[Help] Tree removal - advice sought

southstandandy · Sep 7, 2020

Hi guys

Just wondering if anyone could offer any advice regarding having a tree removed from my garden in Shoreham.

No idea what a 20ft tree would cost to have removed including the root which is undermining my side wall of the garden. Have a couple of different people coming this week to give me a quote but no idea what sort of quote or price would be reasonable.

Any idea of a ball park figure I could reasonably be expected to be quoted (so I have some idea I'm not being ripped off)?

Thanks in advance.

schmunk · Sep 7, 2020

southstandandy said:
Any idea of a ball park figure I could reasonably be expected to be quoted (so I have some idea I'm not being ripped off)?

Somewhere between two and five minutes.

Chicken Run · Sep 7, 2020

southstandandy said:
Hi guys

Just wondering if anyone could offer any advice regarding having a tree removed from my garden in Shoreham.

No idea what a 20ft tree would cost to have removed including the root with is undermining my side wall of the garden. Have a couple of different people coming this week to give me a quote but no idea what sort of quote or price would be reasonable.

Any idea of a ball park figure I could reasonably be expected to be quoted (so I have some idea I'm not being ripped off)?

Thanks in advance.

Call 999 and ask for the special branch.

Sussexscots · Sep 7, 2020

Sorry, I'm stumped.

The Antikythera Mechanism · Sep 7, 2020

2 guys, half a day - £350 + VAT. (Based on work I had done recently)

Dorset Seagull · Sep 7, 2020

We are having a bit of a to do with the council over some trees on the open space on our estate. They have put a tree preservation order on most of them so they can’t be touched so its a 10k fine for each if you chop them down. I assume yours wont have a TPO as it looks like it is on your land but just in case.

Mother in law and her neighbours just had a tree taken down that was considered a potential hazard if it fell on main road and I think it was about £1500-£2000 but it was quite tall.

Jack Straw · Sep 7, 2020

southstandandy said:
Hi guys

Just wondering if anyone could offer any advice regarding having a tree removed from my garden in Shoreham.

No idea what a 20ft tree would cost to have removed including the root which is undermining my side wall of the garden. Have a couple of different people coming this week to give me a quote but no idea what sort of quote or price would be reasonable.

Any idea of a ball park figure I could reasonably be expected to be quoted (so I have some idea I'm not being ripped off)?

Thanks in advance.

Can you post a couple of photos?

zefarelly · Sep 7, 2020

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hans kraay fan club · Sep 7, 2020

The Antikythera Mechanism said:
2 guys, half a day - £350 + VAT. (Based on work I had done recently)

Shouldn't be that much if it is only 20ft.

My Dad had a 60ft pine taken down, chopped up and removed, for £400 this spring.

happypig · Sep 7, 2020

I paid 1300 in November for removal of dead ash tree and crown removal of a sycamore. This didn't include removal of the stump or taking away all the bits as I was happy for him to leave them where they were (the bottom of the garden is thick woodland and given over to nature).

peterward · Sep 7, 2020

southstandandy said:
Hi guys

Just wondering if anyone could offer any advice regarding having a tree removed from my garden in Shoreham.

No idea what a 20ft tree would cost to have removed including the root which is undermining my side wall of the garden. Have a couple of different people coming this week to give me a quote but no idea what sort of quote or price would be reasonable.

Any idea of a ball park figure I could reasonably be expected to be quoted (so I have some idea I'm not being ripped off)?

Thanks in advance.

Dont live in sussex, so only price may help?

I had a 15 foot tree cut down and removed. Guy did it for £60.

Though it may have been a cash in hand and not official price. Was meaning to get it done when a tree surgeon in my street knocked on door and offered services. It was spontaneous!

Similar problems with roots pulling up path, tree surgeon guy put a small X cut in stump but new growth started coming out. So I followed advice on yourube. Bored loads of holes through stump and roots then used a 1kg bag of Epsom salts (Amazon £4.95) mixed with a little water (like a sludge) and poured it in holes, covered with plastic sheet held down with bricks and that killed roots. Dead roots still in ground

https://homesteaderdepot.com/stump-removal-hack-epsom-salt/

LamieRobertson · Sep 7, 2020

Can’t really guide you on price but I often recommend South Coast Tree Care....local firm and never let my customers down

ConfusedGloryHunter · Sep 7, 2020

Why bother? Just leaf it.

Eric the meek · Sep 7, 2020

Nobody wants to get ripped off, but you don't want to have a cowboy doing it either. Make sure they are qualified, have the right tools, safety equipment, are insured etc. I had a 20 foot pine cut down a few years ago. I don't recall it being expensive, (sorry can't remember how much) but they left the root in the ground, killed it and left it to rot away, and also left the wood for me to burn. So make sure you are specific in what you want. If you want total removal, then obviously it will obviously cost more.

Tom Hark Preston Park · Sep 7, 2020

Dorset Seagull said:
We are having a bit of a to do with the council over some trees on the open space on our estate. They have put a tree preservation order on most of them so they can’t be touched so its a 10k fine for each if you chop them down. I assume yours wont have a TPO as it looks like it is on your land but just in case.

Mother in law and her neighbours just had a tree taken down that was considered a potential hazard if it fell on main road and I think it was about £1500-£2000 but it was quite tall.

Pretty sure with a TPO it doesn't matter if the trees are on your land or not. We've got two absurdly large trees in our garden and any time these tree fellas come round to chop them back a bit there's a six week delay while they get permission from the council

The Antikythera Mechanism · Sep 7, 2020

hans kraay fan club said:
Shouldn't be that much if it is only 20ft.

My Dad had a 60ft pine taken down, chopped up and removed, for £400 this spring.

Just basing it on a half day charge. A lot of the work will be grinding out the stump and roots. They will also have to factor in the travelling time to the next job etc

Dorset Seagull · Sep 7, 2020

Tom Hark said:
Pretty sure with a TPO it doesn't matter if the trees are on your land or not. We've got two absurdly large trees in our garden and any time these tree fellas come round to chop them back a bit there's a six week delay while they get permission from the council

Think you are right but they have to put a temporaryTPO on for 6 months to give the land owner time to object

Grizz · Sep 7, 2020

Had a 20 foot trunk of a huge old sycamore taken down, stump ground out and all removed for about £1000 last year, £500 for the trunk and take away, £500 for the stump grinding. Did a superb job and I was amazed at the amount of wood that came out from the root area. In London, so expect its inflated a little, but not by much, was th going rate from the 3 quotes I got from local companies.

WATFORD zero · Sep 7, 2020

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