Serving the Central Valley, the Bay Area and Sacramento
CSLB #247684 · Since 1967 (209) 652-9206
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Land & Site Clearing in Riverbank, CA

Land Clearing · Riverbank, CA

Your overgrown lot cleared of brush and debris

Land clearing takes an overgrown property back to clear, open ground. We clear lots across the Central Valley and the Bay Area, and we also take clearing work in Sacramento and Santa Cruz.

Site clearing on a lot usually means brush, weeds, dead growth, and years of piled-up junk. You may need a lot cleared before a sale. Other parcels get cleared after a teardown, so the ground sits clean. We get calls for lot clearing in Stockton and for parcels all over the Valley.

What We Handle

  • Brush cutting and vegetation removal
  • Overgrown lot cleanup and hauling
  • Small tree and sapling clearing
  • Blackberry brambles and poison oak
  • Old fencing and scrap metal removal
  • Illegal dumping and trash cleanup
  • Defensible space clearing around structures
  • Green waste sorted and hauled off

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What Our Lot and Land Clearing Covers

Most of the work is the growth and what sits under it. We cut brush, weeds, tall grass, and vine tangles like blackberry. Small trees and saplings come out with the brush. Poison oak comes out too, and crews suit up for it.

The rest of the job is what has been left behind. Old fencing, scrap wood, tires, and dumped trash get loaded and hauled off. Concrete slabs and footings come out under concrete demolition, which we run as its own service. A structure still standing on the lot is a demolition job.

Why California Lots Get Cleared

Fire clearance drives a lot of this work. State law calls for defensible space up to 100 feet around a home in fire areas. In the 30 to 100 foot band, the goal is less fuel, with grass mowed to four inches. We cut brush and dry growth back so the ground around your home stays lean.

Code enforcement is the other common reason. Stanislaus County treats weeds and rubbish on a parcel as a public nuisance. The county mails a notice to abate, and county cleanup costs can become a lien on the property. Cities around the Valley run similar programs, and owners often call after a notice arrives.

How a Clearing Job Runs and Where the Debris Goes

We look at the lot first and pick the method. Open ground with heavy brush suits a machine with a cutting head. Tight spots near fences and structures get cleared by hand with saws. The same crews handle work like land clearing in Santa Clara on the Bay side.

Green waste goes to a facility that chips or composts it. Mixed loads with wood, metal, and trash head to a landfill or transfer station. Waste from Riverbank and the towns around it goes to the county's Fink Road landfill. On a teardown, clearing debris gets sorted with the commercial building demolition material.

Machine clearing brush during a site clearing job Cleared lot with brush and debris removed

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What You Can Expect

How a Job With Riverbank Runs

From the first call to the last load hauled off, here is exactly how it goes.

1

Call or Send the Form

Tell us what needs to come down or come out, and where the property is. You talk to the people who run the work, not a call center.

2

Site Visit and Real Number

We walk the job, check access and materials, and flag anything that needs an asbestos survey first. The estimate is free and it holds.

3

Permits and Prep

Demolition permits, air district notifications, utility disconnects: we handle the paperwork phase and tell you what the schedule looks like.

4

Demo, Haul-Off, Clean Site

The crew does the work, debris gets hauled to the right facilities, and you get a site that is ready for whatever comes next.

FAQ

Land Clearing Questions, Answered

Common questions about land clearing across the Central Valley, the Bay Area and Sacramento. If yours is not here, call and ask. The person who answers runs the jobs.

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What does land clearing include?
We cut and remove brush, weeds, vines, and small trees. Old fencing, scrap, junk piles, and dumped trash come off in the same pass. Everything gets loaded and hauled to a disposal facility. What is left is a clear lot.
Do you grade or level the lot after clearing?
Our work covers the vegetation and the debris sitting on your lot. Grading, dirt work, trenching, and pad prep belong to a grading contractor. We clear the lot, and the grading contractor picks it up from there.
Can you take out large trees?
Brush, vines, saplings, and small trees come out as part of land clearing. Large tree removal is an arborist trade, and a licensed tree company should do it. We can clear the growth around a tree so the tree crew has room to work.
Where does the cleared material go?
Green waste is hauled to a green waste facility for chipping or composting. Mixed debris goes to a landfill or a transfer station. On permitted demolition work, California's building code asks for 65 percent of job debris to be diverted from landfill. We keep the loads sorted so that documentation lines up.
Which areas do you cover for land clearing?
We clear lots across the Central Valley, including Riverbank, Modesto, Stockton, and the towns nearby. Bay Area work covers San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont, Santa Clara, and the Peninsula. We also take jobs in Sacramento and Santa Cruz. We hold CSLB #247684 and CAL OSHA #507.
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Why Choose Riverbank

Why Property Owners and Contractors Call Us

Licensed for the Hard Part

Asbestos is where demolition jobs go sideways. We carry CSLB #247684 and CAL OSHA #507, so the abatement and the teardown run under one contractor instead of two schedules.

Since 1967

The company started as a homebuilder in 1967. Decades of flooring work came next, and demolition grew out of it. The same family still answers the phone.

Valley to the Bay

We cover the Central Valley, the Bay Area, Sacramento and Santa Cruz. Modesto, Stockton, San Jose, San Francisco and the cities between them are all regular runs.

Free Estimates That Hold

We price after looking at the building, the access and the survey. You get a real number before work starts, and the paperwork for every load when it ends.

Ready to Clear the Way?

Get In Touch With Riverbank Environmental & Demolition

A building that needs to come down, a space to gut, asbestos in the survey, or a fire to clean up after? Call or send the form. We look at the property, price the job in person, and give you a number that holds. Estimates are free.

  • (209) 652-9206
  • 3131 Atchison Street, Riverbank, CA 95367
  • Serving the Central Valley, the Bay Area and Sacramento
  • CSLB #247684 · CAL OSHA #507 · Since 1967

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