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Land Clearing Services and Demolition Contractors in High Point, NC

From wooded lots around Oak Hollow Lake to older properties near Uptowne and the furniture district, ETG Landwork clears, mulches, demolishes and preps sites across High Point and the Piedmont Triad, with the owner on every job.

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High Point, North Carolina

High Point, NC Land Clearing, Demolition & Site Prep

High Point sits on rolling Piedmont ground where the Deep River begins, spread across four counties: Guilford, Davidson, Randolph and Forsyth. The city draws its drinking water from Oak Hollow Lake and High Point City Lake, and much of its land drains south toward Randleman Lake. I-74, Business 85 and US-311 carry traffic through town, and Eastchester Drive and North Main Street tie the neighborhoods together.

High Point is best known as the home of the High Point Market, the furniture industry’s biggest trade show, and the city is full of showrooms, warehouses and older industrial buildings that are being reused or replaced. High Point University’s growth has reshaped the surrounding blocks, and new neighborhoods keep spreading north toward Oak Hollow Lake. ETG Landwork provides land clearing services in High Point for all of it, from clearing and demolition to pads, driveways and trenching.

High Point is part of ETG Landwork’s travel area, straight up I-85 from our Wingate base. Owner Luis Gallardo spent about three years on a working farm running skid steers, excavators, tractors and a dozer before opening ETG Landwork in July 2026. He handles every job himself, from walking the property for the estimate to running the machine.

Trench excavation cut across a prepared dirt site
What we do in High Point

Our Services in High Point, NC

Every ETG Landwork service is available across High Point and the surrounding Triad. From a small lot near Uptowne to wooded acreage near Oak Hollow Lake, the same owner-operator does the work.

Graded open property bordered by a mature tree line, ready for the next stage of site work

Land Clearing Contractors in High Point

Lots around High Point grow up quickly with sweetgum, young pine, privet and vine, especially along the Deep River and its tributaries. We clear building lots, overgrown backlots and wooded acreage down to workable ground and keep the trees you want. Much of south High Point sits in the Randleman Lake watershed, where development rules are tighter, so we confirm what your plans allow before we start.

  • Lot Clearing
  • Brush & Underbrush Clearing
  • Tree clearing for new home builds
  • Residential and commercial land clearing
Overgrown wooded lot with dense understory and standing trees, the kind of ground forestry mulching opens up

Forestry Mulching in High Point, NC

Forestry mulching grinds brush and small trees into a mulch layer that stays on the ground, with no burn piles and no hauling. Near Oak Hollow Lake and City Lake, which supply the city’s drinking water, leaving ground cover in place is a good way to keep clay out of the water. It works well for overgrown backyards, fence lines and wooded lots you want opened up but not stripped.

  • Underbrush and small-tree mulching
  • Forestry mowing for overgrown lots
  • Combined land clearing and mulching
Skid steer on an exposed work site with freshly worked ground

Demolition Contractor in High Point, NC

Older homes, garages and small commercial buildings around High Point’s furniture district and older neighborhoods often reach the point where it makes more sense to start over. North Carolina requires a demolition notification to the state Health Hazards Control Unit at least 10 working days before a building comes down, even if no asbestos is found, and we don’t start until that’s filed. We finish by breaking out the slab and footings and grading the lot.

  • House and residential demolition
  • Small commercial building demolition
  • Shed, garage and outbuilding removal
  • Demolition excavation: slabs, footings and foundations
Land clearing result: open, graded acreage with exposed soil and mature trees left standing

Site Preparation Services in High Point

Whether it’s an infill lot near High Point University or a new home site out toward Oak Hollow Lake, site prep on Piedmont clay decides how the building will drain. We clear, rough grade and shape the site so water moves away from the future foundation. High Point expects every grading site, no matter the size, to keep its soil on the property, so erosion control is built into how we work.

  • Building site preparation
  • Rough grading
  • Residential and commercial site prep
  • Site prep excavation
Compact track loader on a prepared property

House Pad Construction in High Point, NC

High Point’s red clay packs firm when it’s dry but softens after a wet spell. We build house pads in compacted lifts, cut and fill to your builder’s grade, and shape the pad so water sheds away from the slab. Your concrete crew starts on a level, stable base.

  • House pad construction
  • Building pad grading and compaction
  • Pad prep for slab and crawlspace foundations
Driveway preparation: concrete apron beside a red outbuilding and graded open ground

Driveway Grading in High Point, NC

Concrete crews in the region already call Luis to grade driveways before they pour. We cut concrete driveway bases to a true slope in High Point’s established neighborhoods, and we build crowned, compacted gravel drives on larger lots toward Jamestown and Trinity.

  • Driveway grading
  • Gravel driveway preparation
  • Driveway prep for concrete pours
  • Grading steep driveways
Trench excavation cut across a prepared dirt site

Trenching Services in High Point, NC

We dig trenches for water lines, electrical runs and yard drainage, plus footing excavation for concrete crews. Every job starts with an NC 811 call so buried lines get marked. On clay lots where water sits against the house, a drainage trench is often the simplest fix.

  • Water line trenching
  • Electrical trenching
  • Drainage trenching for yards and downspouts
  • Footing excavation
Welder laying a bead on a steel part, with a ground clamp on the workpiece and sparks flying

Welding Services in High Point, NC

Luis is also an experienced welder and takes on welding work for customers across High Point, from Emerywood to the Oak Hollow area. If your project also needs a gate, trailer or equipment repair, bring it up during your free estimate.

Local expertise

Local Expertise in High Point — We Know This Area

High Point sits at the headwaters of the Deep River, and that shapes a lot of the ground work here. The city’s drinking water comes from Oak Hollow Lake and High Point City Lake, and much of south High Point drains toward Randleman Lake. Add rolling Piedmont clay that sheds water fast, and every clearing job here comes back to the same question: where will the water go once the brush is gone?

From our Wingate base, High Point is a straight run up I-85 through Salisbury and Lexington. In town, I-74 and US-311 cut north and south, Business 85 runs along the south side, and Eastchester Drive (NC-68) leads north toward Oak Hollow Lake and the airport side of the Triad. We work sites near Uptowne on North Main Street as readily as lots off Skeet Club Road or out toward Jamestown and City Lake Park.

High Point’s work mixes redevelopment and growth. The furniture district that hosts the High Point Market twice a year is full of older showrooms and warehouses, and the neighborhoods around High Point University have changed quickly. North of town, wooded lots near Oak Hollow Lake keep turning into home sites. That means demolition and regrading on tight urban lots, plus clearing, pads and driveways on new ones.

High Point has watershed rules that matter for land work. In most of the Randleman Lake Watershed Critical Area, high-density development isn’t allowed, and the City generally won’t extend water and sewer for new development there. The City’s erosion program also expects every grading site, regardless of size, to keep its sediment on the property. For demolition, the state Health Hazards Control Unit needs its notice 10 working days ahead. We’ll flag which of these may apply to your property during your free estimate.

Nearby

Serving High Point and Surrounding Areas

ETG Landwork provides land clearing services in High Point, NC and across the surrounding Triad, from Uptowne and Emerywood to Jamestown, Archdale and Thomasville.

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Why ETG Landwork

Why High Point Homeowners and Contractors Choose ETG Landwork

When you hire ETG Landwork for land clearing services in High Point, you’re hiring the person who will actually be on your lot.

  • The Owner Runs Every Machine

    ETG Landwork is Luis Gallardo, start to finish. The person who walks your High Point property for the estimate is the same one running the equipment on the day of the job, with no crew hand-offs.

  • Sized for High Point Lots

    Our compact track loader fits the tight lots around older neighborhoods and the furniture district without tearing up more ground than it needs to. For bigger jobs, we bring in an excavator or dozer.

  • Trusted by Local Concrete Crews

    Concrete contractors around the region already call Luis to grade driveways and dig footings before they pour, which is work that has to be right the first time. That same standard goes into every pad, driveway and site we prep in High Point.

  • We Know High Point’s Watershed Rules

    Randleman Lake watershed limits, lake-supply watersheds and the City’s expectation that every grading site keeps its soil in place are all part of working here. We plan around them from the start.

  • Free Estimates, Any Hour

    Estimates are always free, and ETG Landwork is available 24 hours a day. Call when it suits you and we’ll set up a time to walk your High Point property.

Good questions

Frequently Asked Questions — High Point, NC

It depends on lot size, how dense the growth is, whether stumps come out or get mulched, and how much grading follows. A lightly overgrown lot in town is a very different job from wooded acreage near Oak Hollow Lake. We walk every High Point property before we price it, and estimates are always free.

Let’s get moving

Ready to Get Started in High Point?

Whether your property is a wooded lot near Oak Hollow Lake or an older building near Uptowne that’s ready to come down, ETG Landwork is ready to show up. Estimates are always free, and we cover High Point and the surrounding Triad. Call any time, day or night, or request your estimate online.

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