Land Clearing
We clear overgrown lots, acreage, fence lines and trails in Oak Hill and across Greene County. The brush is mulched on site or hauled away, whichever fits the job.
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Coxsackie ground changes at the Thruway. East of it, near the village and the river, federal soil maps show mostly clay from an old glacial lake. That clay drains slowly, and the water table can rise to within a foot of the surface. West of the Thruway, toward Climax and Earlton, shale and sandstone bedrock can sit 10 to 20 inches down.
Doberman Excavation and Services is an excavation contractor serving Coxsackie, and the whole town is part of our service area. Around Coxsackie we dig water and sewer line trenches, footings, building pads and drainage ditches. Wet yards get French drains and yard drainage that carry the water to a safe outlet. Call or text (518) 281-8003 for a free estimate, and send a few photos of the job.
Tell us about the job and where the property is. We look at the job and put a free estimate in writing.
Around the village center, the soil survey maps much of the ground as Shaker soil. There, the seasonal water table can rise to about 8 inches below the surface. Kingsbury and Rhinebeck clays cover much of the flat land east of the Thruway. Rain and snowmelt soak into these soils slowly, so water can sit in low spots after a storm.
That clay shapes the dirt work. A trench in wet clay can take on groundwater, and a drain line there needs a real outlet. On clay, a gravel driveway needs a solid stone base and a crown that sheds water.
West of the Thruway, the survey maps rocky soils such as Arnot and Nassau over shale and sandstone. There, a footing or a septic system can meet bedrock early. We look at the job and put a free estimate in writing before the dig starts.
The oldest housing in Coxsackie sits in and around the village. In the village, about 4 in 10 homes date from before 1940, by Census Bureau estimates. The Reed Street Historic District, on the National Register, sits along the Hudson River. The town says many old stone houses still stand in West Coxsackie, where the first homes went up.
Across the whole town, the typical home was built in the mid 1970s. About one in five homes in the town went up in the 1980s. About three in four are single-family houses. The Census counted about 500 homes on the Coxsackie side of Sleepy Hollow Lake, at the south end of town.
Older lots bring their own jobs, like a new trench for a water or sewer line. Some yards need regrading so water runs away from the house. We also handle barn and garage demolition and haul the debris away.
Coxsackie is both a town and a village, and each has its own code office. Inside the village, the village building department handles permits, and its fee schedule lists fences and demolition. The village historic preservation district has its own permit application. Opening a village street calls for a street excavation permit from the village public works department.
Outside the village, the town building inspector and code enforcement officer handles permits. The town fee schedule lists demolition and septic permits. Site plan review goes to the town planning board, with a fee scaled to the ground disturbed. The right office answers the permit question, and we point you there.
Village water comes from the Medway and Climax reservoirs, and the system also serves some town and New Baltimore customers. A new hookup starts with a tap-in permit from the village clerk. The village public works crew makes the tap into the main. We can dig the trench for the line to the house.
FEMA's flood maps for the town and the village date from 2008. They put the village waterfront in a high-risk flood zone, along with land beside Coxsackie Creek near West Coxsackie. Before you fill or dig in a mapped flood zone, ask the town or village code office what applies.
Rain and groundwater get into the village sewer in wet weather, and it still overflows at times. A state consent order limits new connections until those overflows stop. The village policy also bars storm water from any sanitary sewer connection. Roof and yard water needs its own path to a safe outlet.
Clearing or grading an acre or more of soil brings in a state DEC stormwater permit and a stormwater plan. That rule can reach a large site preparation job for a new home. A new driveway onto a state highway such as Route 9W also needs a state DOT permit.
Communities and areas we serve around Coxsackie: Village of Coxsackie, West Coxsackie, Climax, Earlton, Sleepy Hollow Lake, Reed Street Historic District, Riverside Park and the riverfront, Coxsackie Creek, Flint Mine Hill, Route 9W corridor, Route 81 corridor, Route 385 along the Hudson.
Coxsackie ZIP codes served: 12051, 12192, 12058, 12042.
Coxsackie is part of our service area. We look at the job and put a free estimate in writing.
(518) 281-8003 We clear overgrown lots, acreage, fence lines and trails in Oak Hill and across Greene County. The brush is mulched on site or hauled away, whichever fits the job.
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Our CAT 255 skid steer with a CAT HM215 forestry mulcher grinds brush and saplings into mulch where they stand. The mulch stays on your land, and the trees you want kept stay standing.
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We brush hog overgrown fields and pastures across Greene County and the northern Catskills. Saplings up to 4 inches thick come down with the grass and brush.
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We build new gravel driveways and repair rutted, washed-out ones in Oak Hill and across Greene County. We shape the crown and the ditches so rain and snowmelt run off the drive.
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French drains and culverts for yards and driveways that stay wet after rain or snowmelt. We find where the water runs and give it a way out.
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We clear the lot and cut a level building pad for homes, garages, barns and sheds. Then we dig the footings and the utility trenches for the build.
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We level yards and fields and slope the ground so water runs away from the house. We also bring in fill and topsoil and finish the grade smooth.
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We install new and replacement septic systems across Greene County, built to the engineer's plan. We also repair septic tanks and leach fields.
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We take down old barns, sheds, garages and outbuildings, plus concrete slabs and old foundations. The debris gets hauled away, and the ground is graded after the demolition.
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We take down hazard and fallen trees with our machines and pull the stumps out with their roots. The wood and debris get hauled away when the work is done.
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We keep up Catskills vacation homes, rentals, second homes and land for owners who live out of the area. We mow fields, fix driveways, clean ditches and clear storm damage, then send you photos.
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We plow driveways, private roads, parking areas and lots across Greene County and the mountaintop. We plow by the season or by the storm, and gravel drives keep their stone.
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A few of the questions we hear most around Coxsackie. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
Tell us where the property is and what you need done. You can also call or text (518) 281-8003 for a free estimate.
Tell us about the job and where the property is. We look at the job and put a free estimate in writing.