Land Clearing
We clear lots and acreage of trees, brush, and stumps across Montgomery County and Middle Tennessee. The ground gets cleaned up so it is ready to build on or put back into pasture.
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Ground around Springfield holds water longer than most people expect. Robertson County sits on the Highland Rim, where silt loam soils cover limestone. Many of those soils carry a hard packed layer two to three feet down. Rain soaks in, stops at that layer, and spreads sideways instead of draining.
Wilson Forestry and Excavating is an excavation contractor working in Springfield and across Robertson County. We are based in Woodlawn, just west of Clarksville, about 40 miles from town. Here we dig footings, cut building pads, clear lots, run gravel roads, and handle site prep and grading. Call or text (931) 572-8673 for a free estimate.
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Middle Tennessee gets roughly 50 inches of rain a year. Springfield gets its share, and the ground here does not take it fast. Silt loam sits on top, clay subsoil sits under it, and limestone sits below that. After a wet week, a flat yard can stay soft for days.
The problem looks the same at house after house. Water pools against the foundation and the side yard turns to mush. The low corner of a gravel drive washes out after a hard rain. The fix is regrading the elevation, then running French drains and drainage pipe to move water away from the house.
Springfield sits in karst country too. Limestone lies close to the surface in spots, and sinkholes turn up across Robertson County. Sulphur Fork Creek runs through town, and Carr Creek drains the ground just west of it. Both sit in the Red River watershed, which drains to the Cumberland River at Clarksville.
Robertson County is farm country and still shows it. Tobacco became the county's main commercial crop in the early 1800s. By the 1920s it was known as the home of the world's finest dark fired tobacco. Cattle came up right alongside the crop.
That history still shapes the ground. Fields grow back in cedar, locust, and briars once the cattle come off. Fence rows swallow old posts and wire. Land clearing on this kind of ground means dropping the trees and brush, then pulling stumps with the excavator thumb.
Newer subdivisions around Springfield sit on ground that used to be farmed. Lots on the edge of town often come with a treeline, an old drive, or a wet low spot. We open the lot, deal with the debris, and leave the ground ready to build on.
US 41 and US 431 both run through Springfield and head south toward Nashville. State Route 76 runs west toward Clarksville and east to Interstate 65 near White House. State Route 49 goes southwest through Coopertown to Interstate 24 at Pleasant View. Off those highways, county roads reach farms and houses set well back from the pavement.
A long drive on this ground starts underneath the gravel. We cut the road bed first, then build it up in layers that hold under a loaded truck. We crown the surface and cut ditches so water sheds off the sides. Culverts go in where the drive crosses a ditch or a wet draw.
Farm roads, field entrances, and construction entrances get the same treatment. So do timber roads. Our roots are in building roads for a timber company's log trucks and heavy equipment. Gravel driveways and access roads are still a big share of what we do.
Springfield keeps growing. The city counted 18,782 people in the 2020 census, up from 16,440 in 2010. It sits about 30 miles north of Nashville, and plenty of people here drive south for work. New houses and new commercial buildings follow that traffic.
The city approved the Vesper Village project, a mixed use development of roughly 600 acres off Tom Austin Highway. Build out is expected to run up to ten years. The North Industrial Park holds tracts along Highway 41 and Highway 431. Growth like that means pads, driveways, utilities, and drainage on ground that used to be crop or pasture.
Builders and general contractors bring much of our work. We cut and fill, set the pad, and shape the lot so water runs off the right way. On sites under a stormwater permit, erosion control keeps soil out of the ditch and off the road. Wilson Forestry and Excavating is on TDEC's approved contractor list for erosion control.
Communities and areas we serve around Springfield: Autumnwood Estates, Kingston Estates, Oakland Farms, Saddle Brooke, The Legacy, Village Greens, Timberlake Estates, Westwind Estates, Hopewell Estates, Coopertown, Cedar Hill, Greenbrier.
Springfield ZIP codes served: 37172.
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(931) 572-8673 We clear lots and acreage of trees, brush, and stumps across Montgomery County and Middle Tennessee. The ground gets cleaned up so it is ready to build on or put back into pasture.
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A skid steer with a forestry mulcher head grinds brush, saplings, and undergrowth into mulch right where it stands. We also bush hog overgrown fields and pastures back to usable ground.
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We handle the dirt work before a build: building pads, cut and fill, rough and finish grading, and driveway cuts. The ground ends up level where it should be and sloped so water leaves the site.
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We build new gravel driveways, farm roads and access roads across Montgomery County and out toward Nashville. The road bed gets cut and stoned, then crowned so water sheds off instead of standing in the tracks.
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We install erosion control measures that keep soil on site and out of the ditch. Wilson Forestry and Excavating is an approved erosion control contractor with TDEC.
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Water standing in the yard or against the house needs a way out. We regrade the ground and put in French drains and pipe that carry it off.
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We trench and backfill for water lines, electrical conduit, sewer lines, and septic lines. Your plumber or electrician makes the connections, and we handle the digging and the ground work.
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Tell us what the job is and where the property sits, and we will get you an estimate. You can also call or text (931) 572-8673 if that is faster.
Tell us about the job and the ground. We will get right back to you.