come down. Brush is piled or hauled as agreed. Stumps are ground if the surface has to be clear.

  4. 04

    Leave

    The keepers are still standing. The open ground is ready for the next trade, not planted yet.

Compare the two clears in selective vs. full clearing, and read what the clear includes.

Send the lot and the plan

Photos and the address are enough to start. Say whether a house pad, a drive, or a new planting is the goal.

Request this work (352) 740-6624