Land Clearing in Waller, TX: Lot, Brush & Forestry Mulching Services
Waller, TX is where the subdivisions stop and the pasture starts. Post oak motts, yaupon under them, and tallow walking in along every fence line that hasn't been grazed in five years. I've cleared this ground since 2018 from my yard ten minutes east in Hockley. Skid steer mulcher, $3,000 a day, transport included. Big mulcher, $4,000 a day plus transport, for the ten-acre jobs. Tallow thickets add a day. Call (713) 587-6978 or send three photos of your place. Janine will have a number back to you by tomorrow.
LOCAL FIELD GUIDE
Land Clearing Services in Waller
Seven kinds of ground work. One number to start with.
Turner Land & Pine Land Clearing provides land clearing, lot clearing, brush removal, stump grinding and rough grading for residential and commercial properties in Waller, TX and the surrounding area.
- Pasture reclamation and land improvement: tallow and yaupon mulched, post oaks kept, grass back by the second spring.
- Fence line and property clearing: an 8-foot path along the wire, sprouts ground below grade.
- Full site clearing for a build: brush and vegetation to the dirt, cleanup done, pad roughed.
- Selective clearing to open a view across your acreage, and commercial clearing along Highway 290 at the same per-acre prices.
- Tree removal with haul-off at $600 to $1,200 a load, and landscape clearing around a house already standing to make your property usable again.
A land clearing company serving pasture country has to think about grass, not just brush. Mulch deeper than 3 inches smothers the bermuda and bahia you want back, so on a reclamation job we run a second pass to size the chips finer and keep the layer under 2 inches. The skid steer eats anything under 8 inches; we call 811 and walk any pipeline easement before the machine moves, and we leave the site ready to seed. We stop at rough grading; the site work after, concrete, septic, house demolition, goes to people I know. Insured crews on every job.
Land clearing
Brush, timber, stumps, and a clear route to the next job.
Forestry mulching
Grind brush in place. Keep the soil covered.
Lot clearing
Open the ground for a home, shop, or building pad.
Brush & underbrush
Keep the good trees. Cut the growth between them.
Stump grinding
The tree is gone. Finish the job below ground.
Site prep & dirt work
Grade the pad. Watch the water. Build on sound ground.
Tree clearing
Pine, hardwood, and wooded acreage. Plan what stays.
Lot Clearing for New Homes in Waller & Hempstead
Waller pulled 284 single-family permits in the 2025 Census Building Permits Survey, and the county 339, which tells you most of the new houses in Waller County went up inside city limits along 290. Most land clearing projects in the Waller area are either a one-acre lot for a build or ten acres of pasture, and residential land clearing on the lots is one day for a half acre, two for a wooded acre. A professional land clearing service in Waller walks the lot with ribbon first and the sketch shows every post oak that stays. Post oak gives up slow. Yaupon never heard of giving up. On our jobs along FM 362, property owners ask about the Brazos. The FEMA flood maps run wide along the river and its sloughs west of town, and inside the mapped floodplain the county wants a development permit before dirt moves, so I check the map before I quote. The ground here is sand over clay, so drainage on a pad is a swale, not a ditch, and the pad gets built up rather than dug in. Stump grinding runs $150 to $400 per stump by diameter. I walk the property with you and mark the motts that stay. The land clearing process starts with three photos and your plat; send both and the number comes back tighter.
Brush Clearing & Forestry Mulching Near Waller
Forestry mulching is a land clearing method that uses specialized equipment to grind trees, brush and vegetation into mulch where they stand. On pasture it is the cheapest way to clear land: no burn piles, no haul-off, and no TCEQ outdoor burning question, which matters because Waller County posts a burn ban most dry summers. The skid steer will remove brush under 8 inches at 1 to 3 acres a day. The big mulcher, 11 feet wide, does 4 to 8 and handles large acreage clearing out toward Hempstead and Prairie View. Tallow is the work on old pasture. It roots shallow and wide and sprouts from every cut, so a professional clearing service grinds it an inch below grade and lets the mulch shade the sprouts out; left alone it will overgrow a field in three summers. Overgrown land that has sat since the last cattle left is usually areas with dense tallow and yaupon together, and that adds a day. Scattered brush on grass runs $1,000 an acre, mulched in place; dense thickets run up to $2,500. Last spring on a lot off FM 1098 we opened forty acres in a week, and by the Friday evening you could see the far fence from the gate in the low light.
How Much Does Land Clearing Cost in Waller?
Numbers first. The lot decides the final price.
Land clearing costs in Waller, TX run $1,500 to $2,000 an acre for light brush, $2,500 to $3,500 for medium growth like yaupon, tallow thickets and small pine, and $4,000 and up for dense timber or a clear-cut with haul-off. By the day: skid steer mulcher $3,000 with transport, big mulcher $4,000 plus transport, and from Hockley the plus is small. Twenty stumps we grind by the day instead of per stump. Minimum trip charge is $1,200 to $1,500. The number depends on the size of your acreage, how thick the tallow is, and the ground, depending on site conditions the week we come. Wet ground adds a day, and bottomland along the Brazos stays wet into April. Excavation, stock tanks and site preparation past rough grading go to the dirt contractors I work with; site prep past the grade is a different invoice. The land clearing FAQs on our cost page cover the frequently asked questions about ag land, permits and burning. Call (713) 587-6978 or send three photos and the address. Janine will have a number back to you by tomorrow.
Skid steer mulcher
Per day. Transport included. Trees under 8 inches.
Dedicated mulcher
Per day. Transport is additional. Large timber and dense ground.
Changes the day
Access, moisture, and what must leave the lot change the real number.
Serving Waller ZIP Code 77484 and Nearby Hempstead, Hockley, Prairie View, Brookshire
Our equipment yard is in Hockley. Send the address and Janine will confirm the route.
Our crews run land clearing services across the Waller ZIP code, 77484, and the rest of Waller County with it: Hempstead up 290, Prairie View between, Hockley east, and Brookshire south on FM 359 toward I-10. Fort Bend County, Fulshear, Katy, Cypress and west Houston are the south end of our map, Magnolia and Tomball the east, with the same services throughout; the yard in Hockley puts most of it within an hour. The Houston metro is pushing out 290 a mile at a time. This is Southeast Texas prairie climbing onto post oak sand, with East Texas pine well to the north. Commercial land clearing services for commercial development along 290 carry the same prices and the same sketch; commercial sites inside Waller city limits carry the city's rules, and we check them. Site visit and on-site estimate are free across the Greater Houston area, and out here they usually happen the same week. Give Janine your gate location and she'll tell you which day the machine is near Waller.
Request a Free On-Site Estimate
If land clearing Waller is what you typed, the next step is three photos and your address. Call (713) 587-6978 or send them, and Janine will have a number back to you by tomorrow. The on-site estimate is free. Every project gets sketched before and after, and the invoice is the quote. By the second spring you'll see grass where the tallow was.
Tell Janine about your lot.
The address. The growth. Three honest photos.
Design preview. This form does not send or store information until a backend is connected.
Plain answers.
If your question is about wet ground, Janine will ask me.
How much does it cost to clear land in Texas?
Light brush can start around $1,500–$2,000 per acre. Dense wooded tracts often run $4,000 or more per acre. Our skid steer mulcher rate is $3,000 per day with transport included. Photos help narrow the number.
How long does a half-acre take?
Often one machine-day for light brush and small trees. Wet ground, mature timber, old fencing, and narrow access can add time. I want to see the gate and the thickest part before I promise a day.
Do I need a permit to clear my lot?
It depends on the address and scope. Grading, floodplain work, drainage changes, wetlands, and local tree rules can trigger approvals. We check the jurisdiction before any regulated dirt work begins.
What happens to the brush?
Forestry mulching leaves chips on the ground. Full clearing can include piles or haul-off when the next use needs a different finish. Tell us whether you want mulch, a clean pad, or both.
Who answers the request?
Janine reads the web forms and handles the schedule. She usually responds within the hour during working hours. Hollis reviews the ground and takes responsibility for the scope and number.