Massively undercut on job! But why?

[Mortimer Firewood]

out of interest how would you guys price to remove 20 mature conifers down a drive with good access. All of them a foot to eighteen inches in diameter at the base and about 25/30 feet tall.nothing in the way and all arisings to be taken off site. No stumps to be ground.

 

Bob

 

£1400

[hamdogg]

£1400-£1800

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Verbal quotes cannot be tapered with

 

Just massively misinterpreted.

[Al Cormack]

£320 was the day rate for two man team for a company I worked at in 1990!

Put your prices up, that's crazy.

[Daythe trees]

Have they been retained by a fence on the outside? That would reduce the volume of brash significantly but increase the task slightly if the fence can't be damaged. Any cables bt or otherwise?

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

£1400-£1800

 

 

70-90 £ / tree?

 

Even with economy of scale, ease of access etc

 

Interesting question though, 2 (good) guys, 2 days.

 

1.4-1.8k cheap I'd say.

[aspenarb]

70-90 £ / tree?

 

Even with economy of scale, ease of access etc

 

Interesting question though, 2 (good) guys, 2 days.

 

1.4-1.8k cheap I'd say.

 

Price it kevin

 

Bob

[aspenarb]

Have they been retained by a fence on the outside? That would reduce the volume of brash significantly but increase the task slightly if the fence can't be damaged. Any cables bt or otherwise?

 

Sorry missed this , no fences these were the boundary trees .

 

Bob

[skyhuck]

No but you have no proof of what was agreed either.

 

In 20 years I've never had that problem, guess I'm just lucky

 

Think of all the hours of typing and stamps I've saved

[Ian C]

In 20 years I've never had that problem, guess I'm just lucky

 

Think of all the hours of typing and stamps I've saved

 

Thats a fair comment and your right,typing and emailing is a bit binding,I'm 50/50 verbal,written if its a straight forward single item job then I go verbal, if it's multi parts to a job I go written via email as I have had a couple of times customers have tried it on . Job I quoted yesterday had 7 bits to it!