Land Clearing
We clear overgrown lots and acreage around Broxton and the surrounding counties. Brush and small trees come down, and the land opens up for a new home or a farm.
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Ocilla sits on two kinds of ground. Sandy, well-drained rises run right beside low flats that stay wet for part of the year. Where city sewer does not reach, that ground decides how a new septic system goes in. One soil here even shares the town's name, and it holds a high water table for months.
Southern Grind Solutions handles septic tank installation in Ocilla for new houses and mobile homes. Ocilla is part of our service area, about 24 miles west of Broxton by road. We dig the hole, set the tank and lay the drain field lines, then backfill and rough grade. Call or text (912) 381-6261, and we look at the job and put the quote in writing.
Tell us about the new septic system, the land to clear or the dirt work and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.
The USDA soil survey for Ben Hill and Irwin Counties maps the ground in town. Tifton loamy sand covers close to 40 percent of Ocilla. It drains well, and even at its seasonal high the water table sits about 3.5 to 4 feet down.
Low ground covers much of the rest. Poorly drained Alapaha loamy sand has a water table that can rise within about 6 inches of the surface. Ocilla loamy sand shares the town's name. For two to six months a year, its water table sits 12 to 30 inches down.
Along its streams, FEMA maps a small part of Ocilla in a flood zone. The 2024 county and city plan says those maps can be off by as much as eleven feet. USDA soil maps also rate most soils around Ocilla as limited for drain fields. That is why the county's site inspection decides what each lot can take.
Septic permits in Irwin County come from the Irwin County Health Department, which has its office in Ocilla. The county's steps start with a property address from Irwin County 911. Next comes zoning approval from Irwin County Building and Zoning. Inside the city limits, Ocilla keeps its own zoning code, so ask City Hall as well.
The application needs a plat of the lot and a floor plan of the home. It also needs a site plan that shows the house, the driveway, any well and any outbuildings. If you will not meet the health official at the site, mark the property lines and stake the home site.
The county issues the permit only after its findings on absorption rates, soil, groundwater and rock come back favorable. Under Georgia's septic rules, physical work on the lot waits for that permit. The system gets covered only after the county's final inspection and written approval. Georgia law also requires a Georgia 811 locate request before mechanized digging.
Much of Ocilla's housing is older. Census estimates date the typical home to around 1981. About one in five went up before 1950. The Ocilla Historic District downtown holds houses built from 1870 to 1950.
The 2024 county and city plan also says blighted homes need to be renovated or demolished. Our demolition work takes down old houses, mobile homes, barns and sheds, then clears the debris off the site. Inside the historic district, exterior projects go before the Ocilla Historic Preservation Commission, so ask City Hall first.
About 13 percent of Ocilla's homes are mobile homes, by Census estimates. The 2024 plan calls for a review of where new ones may go in town. Check the zoning with City Hall before you buy a city lot for one. On a lot that sits low, a graded mobile home pad lifts the home site so rain drains away.
Ocilla is the only incorporated city in Irwin County, and farm country surrounds it. The county plan describes its land as about 95 percent agricultural. Even Ocilla's own zoning includes a Suburban Agriculture district for undeveloped land.
Southern Grind Solutions does land clearing for house sites, mobile home sites, fence lines and overgrown acreage around town. Under the pines, forestry mulching turns brush and small trees into mulch where they stand. The mulch stays on the ground. We also bush hog grown-up fields and clear hunting lanes and food plot ground.
Irwin County's rural communities of Irwinville, Mystic, Wray and Waterloo are part of our service area too. Irwinville served as the county seat until 1907, when voters moved it to Ocilla. Census data shows permits for 10 new single-family homes in Irwin County outside Ocilla in 2025.
Communities and areas we serve around Ocilla: Downtown Ocilla, Ocilla Historic District, Western Heights, Irwinville, Mystic, Wray, Waterloo, Jefferson Davis Memorial State Historic Site, US 129 corridor, GA 32 corridor.
Ocilla ZIP codes served: 31774.
Ocilla is part of our service area. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.
(912) 381-6261 We clear overgrown lots and acreage around Broxton and the surrounding counties. Brush and small trees come down, and the land opens up for a new home or a farm.
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We grind underbrush and small trees in place with a forestry mulcher. The mulch stays on the ground and covers the soil.
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We dig trenches, drainage ditches, culvert crossings and footings with an excavator. We also do the dirt work for new septic systems and mobile home pads.
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We tear down old houses, mobile homes, barns and sheds on rural lots and in town. Then we clean up the debris from the site.
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Built-up, graded pads of fill dirt so rain drains away from under your mobile home. We clear the home site first, then pack and grade the fill.
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We get a raw lot ready for a new house or a mobile home. The clearing, the rough grading, the pad and the septic system come as one job.
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We cut grown-up pastures and lots back down with a brush cutter. Overgrown fence lines get cut back too, and the cut grass stays where it falls.
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We cut shooting lanes and access trails through brush and pines on hunting land. We also clear the ground for food plots, and the planting stays yours.
Learn MoreA few of the questions we hear most around Ocilla. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
Building a house or moving into a mobile home? Call or text (912) 381-6261 or use the form, and tell us which county the job is in.
Tell us about the new septic system, the land to clear or the dirt work and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.