Hunter Houses offers demolition and land clearing in Kingstree, SC, the county seat of Williamsburg County. The town's name traces back to a lone, unusually large white pine found along the Black River. That tree was claimed for the king, and over time the county seat became known as the King's Tree. The Black River still borders the southwestern edge of Kingstree. Inside the town limits, an old house that is too far gone to repair can come down with house demolition. Across the rest of the 29556 ZIP, land clearing turns a grown-up lot or wooded tract into open ground. Either way, the debris leaves the property in our dump trailer.
Our base is in Florence. US 52 runs from Kingstree north through Lake City to Florence, and Florence County borders Williamsburg County to the north. The main machines are a track skid steer that runs a brush cutter, plus a New Holland mini excavator. A tractor and a dump trailer fill out the fleet. The excavator pulls structures down and digs out stumps. The skid steer cuts brush, then spreads and shapes dirt. Our work is mainly residential, on house lots and rural acreage. Each estimate is free, and we give it at the property once we have seen the job. Call us, or request a free estimate online.
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The median home inside the Kingstree town limits dates to 1974, by Census estimates. The town's plan says new home construction has stayed limited, so the housing stock will keep aging. One of its housing goals is to promote the timely rehabilitation or removal of dilapidated housing. When a house is beyond saving, the mini excavator takes it down in sections. The pieces are sorted on the ground and loaded into the dump trailer. The debris leaves the property, and the dirt is pushed back level for whatever goes on the lot next.
Downtown adds a step. The town's core commercial district, which includes the historic downtown, falls under the Kingstree Architectural Review Board. A demolition there needs a Certificate of Appropriateness, and only that board can grant one. The request goes to a public hearing, so plan on a review period of at least 30 days. The application carries a nonrefundable $15 fee. It asks for a written description giving the reason for demolition and the proposed reuse of the site. Photos of the structure go in with it. For rules outside the district, check with the Town of Kingstree. Our demolition permit guide covers how permits work across South Carolina.
About one third of the land in Kingstree is vacant, by the town's own count. By acreage, most of that sits along the Black River, in larger tracts affected by flooding and wetlands. Flood plains and wetlands beside the river cover an estimated 400 acres, about 20 percent of the land in town. In October 2015, heavy rain brought a 100-year flood that caused widespread damage in Kingstree. So find out whether a riverside lot sits in a designated flood hazard area before clearing starts. On a land clearing job, the brush cutter on our track skid steer knocks down thick growth. Stumps come out of the ground with the mini excavator.
About one home in three in the 29556 ZIP is a mobile home, 1,814 of 5,529 by Census estimates. Across Williamsburg County the share reaches 39.5 percent, more than double Florence County's 17.7 percent. The county's set-up rules cover the ground itself. A dirt pad is mandatory under all newly set up mobile homes, sloped so water does not build up underneath. The ground under the home should be free of all vegetation. After mobile home demolition clears away a worn unit, a new dirt pad can go in where it sat. Our mobile home site prep guide lays out the full order of work.
Communities & areas we serve around Kingstree: Cades, Hebron, Salters, Lane, Greeleyville.
Kingstree ZIP codes served: 29556.
Free, no-obligation estimates throughout Williamsburg County.
(217) 741-6050
We tear down houses, barns and outbuildings around Florence. The debris gets hauled off and the lot is left clean.
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We take down single-wide and double-wide mobile homes around Florence, haul the debris off in our dump trailer and level the old pad.
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We clear overgrown lots and acreage around Florence. Underbrush and small trees come out, and the piles get hauled off on the dump trailer.
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We mulch brush, briars and small trees in place and leave the ground covered in mulch. Good for understory cleanup, hunting land and grown up acreage.
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We handle residential excavation around Florence with a mini excavator and a track skid steer. Root digs, buried debris, pad cuts and low spots that hold water.
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We dig stumps out with a mini excavator, root ball and root runs included. The wood gets hauled off, and the hole is backfilled and rough leveled.
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We grade lots, level rough yards and get home and mobile home sites ready around Florence. Free on-site estimates.
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We build dirt pads for houses, mobile homes, shops, barns and sheds around Florence, with the topsoil stripped and the fill shaped in layers.
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We cut and build new gravel driveways, and regrade drives that have washed out or gone to potholes. Work runs from short residential drives to long farm lanes.
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We brush hog overgrown pasture, fields, vacant lots and fence lines around Florence. Book a one-time cut or a yearly maintenance mow.
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We take down yard and lot trees in Florence, SC with a mini excavator, dig the stump out on the same visit and haul the wood off.
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We run our track skid steer on yards and lots around Florence to spread fill and gravel, shape dirt pads, cut brush and clean up after the work.
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A structure that needs to come down, an overgrown lot, stumps in the way, ground that holds water, a pad or driveway that needs building? Call or send the form. We come look at the property and hand you a free quote with a real number on it.
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