Trees, stumps and brush cleared for house lots, driveways, additions and fields across Goffstown.
We clear land in Goffstown for homeowners adding a yard, garage or driveway, for builders preparing house lots, and for landowners opening up overgrown fields or wooded acreage. Our crew uses track loaders, a mini excavator, a grapple and stump grinders to take a site from standing trees and brush to open ground, and our trucks and trailers haul debris away when it can't stay on site.
Call (603) 438-6492 or use Get a Quote with the address, the rough size of the area and what you plan to build. Goffstown is where we are based. Read more about the service on our land clearing page.
Clearing a lot in Goffstown is rarely just cutting trees. Slopes, river frontage and the town's wetland buffer decide how much ground can be opened and how it is stabilized afterward.
Steep, wooded ground in the southwest part of town sheds water fast once trees and roots come out. Clearing on slopes needs a plan for erosion control and for where equipment can work safely, and disturbing ground of 25 percent slope or steeper within 50 feet of surface water triggers a state terrain permit.
Goffstown zoning puts a 100-foot buffer around wetlands and surface waters. Relief from the outer 50 feet can only come from the Planning Board after a wetland scientist's report and Conservation Commission review. That buffer often decides where a house, driveway or septic area can go, so it should be mapped before clearing starts.
Lots within 250 feet of the Piscataquog or Glen Lake are protected shoreland. The state requires part of the 50 to 150 foot woodland buffer to stay natural, and the Alteration of Terrain threshold drops from 100,000 to 50,000 square feet when any disturbance is in protected shoreland.
Larger wooded parcels in Goffstown's rural areas can hold saleable timber. When timber is cut, New Hampshire requires the owner to file a Notice of Intent to Cut with the town's assessing officials before cutting starts, so it pays to sort that out before equipment arrives.
Alteration of Terrain. NHDES requires an Alteration of Terrain permit when a project disturbs more than 100,000 square feet of terrain, or 50,000 square feet if any disturbance is within protected shoreland, or when it disturbs ground with a 25 percent or steeper slope within 50 feet of surface water (NHDES (opens in a new tab); RSA 485-A:17 (opens in a new tab)).
Wetlands. Excavating, removing or filling in a bank, marsh, swamp or surface water requires a state wetlands permit under RSA 482-A:3 (opens in a new tab). Locally, Goffstown's Wetland and Surface Water Conservation District adds a 100-foot buffer where land changes and vegetation removal are restricted (Town of Goffstown FAQ (opens in a new tab); Zoning Ordinance, Section 13.3 (opens in a new tab)).
Intent to Cut. Before a timber cutting operation, the owner files a Notice of Intent to Cut with the town's assessing officials (RSA 79:10 (opens in a new tab)). Ask the Goffstown assessor whether your project needs one.
Scenic roads. On a designated scenic road, cutting trees of 15 inches or more in circumference at 4 feet above the ground within the road, or tearing down stone walls, needs the Planning Board's written consent (RSA 231:158 (opens in a new tab)).
This is general guidance, not legal advice. We help you spot when a permit question exists so you can confirm it with the town or NHDES before work starts.
Sources: NHDES: Alteration of Terrain permitting; NH RSA 485-A:17, terrain alteration; NH RSA 482-A:3, wetlands permit requirement; Town of Goffstown: Homeowner FAQ (Wetland and Surface Water Conservation District); Town of Goffstown Zoning Ordinance 2026, Section 13.3; NH RSA 79:10, notice of intent to cut; NH RSA 231:158, scenic roads
Land clearing is quoted per site, so we don't publish set prices. For planning, HomeGuide puts land clearing at about $1,200 to $2,500 per acre for light clearing of brush and small trees and $4,500 to $8,000 per acre for heavy clearing of dense woods with large trees (HomeGuide (opens in a new tab)). Angi reports a typical range of roughly $1,397 to $6,176 per acre (Angi (opens in a new tab)). These are national reference ranges, not our prices, and stump removal, hauling and grading in Goffstown can add to them.
If your project is mostly brush and small trees that can be mulched in place, our forestry mulching cost calculator gives a planning estimate. For everything else, call (603) 438-6492 or request a quote.
Cost references: HomeGuide: Land Clearing Cost; Angi: How Much Does It Cost to Clear Land?
A few places locals know, and what they mean for outdoor work nearby.
Twin peaks in southwest Goffstown; the north peak, at 1,324 feet, is the highest point in town. Homes on the lower slopes often sit on steep, wooded lots where equipment access and erosion control need planning.
Get directions to Uncanoonuc Mountains (opens Google Maps in a new tab)A reservoir of about 136 acres on the Piscataquog River, held back by the Gregg's Falls dam. Land along the lake and river falls under state shoreland rules that limit stump and vegetation removal near the water.
Get directions to Glen Lake (opens Google Maps in a new tab)A 5.5-mile gravel trail from the town center along the Piscataquog River valley to the Manchester line, where it continues as the Piscataquog Trail. It follows the same low river ground where wetland and shoreland rules most often come into play.
Get directions to Goffstown Rail Trail (opens Google Maps in a new tab)A densely built neighborhood in southeastern Goffstown that runs continuously into Manchester. Smaller lots, fences and nearby houses here call for compact equipment and debris screens.
Get directions to Pinardville (opens Google Maps in a new tab)Photos from our crew's jobs across New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
It depends on size and location. Clearing more than 100,000 square feet, or 50,000 square feet near protected shoreland, needs a state Alteration of Terrain permit, and Goffstown's 100-foot wetland buffer restricts clearing near wetlands and surface water. Small backyard clearing away from water often needs neither, but confirm with the town before work.
Yes. We cut and remove trees and brush, then grind stumps or pull them with the mini excavator, depending on what will be built there. Having one crew handle both keeps the site moving toward the next step.
Depending on the site, debris can be hauled away on our trucks and trailers, or brush can be mulched in place with a forestry mulcher head. If saleable timber is cut, the owner may need a Notice of Intent to Cut on file with the town, so we raise that early.
Yes. We clear the building area, remove stumps where the foundation, driveway and septic area will go, and can do rough grading with track loaders and the mini excavator. Your builder or engineer sets the final layout and any erosion controls the plan requires.
Slopes change the equipment choice and how much ground is opened at once. Tracked machines hold steep, soft ground better than wheeled ones, and leaving roots in place outside the work area helps hold the soil. Steep ground close to water may also need a state terrain permit.
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