Grounds and maintenance

Garden Pruning

Shrubs, hedges and small trees up to about four metres with hand tools. Above that you want an arborist with proper rigging, and we will recommend one. We check council mapping before quoting and we will not quietly cut into a protected tree because you asked us to.

Photo: garden pruning job
Scope

What this job includes.

  • Hedge trims to keep the line clean and renewal prunes that cut back to encourage new growth from the base.
  • Shrubs, hedges and small trees up to about four metres; anything taller referred to an arborist with the right insurance.
  • Council protected-tree mapping checked before we quote, with approvals lodged by you, not quietly skipped.
  • Overhanging neighbour branches pruned back to the boundary line as the law allows, cuttings handed back over the fence.
Our system: Tweed and Byron Shires protect several natives once they reach a size, so pruning beyond a minimum needs council approval first. We check the mapping rather than assume.
How we quote it

A written quote, built line by line.

The surface, the method for it, the scope and the realistic life span, all named so you can compare it like with like.

The 7-line quote
  1. 1 The surface, named. Tile or Colorbond, render or weatherboard, concrete or aggregate. We write down what we are actually working on, because the method follows the surface.
  2. 2 The method for that surface. Soft-wash biocide, degreaser dwell-time, the right nozzle. The right pressure for the surface, not a one-size blast.
  3. 3 The scope, in writing. Exactly what is included and what is not. A clean, a repair pathway, or both, named so you can compare quotes like with like.
  4. 4 The realistic life span. How long the result actually holds on this coast, and the maintenance cycle that keeps it there. No lifetime numbers.
  5. 5 Open items and the cap. Anything we cannot see until we are up there, flagged before we start, with a cap on what a variation can add to the invoice.
If a quote doesn’t show these lines, you can’t compare it, and you don’t know what’s been cut.
How it runs

What happens, step by step.

1

Tell us about the job

Call, or send a few photos through the form. Enough for us to see the surface, the condition and the access.

2

Walk-around or a photo quote

For most jobs a walk-around or your photos is enough. We diagnose whether you need a clean, a repair pathway, or both, before we quote.

3

A written plan and price

A real number on a written quote with the scope named, the realistic life span, and any open items flagged. No from $ guesses.

4

The job, done to the surface

We turn up when we say, pick the method for each surface, contain the run-off, and leave the place tidy.

5

The walk-through

We walk you over the finished work, hand over any photos, and tell you the maintenance cycle that keeps the result there.

Insured, covered, guaranteed

The paperwork behind the price.

Public liability insured, certificate on request, and a workmanship guarantee in writing, with the realistic product life span named upfront, all in writing, all on request.

Public liability cover protects you if something goes wrong on site, and the Work Safe at Heights ticket means the roof work is done by people trained for it. For building-type work we name the QBCC or NSW Fair Trading licence that applies by state. The workmanship guarantee is in writing, with the realistic product life span named upfront rather than a lifetime promise.

The cover, the guarantee, and how to check each one.
Questions, answered

Garden Pruning: common questions.

How big can you go before it is a tree job?
Up to about four metres with hand tools and a step ladder. Above that you want an arborist with proper rigging and a higher level of insurance for tree work. We are happy to recommend a good one in the region, and we will not take a tree job we should not.
We have native trees on the block. Can you prune them?
Some yes, some no, depending on the species and the size of the work. Tweed and Byron Shires protect several natives once they are over a certain size, and pruning beyond a minimum needs council approval first. We check the council mapping before quoting; if it needs approval, you lodge that.
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Get a free, itemised quote you can actually read.

Tell us what you need. We’ll book a walkthrough and send a quote with the work itemised, not just a number.

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