Front Range & Foothills • Monument to Loveland
Wildfire Mitigation Services & Defensible Space Zones
We do two things: assess your property and write an insurance-ready report, and perform the actual defensible-space clearing work. You can choose either or both.
Overview
Assessments and Mitigation Work
Our work falls into two clear services. The first is an assessment and written report you can take to your insurer. The second is the actual clearing and mitigation work that reduces the fuel around your home. Some homeowners want just the report for insurance, some want the full mitigation, and many want both. The work itself also gives you documentation to bring to your insurance company.
Service one
Property Assessment & Insurance Report
We come to your property and do the assessment in person: photos, a walkthrough, and a clear explanation of what is needed. The on-site visit takes a few hours, and the written report takes a few days to assemble afterward. The report documents how much and what work belongs in zones 1, 2, and 3.
A wildfire property assessment starts at $199 for a basic, easy-access structure where we simply show up and walk around. It can rise to as much as $999 for properties with many outbuildings, a distant location, or a very complex layout.
The distance scale
Defensible Space Zones Explained
0 to 5 feet — most important
The area immediately around the structure. We remove all combustible fuels here: trees, pine needles, dry leaves, anything that can feed a fire. Embers fly in on the wind, so this zone is cleared and replaced with non-combustible material such as rock. This zone matters most.
5 to 20 feet — pretty important
We remove deadfall and ladder fuels, including trimming tree branches up to 10 feet off the ground, so embers and flames cannot climb or carry toward the home.
Further out — about the property
Primarily removing ground coverings. It is less intense than zones 1 and 2 and is more about your property than your home, with the whole purpose of keeping fire away from the structure.
Pricing
What It Costs
We are honest about this: we do not have a fixed price list yet. Costs vary by your home, what you want done (for example dirt versus rock), and your lot. Here are the real numbers homeowners ask about, as starting points and ranges.
- Assessment and report: starts at $199, up to $999 for complex properties.
- Zone 1 clearing (rock and clearing right around the house): starts at $599.
- Clearing all zones: roughly $3,000 to $5,000 per acre for deadfall, combustibles, and ladder-branch trimming to 10 feet.
- Tree removal: adds cost and can push a project into the $7,000 to $8,000 range.
Insurance
How This Helps With Insurance
Insurers often will not insure mountain properties because they do not know the conditions of the land. You pay for the assessment, and we provide a report to your insurer showing exactly what has been done. Under Colorado's new insurance law, your insurer must consider that report when setting your rates. Documented work also makes it harder for an insurer to drop your coverage.
Scope
Landscaping-Focused, Not Structural
To be clear about what we do: right now our work is landscaping and defensible space only. We do not modify the structure itself, so no vents, siding, or deck work at this time. We may add structural hardening in the future, but we will not claim it before we offer it.