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Our work: the excavator, mini excavator and skid steer lined up on a cleared yard, land clearing
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Our Work

Every photo on this page is from a Florida's Contracting job around Katy, Texas and the west side of Houston: brush mulched where it stood, lots cleared, ponds dug, culverts set, drains put in and fences built. Call or text (979) 824-2296 and we will come look at the land.

Forestry mulching

Underbrush and Briars Mulched for Access

Underbrush and briars ground into mulch so the owner can get through the property again, with the mature trees left standing and the ground cleared down to the creek bank.

Cleared and mulched ground running down to a creek bank, the mature trees left standing, forestry mulching
Cleared and mulched down to the creek bank
The mulching head frame seen from the cab over a half-cleared field, forestry mulching
The mulching head on a half-cleared field
Mulched ground under a stand of trees down to a cleared creek bank, forestry mulching
Finished ground under the stand of trees

Forestry mulching for access

Land clearing

Brush and Trees Cleared for a Creek Expansion

Brush and small trees cleared off a creek line ahead of a creek expansion: the excavator at the brush line, the mulching head under the trees beside the water.

Excavator at the brush line beside a freshly mulched strip, land clearing
The excavator at the brush line beside a freshly mulched strip
Track loader with a forestry mulching head working under the trees beside a creek, forestry mulching
The mulching head working under the trees beside the creek

Land clearing along a creek

Forestry mulching

Overgrown Acreage Mulched Before a Sale

A wooded property mulched clean before it went on the market: the backyard out to the tree line, the understory under the pines, and the brush along the fences.

Backyard behind a two-story house cleared and mulched out to the tree line, forestry mulching
Backyard mulched out to the tree line
Cleared understory under tall trees opening onto a pasture, forestry mulching
Understory cleared through to the pasture
Woods floor mulched clean under tall pines beside a lawn, forestry mulching
Woods floor mulched clean beside the lawn
Brush cleared from under the trees up to a board fence, fence line clearing
Brush mulched up to the board fence
Ground cleared of brush beneath the trees with a rail fence behind, fence line clearing
Cleared to the rail fence

Mulching for overgrown acreage

Forestry mulching

Trails Mulched Through the Woods

Trails cut through overgrowth with the mulching head so the owner can reach the far parts of the property, the chips left on the trail as cover.

Skid steer with a mulching head on a mulched trail through the woods, forestry mulching
The skid steer and mulching head on a fresh trail
Mulching head frame seen from the cab on a fresh trail through the brush, forestry mulching
The trail from the cab
Mulched path through the woods seen from under the mulching head, forestry mulching
A mulched path under the head
Freshly mulched clearing under the trees with the ground covered in chips, forestry mulching
A fresh clearing under the trees

Trail mulching

Land clearing

A Wooded Lot Cleared for a Future House

A wooded lot taken down to bare ground for a house site: the brush and small trees out, the roots pulled, the lot left ready for the pad.

Excavator and mini excavator on a freshly cleared lot with roots and brush, land clearing
Both excavators on the cleared lot
Track ruts across a cleared lot with a brush pile and trees behind, land clearing
The cleared build site
Freshly cleared dirt lot with track marks against a standing tree line, land clearing
Bare ground against the tree line

Lot clearing for a house site

Pond construction

A Pond Built From Scratch

A pond dug out to the size the owner wanted, with sloped banks that hold, after his own start on it had stalled.

Freshly dug pond basin with sloped dirt banks, pond construction
The new basin
Freshly dug pond with sloped dirt banks and water in the bottom, pond construction
Sloped banks holding water
Freshly dug pond basin with spoil piles and a skid steer behind it, pond construction
Spoil piles beside the dig

Pond construction

Dirt work

A House Pad From the Pond’s Own Clay and Sand

The clay and sand that came out of the pond built up and shaped into a house pad on the same property, staked and ready for the slab.

Raised building pad with grade stakes and an excavator behind, dirt work
The pad shaped and staked
Raised dirt house pad with orange grade stakes, a skid steer and a pickup at the far end, dirt work
Grade stakes along the pad
Built-up dirt pad on a cleared lot with the excavator at the tree line, dirt work
The excavator at the tree line

Dirt work and house pads

Dirt work

Slope Drainage Graded on a Power Line Right of Way

A power line right of way between crop fields graded so water drains off the farm ground instead of standing on it.

Freshly graded power line right of way between crop fields with a dozer at the pole, dirt work
The dozer at the pole
Cleared and graded right of way running toward a transmission tower, dirt work
The graded strip running to the tower

Grading for drainage

Culvert installation

Driveway Culverts Set at the Road

Concrete culvert pipe set on a gravel bed in the roadside ditch, wrapped in filter fabric with the end sections in place, then the drive built over it.

Concrete culvert pipe laid on a gravel bed in a roadside ditch, culvert installation
Pipe laid on the gravel bed
Culvert pipe wrapped in filter fabric with a concrete end section set in the trench, culvert installation
Filter fabric and the end section
Concrete end section and filter fabric in a culvert trench, culvert installation
The end section in the trench
Excavator and skid steer setting a concrete culvert pipe, culvert installation
Setting the pipe
Graded dirt pad with a culvert pipe and a new gravel drive at the roadside, culvert installation
The pad graded over the culvert
Finished gravel driveway crossing over a new culvert at the road with pasture behind, culvert installation
The finished gravel drive

Culvert installation

Gravel driveways

Gravel Drives Built and Graded

A new driveway entrance built up off a country road, and the washboard graded out of a long gravel farm drive.

New driveway entrance built up and smoothed off a country road, driveway grading
A new entrance off the road
Grading the washboard out of a long gravel farm drive, gravel driveway repair
Grading the washboard out

Gravel driveway work

French drains

French Drains and Gutter Drains

Drain lines trenched along fences and side yards, laid in filter fabric and gravel, and finished under a gravel bed so the yard stops holding water.

Mini excavator digging a drain line trench across a yard, French drain installation
Cutting the trench
Trench dug along a wood fence for a French drain, French drain installation
The trench along the fence
French drain trench lined with filter fabric and gravel along a wood fence, French drain installation
Fabric and gravel going in
Finished French drain under gravel and stepping stones in a side yard, French drain installation
Finished under gravel and stepping stones
Finished gravel drain bed with stepping stones between the house and the fence, French drain installation
The finished bed beside the house

French drain installation

Privacy fence repair

A New Privacy Fence With a Rot Board

The old fence pulled out and a new wood privacy fence built in its place, with a rot board along the bottom to keep the pickets off the ground.

Old privacy fence being pulled out beside a brick house, the removed boards stacked on the lawn, privacy fence repair
The old fence coming out
New wood privacy fence with a rot board along the bottom, privacy fence repair
The new fence going up
New wood privacy fence with a rot board wrapping the corner of a brick house, privacy fence repair
The finished fence at the corner
New wood privacy fence running along a brick house on a clean lawn, privacy fence repair
The finished run along the house

Privacy fence repair and replacement

House demolition

A House Taken Down and the Lot Cleaned Up

An old house taken down with the excavator, the debris piled and hauled, and the lot stripped to clean dirt.

Excavator tearing down an old house with the debris at the wall, house demolition
Taking the house down
Excavator arm over a pile of house debris during cleanup, house demolition
Piling the debris
Excavator arm over a lot stripped to bare dirt after a demolition, house demolition
The lot stripped to dirt
Demolition lot cleared to dirt with a skid steer and the excavator bucket on site, house demolition
Cleaned up and cleared

House demolition

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