[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":331},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-en-hua-thanon-villa-site-clearance":3,"project-related-en-hua-thanon-villa-site-clearance":86},{"id":4,"title":5,"beforeAfter":6,"body":7,"cover":52,"date":53,"description":13,"equipment":54,"extension":58,"gallery":59,"location":75,"meta":76,"navigation":77,"path":78,"seo":79,"service":80,"sitemap":81,"slug":82,"stem":83,"summary":84,"__hash__":85},"projects_en\u002Fprojects\u002Fhua-thanon-villa-site-clearance.md","Land clearing for villa construction in Hua Thanon",null,{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":45},"minimark",[10,14,19,22,25,29,32,35,39,42],[11,12,13],"p",{},"A plot in the south of the island had been sitting unused for years. Palms, trees, dense undergrowth and uneven sand mounds had taken over the land completely, making it impossible to start construction without a full clearance first. The job was to strip the site back to bare, level ground.",[15,16,18],"h2",{"id":17},"how-we-approached-it","How we approached it",[11,20,21],{},"Plots like this one - overgrown, with deep-rooted palms and trees near boundary walls - need the right combination of machines. We brought two excavators: the Yanmar B32 for the open areas and heavy roots, and the Yanmar VIO70 for work along the boundary wall. The VIO70's zero tail swing lets it operate right up to the edge without risk of hitting the concrete - something a standard excavator can't do safely.",[11,23,24],{},"Running both machines in parallel meant we could clear a substantial plot in two days rather than four.",[15,26,28],{"id":27},"what-the-work-involved","What the work involved",[11,30,31],{},"The trees and palms were felled, tipped and the root systems dug out completely - leaving roots in the ground causes problems later when the soil settles. Bushes and undergrowth were stripped, scattered sand mounds leveled and any pits or hollows filled. The Hino 300 ran continuous trips to haul everything off site for proper disposal.",[11,33,34],{},"Working on sloped terrain in the south of the island also meant paying attention to how the cleared ground would drain - we shaped the surface with a slight natural slope to prevent water pooling once the vegetation was gone.",[15,36,38],{"id":37},"result","Result",[11,40,41],{},"Two days, two excavators, one truck. The plot went from overgrown jungle to a clean, flat, workable surface. The client was satisfied with both the result and how the job was managed - clean site, no damage to the boundary wall, waste fully removed.",[11,43,44],{},"Land clearance done properly at this stage saves significant time and cost later. A site that's clean, level and draining correctly gives every subsequent trade - surveyors, foundation crews, builders - the best possible starting point.",{"title":46,"searchDepth":47,"depth":47,"links":48},"",2,[49,50,51],{"id":17,"depth":47,"text":18},{"id":27,"depth":47,"text":28},{"id":37,"depth":47,"text":38},"\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fhua-thanon-villa-site-clearance\u002Fhero.webp","2026-04-28",[55,56,57],"yanmar-b32","yanmar-vio70","hino-300","md",[60,63,66,69,72],{"src":61,"alt":62},"\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fhua-thanon-villa-site-clearance\u002Ftwo-excavators-working.webp","Two excavators clearing the overgrown plot in Hua Thanon simultaneously",{"src":64,"alt":65},"\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fhua-thanon-villa-site-clearance\u002Fdigging-out-palm-roots.webp","Excavator digging out palm tree roots to fully clear the plot",{"src":67,"alt":68},"\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fhua-thanon-villa-site-clearance\u002Fexcavator-working-near-concrete-wall.webp","Yanmar VIO70 zero-tail-swing excavator working close to the concrete boundary wall",{"src":70,"alt":71},"\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fhua-thanon-villa-site-clearance\u002Fexcavator-operators-lunch-break.webp","Excavator operators on a lunch break during the site clearance in Hua Thanon",{"src":73,"alt":74},"\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fhua-thanon-villa-site-clearance\u002Fcleared-site-ready-for-construction.webp","Fully cleared and leveled plot in Hua Thanon - ready for villa layout and construction","Hua Thanon, Koh Samui",{},true,"\u002Fprojects\u002Fhua-thanon-villa-site-clearance",{"title":5,"description":13},"land-leveling",{"loc":78},"hua-thanon-villa-site-clearance","projects\u002Fhua-thanon-villa-site-clearance","Two-day land clearance on an overgrown plot in Hua Thanon. Removed trees, palms and roots, cleared undergrowth, leveled sand mounds and hauled all waste off site.","R4DgfgC4CqXW-XBmvJWqKE9TbsOy-SXeI_B-22FF6Zo",[87,185,256],{"id":88,"title":89,"beforeAfter":90,"body":111,"cover":149,"date":150,"description":115,"equipment":151,"extension":58,"gallery":153,"location":175,"meta":176,"navigation":77,"path":177,"seo":178,"service":179,"sitemap":180,"slug":181,"stem":182,"summary":183,"__hash__":184},"projects_en\u002Fprojects\u002Fsite-clearance-bo-put-july.md","Site clearance in Bo Put, Chaweng - Koh Samui",[91,96,101,106],{"beforeImage":92,"beforeAlt":93,"afterImage":94,"afterAlt":95},"\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fsite-clearance-bo-put-july\u002Fbefore\u002Fbefore-1.webp","Dense vegetation covering the plot before clearance","\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fsite-clearance-bo-put-july\u002Fafter\u002Fafter-1.webp","Plot cleared and leveled after day one",{"beforeImage":97,"beforeAlt":98,"afterImage":99,"afterAlt":100},"\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fsite-clearance-bo-put-july\u002Fbefore\u002Fbefore-2.webp","Overgrown section with large trees and palms","\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fsite-clearance-bo-put-july\u002Fafter\u002Fafter-2.webp","Same section cleared, stumps removed, ground exposed",{"beforeImage":102,"beforeAlt":103,"afterImage":104,"afterAlt":105},"\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fsite-clearance-bo-put-july\u002Fbefore\u002Fbefore-3.webp","Trees and palms covering the plot before work started","\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fsite-clearance-bo-put-july\u002Fafter\u002Fafter-3.webp","Area fully cleared and ready for leveling",{"beforeImage":107,"beforeAlt":108,"afterImage":109,"afterAlt":110},"\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fsite-clearance-bo-put-july\u002Fbefore\u002Fbefore-4.webp","Plot perimeter overgrown before work started","\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fsite-clearance-bo-put-july\u002Fafter\u002Fafter-4.webp","Perimeter cleared, clean ground level achieved",{"type":8,"value":112,"toc":145},[113,116,119,123,126,129,132,136,139,142],[11,114,115],{},"The client - a developer with an active construction portfolio on the island - called us at 9 in the morning. By 11 we were on site together, walking the plot and agreeing on the scope. That evening we mobilised the machinery. Work started the next morning, and three days later the site was clear.",[11,117,118],{},"The plot is in Bo Put, close to the temple เจดีย์ศรีสุคตคีรี (เจดีย์เขาหัวจุก) in the Chaweng area. It was heavily overgrown - large trees and palms with deep root systems, uneven ground throughout. The kind of site where you need the right combination of machines and a crew that works at pace.",[15,120,122],{"id":121},"how-the-work-was-done","How the work was done",[11,124,125],{},"Before mobilising, we assessed the site and made a deliberate call on equipment. The tractor would handle the bulk of the clearing - pushing, dragging and moving vegetation across the plot. A compact excavator was enough for the large stumps and root extraction; there was no need for a full-size machine. That decision saved the client money on equipment hire, and it meant we could deliver the Yanmar B32 on the same Hino 300 truck that was already working the site - no separate low-loader required.",[11,127,128],{},"The Kubota L3608 tractor worked continuously, dragging felled logs and pushing material into loading position. The Hino 300 ran trips to haul everything off site between deliveries.",[11,130,131],{},"Some of the stumps were exceptional in size - one was bigger than the driver standing next to it. Getting those out cleanly without damaging the surrounding ground takes patience and the right angle of attack with the bucket.",[15,133,135],{"id":134},"three-days-clean-result","Three days, clean result",[11,137,138],{},"Day one: felling, initial clearing, start on the large stumps.\nDay two: stump extraction, trees and palms cleared, rough leveling.\nDay three: final leveling, cleanup, waste removal complete.",[11,140,141],{},"The client walked the site at the end of day three and confirmed everything was done to spec. He also proposed continuing the collaboration into the construction phase - the kind of outcome that comes from working fast and keeping the site in order throughout.",[11,143,144],{},"Site clearance in Bo Put, Chaweng or anywhere on Koh Samui at this pace is possible when the crew knows what they're doing and the machinery matches the job. If you need a plot cleared, get in touch - we can usually mobilise within 24 hours.",{"title":46,"searchDepth":47,"depth":47,"links":146},[147,148],{"id":121,"depth":47,"text":122},{"id":134,"depth":47,"text":135},"\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fsite-clearance-bo-put-july\u002Fhero.webp","2026-07-10",[55,152,57],"kubota-l3608",[154,157,160,163,166,169,172],{"src":155,"alt":156},"\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fsite-clearance-bo-put-july\u002Fplot-before-clearance.webp","Overgrown plot in Bo Put before clearance work began",{"src":158,"alt":159},"\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fsite-clearance-bo-put-july\u002Fexcavator-cab-view-during-work.webp","View from the excavator cab during active site clearance",{"src":161,"alt":162},"\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fsite-clearance-bo-put-july\u002Fdigging-out-large-tree-stump.webp","Excavator digging out a massive tree stump from the plot",{"src":164,"alt":165},"\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fsite-clearance-bo-put-july\u002Fgiant-stump-bigger-than-driver.webp","A tree stump larger than the driver - scale of the vegetation on site",{"src":167,"alt":168},"\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fsite-clearance-bo-put-july\u002Ftractor-pulling-log.webp","Kubota tractor pulling a large felled log across the cleared area",{"src":170,"alt":171},"\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fsite-clearance-bo-put-july\u002Floading-trees-and-stumps-into-truck.webp","Loading felled trees and stumps into the Hino 300 truck for removal",{"src":173,"alt":174},"\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fsite-clearance-bo-put-july\u002Fcleared-plot-result.webp","Final result - clean, level plot in Bo Put ready for construction","Bo Put, Koh Samui",{},"\u002Fprojects\u002Fsite-clearance-bo-put-july",{"title":89,"description":115},"land-clearing",{"loc":177},"site-clearance-bo-put-july","projects\u002Fsite-clearance-bo-put-july","Full site clearance in Bo Put near Chaweng, Koh Samui. Felled trees, extracted giant stumps, cleared palms and vegetation, leveled the ground - ready for construction in three days.","vo2r0WQi-zmFqPhUDj--_hwrTY4GqkpQJU0MYt3YMQ4",{"id":186,"title":187,"beforeAfter":6,"body":188,"cover":229,"date":230,"description":231,"equipment":232,"extension":58,"gallery":234,"location":247,"meta":248,"navigation":77,"path":249,"seo":250,"service":179,"sitemap":251,"slug":252,"stem":253,"summary":254,"__hash__":255},"projects_en\u002Fprojects\u002Fnathon-site-clearance-june.md","Site clearance in Nathon - trees, roots and wire removal",{"type":8,"value":189,"toc":225},[190,199,202,206,209,212,216,219,222],[11,191,192,193,198],{},"This job came from proximity. While we were finishing the ",[194,195,197],"a",{"href":196},"\u002Fprojects\u002Fnathon-pool-excavation","pool pit excavation on the neighbouring plot",", the owner of the adjacent site came over and asked if we could handle his plot. The excavator was already on site, no delivery needed - we wrapped up the first job and moved straight across.",[11,200,201],{},"That's a pattern we see regularly: once a crew is working in an area and the neighbours can see the pace and quality of the work, they want to use the same team. It saves time for everyone.",[15,203,205],{"id":204},"what-needed-to-come-out","What needed to come out",[11,207,208],{},"The plot was heavily cluttered. Trees and root systems were the main task for the excavator. But the unusual element here was the wires - a large, tangled mass of cables had accumulated on the site, twisted through the vegetation. Getting those out cleanly without damaging the surrounding area required care.",[11,210,211],{},"The brief was rough clearance: large trees, root extraction, debris piles and the wire mass. The goal was to hand the site to the client's construction team in a state where they could begin their prep work.",[15,213,215],{"id":214},"one-day","One day",[11,217,218],{},"The Komatsu PC128 worked through the site systematically. Trees felled, roots extracted, debris and wire loaded out. By the end of the day the plot was clear.",[11,220,221],{},"The client's builders were on site the following morning. That turnaround - from cluttered to construction-ready in a single working day - is what makes a project like this worthwhile for everyone involved.",[11,223,224],{},"If your plot needs a rough clearance before construction begins, get in touch. If we're already working nearby, we can often start the same day.",{"title":46,"searchDepth":47,"depth":47,"links":226},[227,228],{"id":204,"depth":47,"text":205},{"id":214,"depth":47,"text":215},"\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fnathon-site-clearance-june\u002Fhero.webp","2026-06-15","This job came from proximity. 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The client's construction team moved in the same day.","iHcJXvCxKzZzDlhgQcO1WAyLaalGG0DfzCaN7O_1DhI",{"id":257,"title":258,"beforeAfter":259,"body":265,"cover":304,"date":305,"description":269,"equipment":306,"extension":58,"gallery":307,"location":247,"meta":323,"navigation":77,"path":196,"seo":324,"service":325,"sitemap":326,"slug":327,"stem":328,"summary":329,"__hash__":330},"projects_en\u002Fprojects\u002Fnathon-pool-excavation.md","Pool pit excavation in Nathon, Koh Samui",[260],{"beforeImage":261,"beforeAlt":262,"afterImage":263,"afterAlt":264},"\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fnathon-pool-excavation\u002Fbefore\u002Fbefore-1.webp","Plot before excavation - ground level, no pit","\u002Fimages\u002Fprojects\u002Fnathon-pool-excavation\u002Fafter\u002Fafter-1.webp","Completed pool pit excavated to specified dimensions",{"type":8,"value":266,"toc":299},[267,270,274,277,281,284,287,289,296],[11,268,269],{},"The client needed a pool pit dug on their plot in Nathon, close to Coconut Museum Samui on the western side of the island. We discussed the dimensions and depth together before starting - the pit had to be right first time, so the brief was agreed and confirmed before the excavator moved.",[15,271,273],{"id":272},"getting-onto-the-site","Getting onto the site",[11,275,276],{},"Before any digging could happen, we had to sort access. Overhead wires ran across the approach to the plot and the clearance wasn't enough for the truck and excavator to pass underneath. Our crew removed the wires temporarily to open up the route, then moved the machinery in without issue.",[15,278,280],{"id":279},"excavation","Excavation",[11,282,283],{},"The Komatsu PC128 dug the pit to the agreed dimensions. Rain on the first day slowed the work - wet ground and safety on the slopes of an open pit both require more care. The job ran across two days as a result, but the excavation came out to spec.",[11,285,286],{},"The Hino 300 ran continuous trips hauling the spoil off site as it came out of the ground. A clean site at every stage is part of how we work.",[15,288,38],{"id":37},[11,290,291,292,295],{},"The pit was handed over at the correct dimensions and depth. During the job, a neighbour on the adjacent plot saw the work in progress and asked if we could handle their site as well. 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