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Service area

Land clearing in Burnet County

From our home base in Bertram to the Highland Lakes: cedar, oak and rock country along US-281, SH-29 and FM 1431, from Burnet to Marble Falls and Spicewood.

Aerial view of trails and openings cut around a pond and oak mottes

Burnet County is where the Highland Lakes spread across the Hill Country: Lake Buchanan, Inks Lake, Lake LBJ and Lake Marble Falls strung along the Colorado River on the county’s west side. East of US-281 the land rolls toward Bertram and the headwaters of the San Gabriel River in limestone and cedar. To the west, pink granite breaks the surface at Granite Mountain in Marble Falls and around Inks Lake and Longhorn Cavern state parks.

That mix means no two jobs look alike. Lake-lot owners around Granite Shoals and Meadowlakes want the cedar gone and the view opened without losing shade. Ranch owners along SH-29 and FM 243 need pasture and fence lines back. And as Marble Falls grows, raw acreage off FM 1431 and RM 2147 needs homesites and driveways cut through rock.

This is home. Our shop is in Bertram, so the machines don’t spend half a day on a trailer getting to you, and Jordan LaVine can get out to walk your land quickly.

Communities we work in Burnet County

  • Burnet
  • Bertram
  • Marble Falls
  • Granite Shoals
  • Meadowlakes
  • Cottonwood Shores
  • Highland Haven
  • Spicewood
  • Briggs
  • Buchanan Dam

Granite on one side, limestone on the other

The ground changes fast near the lakes: granite and sandy, decomposed-granite soil around Inks Lake and Marble Falls, limestone and caliche across the eastern half toward Bertram. Slopes above Lake LBJ and Lake Marble Falls shed rain quickly, so erosion control is part of every lake-area plan, and Hamilton Creek through Burnet can run hard after a storm.

Typical work here is cedar mulching to release oaks on ranchland, selective clearing and view opening on lake lots, homesite and driveway prep through rock around Marble Falls and Spicewood, and pasture and fence line recovery north and east of Burnet. Lake subdivisions mean narrow, winding streets and tight lots, so machine size and staging get planned before we arrive.

Refuge land, lake rules and burn bans

Most of the county is unincorporated, but that doesn’t mean no rules. The Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge reaches into Burnet County, and mature oak-juniper woodland can be protected golden-cheeked warbler habitat. Inside Marble Falls, Burnet or Horseshoe Bay, city rules can apply, and lake lots may carry HOA or LCRA shoreline requirements.

We avoid wounding oaks February through June and paint every oak wound year round. When the county is under a burn ban, mulching keeps the project moving because nothing gets burned.

Common questions

How close is Crosscut to my Burnet County land?

Very close. We’re based in Bertram, and most of the county is a short run on SH-29, US-281 or FM 1431. Start dates still depend on the schedule, so we give you an honest window after the walk-through.

Do you clear lake lots on Lake LBJ and Lake Marble Falls?

Yes. Lake lots usually call for selective clearing: cedar and underbrush out to open the view, shade trees kept, and mulch left to hold the slope. Lake subdivision streets can be tight, so we bring a compact machine and hand crews where the big mulchers won’t fit, and check HOA, city and LCRA rules first.

Is there a county permit to clear land in Burnet County?

On most unincorporated land, there’s no county tree-removal permit. City rules inside Burnet, Marble Falls or Horseshoe Bay, floodplain rules near creeks, and federal protection for warbler habitat can still apply. We sort out what touches your parcel on the site visit.

Does granite around Marble Falls change the job?

It does. Decomposed-granite soil is sandy and loose, and solid granite can sit right under it. That affects how we prep a pad or driveway, how much erosion control a slope needs, and whether a stock tank will hold water.

Can you keep working during a Burnet County burn ban?

Yes. Forestry mulching grinds brush in place, so a burn ban doesn’t stop the work the way it stops pile-and-burn clearing. On extreme fire-weather days we take extra precautions with the equipment; Christian’s wildland firefighting background makes that standard practice.

Will a stock tank hold water near Inks Lake?

It depends on the spot. Sandy granite soils near Inks Lake drain much faster than the limestone ground east of US-281, so tank location and size get decided on the ground, not over the phone.

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