You bought the lot. Or you've lived on the property for years and you're finally doing the thing — the pool, the septic upgrade, the new garage, the cabin addition, the yard you always pictured.
The trees are in the way.
Gouger's Tree Care handles lot and land clearing across Monroe County and the West End Poconos. From a handful of trees for a pool pad to multi-day clearing jobs on rural parcels, Ryan and the crew have done it.
What Land Clearing Actually Involves
Clearing a lot for a project isn't just cutting trees down and walking away. Done right, it's a planned job:
- Trees identified and removed in the right sequence for safe felling
- Stumps ground out (or left, depending on what the next phase of your project requires)
- Brush and debris chipped or loaded out
- Topsoil and lawn areas protected where possible
- The site left ready for the next crew — excavator, pool installer, builder — to come in and work
Gouger's has done this for pool installs, new septic systems, cabin lots in the Pocono Lake area, and residential lot preps throughout the West End. They work with homeowners who are building something, and they leave the property set up for what comes next.
A Real Job: Pool Clearing in 4 Days
One customer came to Gouger's with a specific goal: clear enough to put an inground pool in and make sure the sun could actually reach it. The job took 4 days, produced 9 loads of wood chips and 11 loads of cut wood. The customer got a sunny yard ready for the pool crew to come in.
That's a real land clearing job in the West End Poconos. Four days of work, a transformed property.
Septic and Utility Prep
New septic system installs require tree removal before the excavator can get in — both for access and because tree roots near a new drain field cause long-term problems. Gouger's has handled this kind of tree prep work, removing exactly what needs to come out for the system install to happen.
Same goes for additions, driveways, and garage pads where existing trees are in the construction footprint.
Cabin Lots in the Poconos
The Pocono Lake, Tannersville, and surrounding cabin-country zones have a specific pattern: second-home owners who bought wooded lots and are now building on them, or owners of existing cabins who want to expand, add a deck, clear a view, or open up the yard for the first time.
These are jobs Gouger's handles well. The crew understands tight access on wooded lots, working around existing structures, and leaving the non-cleared areas intact.
What Affects Land Clearing Cost
Land clearing cost in Monroe County PA ranges widely — a small residential clearing for a pool footprint is very different from a multi-acre parcel prep. Factors that change the price:
- Number and size of trees — a dozen mature oaks is a different scope than two dozen scrub pines
- Stump grinding included or not — if your excavator needs the stumps out, they need to come out; if the build can work around them, that reduces cost
- Debris removal — chips and wood hauled away vs. left on site
- Access — how easy is it to get equipment in and out
- Slope and terrain — steep lots take more time and care
Ryan gives free estimates on land clearing jobs. For anything over a few trees, he'll want to walk the property first to give you an accurate number.
Service Area
Monroe County and the West End Poconos: Saylorsburg, Brodheadsville, Kunkletown, Pocono Lake, Effort, Sciota, Gilbert, Tannersville, Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg. Larger lot-clearing projects may extend further — call and ask.
Get a Free Estimate
Call Ryan: (570) 620-7631 or use the contact form. For land clearing jobs, mention the project type (pool, septic, new build, cabin lot) so Ryan can schedule a walk of the property.
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