Bush Hogging
Rotary cutting for overgrown fields, pastures, vacant lots and fence lines across southeastern North Carolina.
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As an excavation contractor based in Burgaw, we do the digging that has to happen before anything gets built. We open building pads, cut trenches for water and power lines, set driveway culverts, and dig footings. Our excavators and tracked skid steer handle the sandy soil and soft low spots common around Burgaw. Loose dirt gets loaded into the dump truck and hauled away, or stockpiled on site wherever you want it. Lots that need more dirt get it through our fill dirt and stone hauling.
We run our own excavators on every job. That keeps it simple: we look at the ground, then price the dig and set a date. We work across Pender County, plus New Hanover, Onslow, Brunswick and Duplin counties around it. Call (910) 512-9578 with what you are building and where the lot sits.
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An excavating contractor moves the dirt that has to move before any building can start on your lot. That means opening the building pad, cutting the trench, digging the footing, and taking out what is in the way. It also means hauling the extra dirt off the property so the site stays workable for the next trade. Machine choice matters, since a large excavator saves hours on open ground but will not fit a back yard.
We have run excavators in Pender County since 2013, along with a tracked skid steer for tight spots. The skid steer slips between a house and a fence line where a full size excavator cannot reach. Our dump truck carries the load out, so the yard is clear again once the machines leave. If the ground needs shaping after the dig, that is grading and dirt work, and we handle that too.
Before any excavation in North Carolina, state law (G.S. 87-122) says the person responsible for the dig must notify NC811. That notice goes in no less than three full working days before the dig begins. It expires 28 calendar days after the work start date, and longer work takes a new notice. OSHA adds a depth rule. Workers in an excavation 5 feet deep or more need a protective system unless it sits entirely in stable rock. That can be sloped or benched walls, shoring or a trench shield. A shallower cut needs one too if a competent person sees signs of a cave-in. With workers in the cut, that person inspects it daily and after every rainstorm.
Where the lot sits matters next. Pender County requires a Flood Development Permit for all building in the floodplain. The county adopted new flood maps in January 2025. It also tells owners to check with its Permitting Department before they build on a property or add fill soil. Size brings one more state rule. Land disturbance of more than one acre needs an approved erosion and sedimentation control plan before work starts (G.S. 113A-57). The property owner applies for both. Our guide to land clearing permits in coastal North Carolina lists the offices to call.
Site prep turns a raw lot into ground a builder can set forms on and pour concrete. We strip the topsoil, open the building pad, and bring it to the elevation your plan shows. Sandy coastal soil drains fast, though low spots on a Pender County lot can hold water for days. Those soft areas get dug out and replaced with better material so the pad holds its shape.
Access comes first on a wooded lot, since a concrete truck needs a solid path in and out. If the property is still in trees and brush, the job starts with land clearing. From there we cut the pad, dig the footings, and trench for the water and power runs. Land disturbance of more than one acre needs an erosion control plan approved by NC DEQ first.
Trenching is careful work for any excavation contractor, because one bucket in the wrong place cuts a water line. We file the NC811 locate ticket and wait the three full working days state law requires. Then we dig to depth, keep the trench walls clean, and backfill once the pipe is set. Water, sewer, power and irrigation lines each call for their own depth and bedding material.
Culverts matter on this coast, where a flat driveway can dam a ditch and flood the road shoulder. We set the pipe at the right fall, then backfill and shape the driveway over the top. A driveway tied to a state maintained road needs an NCDOT permit, which sets the pipe size. For standing water in a yard or field, a drainage cut gives it somewhere to go: send us the details.
From the first walk of the property to the last pass of the blade, here is exactly how it goes.
Call (910) 512-9578 or send the form. Describe the land, what is on it, and what you want it to become. Photos help.
We meet you on the property, look at the growth, the ground and the access, and talk through the right way to do the job.
The estimate is free and comes from seeing the land. You know the price and the plan before any machine shows up.
The machines show up when the ground is ready, the work gets finished, and the property is left clean and usable.
Common questions about excavation across Burgaw & Southeastern NC. Don't see yours? Give us a call — we're happy to help.
Rotary cutting for overgrown fields, pastures, vacant lots and fence lines across southeastern North Carolina.
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Houses, sheds, barns, garages and old slabs taken down and hauled away, with the ground left clean and level.
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Land grading, house pads, gravel driveways and drainage swales across Pender County. We cut and fill the ground so water runs off it and away from the house.
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We grind underbrush and small trees into mulch on site, so the wood stays as ground cover.
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We dig and shape ponds on residential and rural land across Pender, New Hanover, Onslow, Brunswick and Duplin counties. That covers farm ponds on private land and retention ponds on commercial sites.
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Gravel driveway installation, regrading, parking pads and farm lanes across Pender County, built on fabric and packed ABC stone that sheds water.
View DetailsExcavators, a tracked skid steer and a dump truck, run by Coastal Brush Mowing. You explain the job once, the estimate comes from seeing the ground, and the company that quotes the work does the work.
Excavators, a tracked skid steer and a dump truck under one name. Clearing, dirt work, demolition and the haul-off get done as one job with one estimate.
Sandy soil, wet low spots, a high water table and brush that never quits. This is the only ground we have worked since 2013, and the work is planned for what it does.
We look at the property, talk through what it needs, and hand you a real number. The estimate costs nothing and the price comes from seeing the ground.
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Great guy to work with. Demoed the trailer and made it all go away.
Absolutely love Steve and his excellent work ethic. We hired him to clear our acre lot in Holly Ridge, demo and haul off an old single wide trailer, bring in fill dirt and make the cleared land look fantastic. He went above and beyond what we expected. He was always on time, returned phone calls or text and he was fair with pricing.
Steve does a great job I’ve been using him for over a decade
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Read more →Land to clear, an old structure to take down, brush that's won too many summers, or a pond you've been thinking about for years? Call or send the form. We come look at the property with you and the estimate is free, from a company that has worked this ground since 2013.
Tell us about your property and we'll get back to you fast.