Lot clearing is an important process for maintaining a property, readying a building site, and more. However, several challenges often accompany it, including the issue of erosion. Fortunately, professional land clearing teams know how to tackle this issue in a way that creates fewer difficulties for you. Here’s a closer look at how they’re able to accomplish this task.

How to Prevent Erosion After Lot Clearing

The Problem

The central issue is that when an area’s vegetation is stripped away, the ground is exposed to wind, rain, and other factors that may carry off soil and change drainage patterns. This has a snowballing effect — once a little erosion has occurred on a piece of land, the issue only gets worse unless it’s addressed. The entire process leaves the area vulnerable to flooding, and it also ruins the land by stripping away valuable soil.

The Solution

Professional teams use a variety of tactics to tackle this, including spreading mulch over the area. Mulch provides a buffer between the soil and the elements, lessening the impact of raindrops and wind so that the dirt doesn’t get stripped away. Prevention is the best strategy in this case, as it’s easier to stop erosion before it begins than to find a way of halting the process. In addition to mulch, some teams use gravel, straw, and other materials to achieve the same results.

Other Benefits

Not only does mulch prevent erosion, but it has other positive benefits as well. These include keeping the soil damp — which is important if you ever intend to grow anything there — and disposing of the organic matter like trees and shrubs that were just cleared from the area. Once these are put in a chipper and turned into mulch, you no longer have to worry about finding a way to deal with them.

If you’re looking for experts to assist with lot clearing, commercial or residential demolition, excavating, and more, contact the experts at Gillum Brothers Excavating. With over 50 years as a family-owned and -operated business, they’re invested in building strong relationships in their community through providing quality work and excellent results. Learn more about how they will help with your next construction project by visiting them online or calling (740) 773-3425.