Site Clearance & Lot Clearing in WestchaseFrom Standing Structures to a Graded Pad
- Licensed C-11855 · CUC041521
- Family owned since 1978
- We own the transfer station
- Serving 4 Tampa Bay counties
Westchase, FL
Site Clearance & Lot Clearing in Westchase
Site clearance is everything between the lot you bought and the pad you can build on — and the fewer contractors that takes, the cheaper and faster it goes. Our yard is about 30 minutes away, and we are licensed C-11855 and CUC041521.
The clearance work is on the Citrus Park side, not inside Westchase itself: a mid-century house, a mobile home and a row of rural outbuildings on a parcel the infill has finally reached, with the asbestos survey coming up because the house predates 1981. Thirty minutes over the free Courtney Campbell and up Sheldon Road keeps it a one-crossing job, with base coming back on the return leg.
The demolition work is on the Citrus Park side: clearing older homes, mobile homes and outbuildings from parcels as the area infills, plus pool removals inside Westchase itself, where HOA standards demand a tidy, fenced, short-duration site — which is how we run every site anyway.
A clearance job can be one shed and some brush, or a house, a pool, three outbuildings and forty years of accumulated concrete. Either way the deliverable is the same: a clear, graded site with the underground surprises found and dealt with, handed over ready for the surveyor and the builder.
The sequence matters. Structures come down first — with the asbestos survey and permits their age requires — then slabs, footers and buried debris come out, then septic tanks and wells are abandoned to code, and only then does fill and grading make sense. Doing it out of order buries problems that cost more to dig up later.
What it costs
What drives a Westchase quote
| Scope of job | What drives the number |
|---|---|
| Light clearance — outbuildings and brush | Structure count, vegetation density, and haul volume |
| House plus site to cleared lot | The house demolition itself plus what else is on the parcel |
| Full clearance to compacted pad | Fill quantity, compaction spec, and underground findings |
| Septic abandonment or well capping | Tank size, access, and the county’s abandonment requirements |
Every demolition is quoted on site, free. Access, structure and what has to be protected move the number more than square footage does, which is why we walk it rather than price it down the phone.
Thirty minutes over the free Courtney Campbell and up Sheldon Road — one of our shortest Hillsborough runs, with no toll unless we choose the Veterans for time. Debris backhauls to Keene Rd on the same crossing.
How it works
What a Westchase job looks like
Walk and scope
Every structure, slab, tank and tree on the parcel identified, with the permits and surveys each one needs.
Permits and disconnects
Demolition permits, tree permits where required, utility disconnects confirmed, and septic or well abandonment scheduled.
Structures down
Buildings, pools and outbuildings demolished and hauled in sorted loads to our yard.
Underground out
Slabs, footers, old services and buried debris removed under our underground utility license.
Fill and grade
Clean fill and crushed concrete base placed and compacted, leaving a pad ready for layout.
Questions
Lot Clearing in Westchase — FAQs
How much does lot clearing cost in Westchase?
It comes down to the structure and the access, not the ZIP code. On light clearance — outbuildings and brush, what moves the number is structure count, vegetation density, and haul volume. What moves it in Westchase is HOA standards on the Westchase side, which buy a fenced, tidy, short-duration site rather than the cheapest one. We walk the site and quote it, free.
Do I need a permit to clear trees?
Often, yes. Most Tampa Bay municipalities protect certain species and sizes, and grand trees need specific approval. We check your city’s ordinance before quoting the vegetation scope.
What happens to the old septic tank?
It gets abandoned to county code — pumped, crushed or filled, and documented. Doing it during clearance is far cheaper than discovering it under a footer later.
What about things buried on the lot?
Old slabs, fill and debris turn up on long-held parcels. We probe where the history suggests it, and anything unexpected is priced at rates agreed up front rather than invented mid-job.