Land Clearing and Grading Services Around Waukesha, WI

Paulin Land Solutions does land clearing in Waukesha and the towns around it with a compact track loader. The mulching head turns brush and small trees into mulch, and the brush hog cuts fields and pastures. After the clearing, the loader levels the ground and grades pads and gravel drives. Pick a service below, or call or text (262) 527-7619 for a written quote.

Forestry Mulching

Brush and saplings turned to mulch right where they grow

A mulching head on our compact track loader grinds brush and small trees into mulch where they stand. The mulch stays on your land as ground cover, and the big trees you pick stay standing.

• Compact track loader with a disc mulcher and a second mulching head
• Brush, saplings, vines and small trees ground into mulch in place
• Mulch left on the ground as a cover layer over bare soil
• Mature trees left standing wherever you want them kept
• Old pasture and overgrown acreage opened back up
• Lake lots and home sites opened so you can see the ground

Forestry Mulching in Waukesha

Brush Hogging

Overgrown fields cut back before they turn to brush

We cut overgrown fields and pastures with a brush hog on our compact track loader. Tall weeds and saplings up to a few inches thick come down so the land stays open.

• Overgrown fields and old pasture cut with a brush hog
• Tall weeds and goldenrod mowed down across open ground
• Saplings up to a few inches thick cut along with the grass
• Fence rows cut back so you can reach the fence line
• Horse pastures and hobby farm fields clipped and kept open
• Lot edges and far corners opened up again

Brush Hogging in Waukesha

Brush Clearing

Woods you can see into and walk through again

We mulch honeysuckle and buckthorn out from under your mature trees. The trees stay standing, and you can see and walk through your woods again.

• Underbrushing under mature trees, with the trees you keep left standing
• Honeysuckle and buckthorn mulched down to the ground
• Prickly ash, briars, vines and box elder saplings ground into mulch
• Overgrown lots opened up so you can see the ground again
• Brush cleared out of fence lines and along property lines
• Brush removal around ponds and along shorelines

Brush Clearing in Waukesha

Buckthorn Removal

Buckthorn thickets mulched down to let the light back in

We mulch common and glossy buckthorn thickets to the ground with a track loader and a mulching head. The woods open up, and the regrowth gets easier to keep after.

• Common buckthorn and glossy buckthorn thickets mulched to the ground
• A mulching head on a compact track loader grinds stems and brush in place
• Honeysuckle and other brush in the thicket mulched in the same pass
• Woodlot understories cleared around the mature trees you keep
• Buckthorn taken down along fence rows and field edges
• Mulch left on the soil as a ground layer that can slow new seedlings

Buckthorn Removal in Waukesha

Land Grading

Rough ground graded smooth and level

We level rough ground and grade pads with a compact track loader. We also backfill around new foundations and spread fill a supplier delivers.

• Rough ground leveled after brush clearing and mulching
• High spots cut down and low spots filled
• Level pads graded for sheds and pole buildings
• Backfill around a new foundation once the builder is ready
• Trenches backfilled after another trade finishes the dig
• Delivered fill or gravel spread and graded

Land Grading in Waukesha

Site Preparation

Clear the building spot, keep the trees you want

We mulch brush and small trees off the building spot and the drive, and leave the mature trees you want. Then we grade a rough pad with our compact track loader.

• Brush and small trees mulched off the building spot
• The driveway route opened through brush and saplings
• Mature trees kept where you and your builder want them
• The lot opened so the surveyor and the builder can see the ground
• Rough building pads and shed pads graded with a compact track loader
• Backfill and light grading where you ask for it

Site Preparation in Waukesha

Gravel Driveways

A graded base and a crown that sheds water

We build gravel driveways and driveway pads on a graded base. We also regrade rutted, washed-out driveways and put the crown back so rain runs off.

• New gravel driveways cut through brush and saplings
• Driveway pads and parking pads on a graded base
• Base grading with a compact track loader
• Delivered gravel spread and graded to a crown
• Rutted and washed-out driveways regraded
• Gravel pulled in from the edges and the crown put back

Gravel Driveways in Waukesha

Trail Clearing

Trails and hunting paths opened through the brush

We cut hunting trails and ATV lanes through brush and saplings with a mulching head. We also reopen old trails and lanes that have grown shut.

• Hunting trails and paths cut to your stand
• Walking paths opened through woods and thick brush
• ATV and UTV lanes cut to the width you ask for
• Access lanes opened to a back field or a pond
• Overgrown lanes widened by mulching back the brush on both sides
• Grown-over trails reclaimed from brush and buckthorn

Trail Clearing in Waukesha

Utility Line Clearing

Brush mulched under the lines on your land

We mulch brush and saplings under power lines and along utility easements on private land. The lines and the trees near the wires stay with the utility.

• Brush and saplings mulched under power lines on private land
• Utility easements and right-of-way strips opened back up
• Brush cleared along the line to a well or a shed
• Lane edges cut back so a utility truck can reach the line
• Fence rows along an easement mulched down
• Clearing kept to the strip you or the utility mark

Utility Line Clearing in Waukesha