How Much Do Professional Tree Removal Services Cost
Considering professional help to manage or remove trees on your property? One of the first things on your mind will likely be the potential cost involved and how to budget effectively for professional tree services in your area.
Below, we’ll explore the various elements that influence the price of tree removal, helping you understand what goes into a quote and what you can expect for your specific situation.
This guide won’t provide you with an exact price for tree removal, but it will examine the main factors that can make it cheaper or more expensive. This will help you to understand the pricing structure of tree removals and allow you to find the best possible price for your professional arborist service.
Tree Removal Cost Breakdown
While we’d love to give you a straightforward number, the truth is, the cost of professional tree removal isn’t a fixed price. It’s influenced by several key factors unique to each tree and property. Understanding these will help you see how they apply to your specific needs. Here are the main considerations that factor into professional tree removal pricing:
Tree Characteristics: The size and species of the tree are major cost determinants. A towering, mature gum tree, for example, or a large palm tree removal will require more resources, expertise, and time to tackle safely than a smaller, younger ornamental tree. The type of wood can also play a role; some trees are denser or have more complex growth patterns that increase the effort required, leading to a more costly service.
Location in your Yard: Where exactly the tree sits on your property significantly impacts the job. Is it in an open backyard with easy access for a stump grinder, or is it nestled between your house, a fence, and power lines? Trees in confined spaces, on steep slopes, or those requiring special rigging to avoid damaging surrounding property will inevitably be more complex and costly to remove than ones sitting accessibly in the open. Important elements to consider with the location are:
- Front yard vs backyard
- Vehicle access to the site
- Nearby power lines
- Nearby buildings
- Structures below the tree (swimming pools, glass houses, sheds etc)
Second to None Service
Obligation-free quotes
To provide a great service, we start by offering a free quote for every job, so you can enquire without commitments or obligations. The level of risk involved, the use of dangerous machinery, and the technical skills required means that tree services aren’t always cheap. To this end, we believe in transparency when it comes to the cost of a job and the prices we charge. That’s why we provide up front quotes for every job and have no hidden fees.
Comprehensive Insurance Coverage
No one likes to take on unnecessary risk. While the job of climbing up a dying tree and lopping from the top down is unquestionably dangerous, hiring someone to do it doesn’t have to be.
We take the financial risk out of tree removal in Melbourne by protecting our customers with comprehensive insurance coverage. We spare no expense in protecting every single job we do with an industry-leading $10 million insurance policy.
Tree Removal Permit Assistance
Whether you need full tree or just stump removal, you may require permission from your local council prior to the works. Our local crews are familiar with the council process and are happy to share any experience or knowledge they may have that could assist you with your application. We also have a collection of resources on local council regulation that can help you to navigate your local tree protection laws and permit application process.
Safesty Considerations: As well as adding to the difficulty and time of a job, safety measures for dangerous jobs often require additional equipment, strategies and expenses. These include:
- Extra safety lines
- Extra crew members
- Elevated work platforms
- Traffic management
- Cherry pickers
- Cranes
- Electricity shutdowns
Tree Health and Condition: The overall state of the tree can influence the removal process. A tree that is actively diseased, structurally unsound, or has sustained storm damage may present additional hazards to our tree removal teams, requiring more cautious and specialised techniques to ensure safety for both our crew and your property. Complexities like these can add to the time taken to complete the job, and the level of skill needed to work around them.
Time of Year: The time of year will dictate not only the conditions for removing a tree, but also how busy the tree service is. Summer and spring are often very busy times for tree services, however during autumn, you may find the chance to save on tree removals.
If you’re doing a deciduous tree in autumn when the leaves are off, then it’s a whole lot easier to do than if it’s full of leaves in spring. Our experts report that it can cost as much as 25% more to remove a large tree full of leaves than one without leaves, due to the extra weight and difficulty of the foliage.
Tree Removal Permit Requirements: Rules and regulations around removing private trees are made and enforced by local councils. Many of these will require residents to apply for a permit before they can remove a tree on their land. These permits often have costs associated that can be expensive depending on the type of tree, size, condition and location. Be aware of these costs before you begin so that you can more accurately calculate the total costs.
Extra Services: Beyond simply felling the tree, consider what other services you might need. Will tree stump poisoning do the job? Do you want the stump ground down to below surface level, or are you happy for it to stay put (though we always recommend complete removal)? Do you need us to chip and remove all the debris, or will you handle some of the cleanup? Additional services like these, or even pruning nearby branches for access to the tree being removed, will be factored into the overall cost.
Knowing these factors will give you a clearer picture of what influences the cost of professional tree removal services and how they might apply to your specific needs.
Experience the Jim’s Trees difference
DIY tree lopping is full of risks, which is why we don’t recommend taking tree care into your own hands. If anything goes wrong, it can put you in serious danger, as well as cause damage to nearby property or neighbouring trees. Special tools and equipment are needed for tree removal and other cutting services – and this is where Jim’s Trees comes in.
As professional tree loppers, we apply our expertise to ensure your property is safe, and we never cut down a tree unless it’s absolutely necessary. By taking proper care of the trees around your home, you can increase the value of your property and avoid making mistakes that could be costly in the long-run.
At Jim’s, we’re focused on providing the best customer service to every customer, and all tree loppers and arborists in our team strive for only the highest standards in their work.
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