From our base in Montrose, we clear overgrown land, dig foundations and trenches, and build retaining walls for homeowners and businesses across Mid-Michigan, from Bay City and Midland down to Howell and Lake Orion.
Clearing, mulching, digging and walls, all from one owner-operator across Mid-Michigan. Residential and commercial.
Trees, brush, stumps and roots removed and the site rough-graded, whether you are opening a wooded lot for a new home or taking back acreage the woods have claimed.
One machine cuts standing brush and small trees and grinds them into mulch that stays on the ground. No burn piles, no hauling, and far less disturbance to the soil.
Basements and footings, utility and drainage trenches, driveways and site grading, dug to your builder's plans by the person who quoted the job.
Walls built the way an excavator thinks: compacted base, real drainage and proper backfill first, so they stay straight through Michigan winters.
Call or send a message and Michael walks the property with you. You get a written estimate, and financing can be added for qualifying projects.
The work area is marked and keeper trees are flagged. For any digging, buried lines are located through MISS DIG 811 before a bucket touches the ground.
The right Bobcat machine and attachment for the job, sized to your site so it can get in, work efficiently and limit ruts.
The owner is on the machine. Mulching grinds brush in place, excavation is dug to plan depth, walls go up on a prepared base. Check in with Michael at any point.
The site is cleaned up and the finish grade smoothed. You walk the property with Michael and get before-and-after photos of the job.
Onyx Land Clearing and Excavation was founded in December 2019 by Michael Lee, a Montrose local. When you call, you talk to Michael. When the work starts, he is the one running the machine. Most jobs are documented on camera from start to finish.
North to Midland and Bay City, east to Lapeer, southeast to Lake Orion, south to Howell, and west to Owosso and the eastern outskirts of Lansing. Multi-day jobs farther out are always worth a call.
It depends mainly on how dense the vegetation is, the size of the trees, the terrain and how far the site is from Montrose. Light brush mulches much faster than a thick stand of mature trees, so two acres can price very differently. The best way to get a real number is a free on-site estimate.
Traditional clearing cuts trees, piles them, then burns or hauls the debris and often pulls stumps. Forestry mulching grinds trees and brush where they stand into a layer of mulch that protects the soil, leaves no burn piles and disturbs the ground far less. If you are building, stumps may still need to come out and the site graded, and we handle that too.
We mark the homesite, driveway and keeper trees, clear the building footprint and drive, remove stumps where the foundation and driveway will sit, and grade the site so water drains away from the house. Because Onyx also handles excavation, the foundation can be dug right after clearing.
Yes. The mulcher takes out brush, saplings and invasive growth beneath the canopy while working around the mature trees you want to keep, leaving open, walkable woods. It is a popular choice for hunting land, horse properties and wooded backyards.
An overgrown lot, a new homesite or a wall that is past saving: you get a straight answer and a free estimate from the owner himself. Call (810) 955-4752.
