Price quote advise

[Jonsey13]

Good evening everyone, my first post on here, please be gentle lol, was wondering if I could ask your professional advice, I have a 14ft high x 100ft long leylandii hedge which I want reducing 2/3 ft off the top and 4/5 foot off the sides, I know it will look awful but it’s a temporary tidy in the garden before we remove and replace with close board fencing next year.

 

Been getting a couple of quotes for the work to be done, but they differ greatly, job is to cut and chipper it and take chips away.

 

Could I get some advice on genuine prices what people would charge?, so I can arm myself.

Don’t want to get stitched up. 

Thanks for your help.

Edited January 29, 2018 by Jonsey13

[Matthew Storrs]

Pictures would help, otherwise people are just stabbing in the dark with pricing. There are so many factors- access, breakables under the hedge, multi stem or single stems, the list could go on. Even with pics you will spark a thread on here which will involve prices ranging from the ridiculous to the ridiculous at both ends of the price spectrum!

 

that said, if you can take 5ft of the sides and still be left with much of a hedge I’m guessing it’s pretty wide and overgrown- with a leylandii hedge this makes it pretty labour intensive and a large volume of brash to dispose off.

[Matthew Storrs]

Iv got to ask, if you are planning on replacing with a fence anyway, what’s the reason for reducing it- could it not just wait another year and just have it removed in one go- would save a lot of cost.

[roseyweb]

On connie jobs access is always the killer and depends on the set up due to the large volume of waste to be removed. 

 

I know from my own set up if that was road side and it was a removal it would be a days work 1 lorry loads of waste 2 or 3 blokes so say £950-1200

if it was in a back garden through a narrow exit then the price would rise massively. 

Its also worth considering that less off is not always less money, its often quicker and cheaper to remove something than to try ans spend time making a big connie look pretty. 

 

January is certainly my quite month and possibly for others so would be now you would get the most keen prices, I only speaking from my experience. 

http://www.jrforestry.co.uk/Conifer_Removal.htm

 

[Joe Newton]

40 minutes ago, roseyweb said:

On connie jobs access is always the killer and depends on the set up due to the large volume of waste to be removed. 

 

I know from my own set up if that was road side and it was a removal it would be a days work 1 lorry loads of waste 2 or 3 blokes so say £950-1200

if it was in a back garden through a narrow exit then the price would rise massively. 

Its also worth considering that less off is not always less money, its often quicker and cheaper to remove something than to try ans spend time making a big connie look pretty. 

 

January is certainly my quite month and possibly for others so would be now you would get the most keen prices, I only speaking from my experience. 

http://www.jrforestry.co.uk/Conifer_Removal.htm

 

I reckon there's probably quite a few people who might "beat you on price mate". Not saying they'd do a decent job, make a profit or be qualified/insured mind. 

 

Often tickles me to read that statement on people's advertising though. 

[Jonsey13]

Hi, thanks for your replies , access to the rear of property is great, all open space  no restrictions at all, nothing breakable it’s just a large open rear garden.

 Hedge tops are multi but it has been maintained by the previous owners, but not been cut for the last couple of years, just the side are over grown it’s over 10ft wide.

Just moved into the property and  wanted to open up the garden the best I can for this year.

Also my new neighbour is chewing my ear about how big it is, it’s bloody hideous.

Just thought this would be the cheaper option for this year as when I do have the money to close board it, it cost will be far more than what has been quoted.

 

Thanks for all your replies.

 

Edited January 30, 2018 by Jonsey13

[Mark Bolam]

I've done similar to a hedge that was left as a screen for a building development, then removed and replaced with a fence once the buildings was complete.

We cut one side right back to the butts, left the other side untouched, and whipped the tops off. The hedge was pretty much halved in width, which made the topping much easier.

 

Obviously it looked hideous from the side we halved, but noone cared, especially me.

 

That was the most effective way of achieving the desired result.

 

I wouldn't price anything without a site visit, so I can't help you there.

 

 

I'd go close board panels every time now for fencing, slotted into posts. I don't understand the obsession with building close board fences. I have them round mine and they are the bane of my life.