CleanSlate

Yard cleanup, brush & storm damage · MD, DE & PA

Yard waste &
brush removal.Cecil & Harford County MD · New Castle County DE · Chester County PA

Brush, branches, storm debris, and overgrowth that has taken a field edge. We cut it, load it, and haul it off — no bagging, no waiting for a bulk pickup day.

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MD · DE · PAService area
8–8Open seven days

What’s included

What we take

What we clear

  • Brush and undergrowth
  • Fallen limbs and branches
  • Storm debris
  • Overgrown fence and field edges
  • Vines and invasive growth

Also hauled

  • Grass clippings and leaves
  • Old mulch and landscape fabric
  • Stumps already cut and out of the ground
  • Landscape timbers and edging
  • Old fencing and posts

Property work

  • Clearing a lot that got away from you
  • Opening up a treeline
  • Clearing around outbuildings
  • Post-storm cleanup
  • Pre-sale property tidy-up

Not our job

  • Taking down standing trees
  • Stump grinding
  • Anything requiring a climber
  • Work near power lines
  • Ongoing lawn maintenance

Recent jobs

What it looks like

Before and after of a large brush and branch pile in a back yard in Elkton, Maryland, and the same yard cleared and open
Elkton property cleanupThe brush pile at the back of the same property. Cut, loaded and hauled — the yard hadn’t been usable in years.
A fallen tree being cut into sections on a cleared field during a 2.6-acre property cleanup near Colora in Cecil County, Maryland
Colora, MD — 2.6-acre property cleanupFallen trees cut down to haulable lengths. The field behind had already been cleared of overgrowth by this point.
Before and after of a large storm-downed tree limb lying across a lawn beside a white vinyl fence in Perryville, Maryland, and the same lawn cleared
Perryville storm cleanupStorm took a large limb down across the lawn. Cut into sections, loaded and hauled the same visit.
Before and after of storm-damaged tree branches piled along a fence line in Perryville, Maryland, and the same yard cleared
Perryville storm cleanupSame job, wider view along the fence. Storm debris is priced by volume once it’s cut, and the cutting is most of the work.

What it costs

How this gets priced

Brush is priced by volume, and it’s deceptive stuff — a pile that looks enormous compresses to very little, and a pile that looks manageable turns out to be six truckloads once it’s cut. That’s exactly why we want photos with something in frame for scale: a car, a door, a person. A picture of brush with nothing next to it tells us almost nothing.

Yard Waste & Brush Removal — what drives the number
JobPriced byNotes
A pile already cut and stackedVolumeCheapest — the cutting is most of the labor
Standing brush and overgrowthVolume + laborWe cut it, then haul it
Storm debrisVolumeOften mixed sizes; quoted after photos
Full property clearingWalkthroughMulti-day; quoted on site

We don’t publish flat rates, because a hauler who quotes you a price before seeing the job is either padding it or planning to renegotiate in your driveway. Here’s exactly how we build a number ›

Where the line is

What we do and don’t do

We’re a hauling company that will cut brush, not a tree service. That distinction matters and it’s worth being clear about, because it’s where people get hurt and where uninsured operators get people sued.

Brush, undergrowth, saplings, fallen limbs, and storm debris on the ground — that’s us, and we do a lot of it. Clearing a fence line that has disappeared, opening up a treeline, taking a lot back that has grown in over a decade: normal work.

A standing tree that needs to come down, anything requiring a climber or a bucket, and anything within reach of a power line is a licensed tree service with the right insurance. So is stump grinding. If a tree service has already dropped it and you need the debris gone, that’s squarely our job and a common call.

One more thing: yard waste is often accepted at different rates than general trash, and some of it can go to composting or mulching operations instead of a landfill. Where that’s an option in your county, we use it, and it keeps the price down.

After a storm

Storm damage cleanup

Storm work is the same trade with a shorter fuse. Limbs across the lawn, a fence line packed with debris, blown-down panels, stripped shingles and siding, shed wreckage — once it’s on the ground we cut it into haulable lengths, load it and take it. Text photos as soon as it’s safe to be outside. Big regional storms fill our week quickly, and we schedule as jobs come in instead of keeping a truck on standby.

Two things make storm cleanup price differently from ordinary yard work. The first is cutting: a single large limb across a lawn looks small in a photograph and is usually half a day once somebody has to section it, drag it and load it. The second is water. Soaked carpet, waterlogged furniture and flooded basement contents weigh several times what they weigh dry, and the landfill charges us by the ton — so those loads get priced by weight instead of volume. We’ll tell you which way a load is going before we start.

We also clear the inside after water gets in: ruined furniture and mattresses, soaked carpet and padding, flooded basement contents, dead appliances, and drywall and insulation once somebody has cut it out.

If you need documentation for an insurance claim, say so when you book and we’ll photograph everything in place before anything moves, then again once it’s cleared.

What we won’t do: anything still standing. A tree leaning on a house, a hanging limb, a trunk that has to come down in sections. That needs a licensed arborist with different insurance than ours, and stump grinding is somebody else too. We don’t touch downed power lines or work near them. That’s Delmarva Power or your utility first, and nobody works the yard until they have cleared it.

Yard Waste & Brush Removal questions

Before you book

Will you cut down a tree?

No. Standing trees, anything needing a climber or bucket, and anything near a power line is a licensed tree service. If they have already dropped it and you need the debris hauled, that’s us.

Do you grind stumps?

No. A stump already cut and pulled out of the ground we’ll haul. Grinding one in place needs different equipment and a different license.

How should I photograph a brush pile?

With something in frame for scale — a car, a garage door, a person standing next to it. Brush is genuinely hard to size from a photo of just brush, and scale is the difference between an accurate quote and a revised one.

Can you clear a whole overgrown lot?

Yes, and those are usually multi-day jobs quoted after a walkthrough instead of from photos. Overgrown lots hide things — old fencing, dumped tires, a car body — and it’s better to find them before quoting than after.

Do you do a full yard cleanup, or only haul what I have already piled?

Both. If it’s already in a pile we load it and go, which is the cheaper way to do it. If the yard hasn’t been touched in a few seasons and needs cutting, dragging and clearing first, we do that too. It’s priced by the labor instead of the pile.

Can you come after a storm?

Yes, usually within a day or two. See storm damage cleanup above for how we handle downed limbs, wrecked fencing and water-damaged contents.

How soon can you come out after a storm?

We schedule as jobs come in instead of keeping a truck on standby, so text photos as soon as it’s safe to be outside and we’ll give you the soonest real date we have. Big regional storms fill the week fast, so earlier is genuinely better.

Do you cut down trees?

No. Anything still standing needs a licensed arborist with different insurance than ours. Once a tree or limb is on the ground it’s ours. We cut it into haulable lengths, load it and take it. Stump grinding is somebody else too.

Can you give me photos for an insurance claim?

Yes. Say so when you book and we’ll photograph everything in place before anything moves, then again once it’s cleared.

Why does water-damaged material cost more to remove?

Because it’s heavier and the landfill weighs our trailer in and out. Soaked carpet and waterlogged furniture can weigh three or four times what they weigh dry, so those loads get priced by weight instead of by volume.

Do you take blown-down fencing and stripped shingles?

Yes. Fencing, shingles, siding, gutter and shed wreckage all go. Keep it separate from the brush if you can and it loads faster.

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Text a couple of pictures to 410-996-4860 and we’ll come back with a real number. No appointment, no sales visit, no waiting on a four-hour window.

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