Peninsula to the lakes
Tree removal on the Central Coast
Most trees on a suburban block come down in pieces, each one lowered past the roof and the fence, and here the council question gets answered before the saw comes out.
Tree removal
What sets the price of a removal
Two trees of the same size can be quoted a long way apart, and the reason is nearly always what surrounds them.
What is under it
A roof, a pool, a shed or the neighbour's yard means the tree comes down in short sections, each one tied off and lowered rather than dropped.
Slope and access
Steep blocks and tight side paths decide whether a machine can reach the tree or the whole job is climbed and carried out by hand.
Where the timber goes
Chipped on site and taken away, or cut into lengths and stacked for firewood. It changes how many loads leave, so it is written into the quote.
How it works
From the first message to a written quote
The council question is settled before any price, and nothing is booked until you have said yes to a quote in writing.
- 1
Tell us what the tree is doing
Where it stands, what it is close to and what you would like done about it.
- 2
A contractor comes to see it
A tree contractor who covers your suburb looks at the tree, the access and what is underneath it.
- 3
The council question is answered
Height, trunk size, distance from the house and the species decide whether a permit or an exemption applies.
- 4
You get it in writing
Scope, timber, stump and date on one page, and nothing is booked until you have said yes.
Removal questions
The stump, and the neighbours
Is the stump part of the removal?
Only if the quote says so. Grinding is priced on its own, because nobody knows what is under a stump until the tree is off it.
Can the timber go out for the kerbside pickup?
Some of it. The council's bulk kerbside garden collection takes stumps and logs up to 30cm in diameter, as long as nothing is too long or too heavy for two people, and the green lid bin refuses large branches, logs and stumps. That is why most removals include cartage.
Do the neighbours need to know?
It helps to tell them, especially if the tree is near the boundary or the sections have to be lowered over their side. Anything on their side of the fence needs their agreement first.
