Whats a realistic price to fell one tree

[TREE-SURGEON-ESSEX]

Unfortunatly it was tight accsess so pedestrian grinder pain but no other way from any point.

 

Its a learning curve but id rather loose the job than get half way and think bugger im gonna loose money.

 

cest la vie lol.

 

I tried to work out the best most cost effective way ie men per day etc. I just thought its gonna be such a bull busting job lugging 6ft rings of oak down a garden all day

 

If you put 2 grand on for three days does that include vat and -20% tax ??>

[Mesterh]

You can put lots of men on a job do it in less time cost more in labour or less men more time cost in time ??.

 

Depends how much work you have got on and if the job has to be done in x amount of days.

 

Personally I would take longer with less men which would mean more money in mine and my mens pockets rather than subbies.

 

If you had 2 climbers and 4 men on the floor you would also want a nice big 12inch chipper and 7.5 tonner truck to make it work.

 

IMO.

[Frankie Lawrence]

Or even hire a little bobcat type vehicle that should fit through small spaces to take logs out with?

[Dean Lofthouse]

I would have had one climber and three ground staff over three days and charged £2K then get stump busters in to do the stump at about £350

 

More if I was busy

[TREE-SURGEON-ESSEX]

I would have had one climber and three ground staff over three days and charged £2K then get stump busters in to do the stump at about £350

 

More if I was busy

 

Do you charge vat just wondering.

 

so with that would be 2350 all in vat tax the lot ??

 

sounds like a very good price

[Dean Lofthouse]

Do you charge vat just wondering.

 

so with that would be 2350 all in vat tax the lot ??

 

sounds like a very good price

 

No vat and dont forget regional differences.. essex is going to be slightly dearer than here or should be.

 

I reckon if I was busy and priced to allow for overbudget I'd stick another £300 on, If I wanted the job I'd charge what I posted

[TREE-SURGEON-ESSEX]

Cheers mate appreiciate the input, yeah essex does get a decent price depending on where in essex lol.

 

I thought another company might put 2995 plus vat which would have made me slightly better but i guess some one could have come in at 2 just i would make sod all at 2 grand maybe 200 a day no way for the amount of work involved.

 

And if things didnt do to plan all you would hear is the musical tree surgeon all day haha:cussing:

[scuff]

two climbers? you is asking for trouble!!!! but hey crack on

[Mark Bolam]

Big trees are a PITA when in comes to money in your pocket at the end of the job IMO.

 

Be the cheapest and get the job just to bust up yourself, your lads, your kit, your truck etc? No thanks.

 

If your 20 tonne estimate is correct though, there's a few quid in the logs.

 

We need pics!

 

Dammit, I'll do it for £1750....

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Big trees can earn you money, you just have to have a tone on the job! lol

 

two trucks, 4 loads 4 men one day!