Rock Milling
We grind loose surface rock and boulders into 3/4 minus caliche right where they lie. The ground can then become a lawn, a pasture, a pad or a road.
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Bastrop sits on the Colorado River beside the Lost Pines, the westernmost stand of loblolly pine in the United States. Under the pines, the soil is sand and gravel over a clay layer that holds water. Without management, Bastrop County notes, these forests can grow too dense and shaded. That thick growth is where land clearing in Bastrop starts.
Intex Rock and Cedar Solutions is based in Kyle, and Bastrop is part of our service area. Our land clearing across Central Texas takes in homesites and pastures, plus fence lines and driveway routes. Forestry mulching grinds yaupon and small trees where they stand, and the mulch stays on the ground. Call or text (737) 317-7625, and we will look at the land and put a free quote in writing.
Tell us about the land, the work it needs and where it is. We look at the job and put a free estimate in writing.
The state parks department counts more than 75,000 acres of Lost Pines across parts of five counties. About 100 miles of rolling post oak woodland separate them from the pines of East Texas. These loblollies have adapted to 30 percent less rainfall than East Texas loblollies get.
Across Bastrop County, most land is rolling upland with sandy, loamy soil under post oak woods. Silts and clays line the Colorado River and its creeks. The county's northwest corner turns to blackland prairie clay. On this ground, the clearing work is mostly brush and trees.
The state parks department calls the moist, sandy soils of the Lost Pines critical habitat. They are home to the endangered Houston toad. In April 2008, the federal Fish and Wildlife Service issued Bastrop County a permit for that habitat. It covers about 124,000 acres in the county's northeast, mostly north of SH 71 and the Colorado River.
The Lost Pines Habitat Conservation Plan goes with that permit, and joining it is voluntary. The toads breed from January through June. Under the plan's forestry rules, road work and site preparation for planting stop from January 1 through June 30. Ask the county's plan office about your tract before clearing starts.
On September 4, 2011, high winds drove the Bastrop County Complex fire into Bastrop State Park. The Texas A and M Forest Service puts the fire at 32,400 acres. It destroyed 1,660 homes and 36 commercial buildings. The forest service calls it the most destructive wildfire in state history.
The state parks department says wildfire damaged 96 percent of the park. Over five years, volunteers and contractors planted 2 million loblolly pines there. Shrubs like yaupon and American beautyberry came back as well. The department notes that trees killed by drought and fire fall over time.
On land near the old burn, dead pines may stand over thick yaupon and young trees. The 400 horsepower wheeled mulcher grinds that growth on open acreage, and the skid steer mulcher works the tight spots. Dead trees can be mulched, or cut and pushed into a pile for you to burn when burning is allowed. The plan for each tree goes in the written quote.
Inside the city limits, Bastrop's development code protects the native trees on its plant list. A listed tree 10 inches or more across, measured 4.5 feet up, needs a permit to come down. The list includes loblolly pine, post oak, live oak and eastern red cedar. Hill Country cedar (Ashe juniper) is not on it.
At your own home, the city charges no fee, but you replant one tree for each protected tree removed. Dead and hazard trees are exempt, though the city suggests checking with its arborist first. The city's Development Services Department handles these permits. Before cedar clearing in town, ask the department about any eastern red cedar 10 inches or more across.
A Bastrop address does not settle which office you deal with. The 78602 ZIP covers about 195 square miles of land, and the city covers about 9. Out in the county, the flood rules count grading and filling as development. Development there needs a permit from Bastrop County Development Services.
Bastrop grew from 7,218 people in the 2010 census to 9,688 in 2020, about a third more. Bastrop County grew about 31 percent over the same stretch, to 97,216. Census survey figures put the city's median home build year at 2000. About three in ten of its homes were built in 2010 or later.
Most of the county's people live outside Bastrop's city limits. In 2020 the census counted 7,943 people in Camp Swift, north of town. The count was 3,694 in Wyldwood and 3,154 in Cedar Creek, both west of town. A homesite on wooded acreage out there starts with clearing, then driveway and pad site work.
About one home in eight inside the city was built before 1940. Downtown, the Main Street District covers 62 blocks. On an older lot in town, the job may be one dead tree or an overgrown back corner. On farm and ranch tracts outside town, old sheds and barns come down with our light demolition work.
Communities and areas we serve around Bastrop: Downtown Bastrop, Pecan Park, Tahitian Village, Colovista, Camp Swift, Circle D-KC Estates, Wyldwood, Cedar Creek, SH 71, SH 95, SH 21.
Bastrop ZIP codes served: 78602.
Bastrop is part of our service area. We look at the job first, then put a free estimate in writing.
(737) 317-7625 We grind loose surface rock and boulders into 3/4 minus caliche right where they lie. The ground can then become a lawn, a pasture, a pad or a road.
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We grind brush and small trees into mulch right where they stand. The mulch stays on the ground as a cover for the soil.
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We take cedar off pastures, lots, fence lines and homesites, mulched in place or pushed into burn piles. The oaks and the trees you pick stay standing.
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We cut ranch roads and driveways and build house pads and building pads. Culverts go in where the water crosses, and the property's own rock often becomes the road base.
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We take down old farm and ranch houses, sheds, barns and outbuildings. The hydraulic hammer breaks up concrete slabs, driveways, old foundations and piers.
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I had Intex Rock & Cedar Solutions come out and rock mill about 2 acres of my field, and they did an outstanding job. The difference before and after was incredible. They showed up when they said they would, worked hard, and treated my property like it was their own.
Outstanding job by Trey with Intex Rock & Cedar Solutions! My wife and I were in need of a spot cleared for our future home and Trey exceeded our expectations. He also helped us with removing some old existing piers and leaving the ground nice and level. Highly recommend!
We recently had them out for a major project involving cedar clearing and rock crushing, and the results are incredible. They didn't just clear the land; they transformed the terrain. Their rock milling and crushing equipment turned rough, unusable limestone into a smooth, walkable surface.
Trey and his guys came out with this huge mulcher and made quick work of clearing my 30 acres. They worked long hours, made sure I was happy with everything before leaving, fair pricing, and very easy to work with. Highly recommend!
Trey and Intex did a great job on clearing my property. Up front and honest on pricing. Showed up on time when they said they would. Went above and beyond on the work I asked them to do. Great company.
I had my drive way get washed out during a bad storm and we couldn't get off the property without bottoming out. Trey came out and fixed our road and diverted future run off in the problem area to the ditch and culvert. While he was out he also took the time to clear branches and sticks from the side of the road to open up our drive that was getting over grown.
A few of the questions we hear most around Bastrop. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
Tell us about your land and the town it is near, and we will set a time to see it. Call or text (737) 317-7625 or use the form for a free estimate.
Tell us about the land, the work it needs and where it is. We look at the job and put a free estimate in writing.