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How much off the sides/top? Everyone has different prices but I can give you a rough idea of what I'd charge
It depends on tbe spec agreed with the client!
Are you giving a trim or are you reducing the top? Your hourly rate plus waste fees plus 20%. If the acces is bad I'd charge 30%. Don't forget the birds nests.
Thanks guys
she wants it cut back and some off the top (her side of the hedge only)
The back garden goes on to neighbours but would only be my side. I think they are about 3-4ft wide, maybe 10-12ft high and length 25ish ft I'm really not sure but that is the back.
Front urm 2-3ft wide, 8ft high at lowest part and about 18 ft long.
birds nests, is it best to give her a price but it will have to wait until September?
Gary
£475 plus vat.
It's effectively a full day of hard work with the right equipment, plus waste disposal of a lot of heavy dense conifer, around here if could get £350 would be doing well
Gary if you need to leave it until September then allow for any extra growth .
Personally always conscious of birds nests and you have difficulty checking so many customers generally say there are no birds nests here because the overgrown hedge is offending their eye and they also tell you never heard of birds nest rule .
Inevitably someone comes along and will butcher the hedge for £100 if customer does not want to wait until September .
If somehow you can asertain there are no birds nests then a solo gardener here would be happy if they could charge £200 and it would be a days work with a lot of clearing up and waste removal and it would be a very long day with alot if clambering about and possibly having to come back another day to ckear up .
So I would allow for a day and a half personally and quote £250 but that's here .
If the customer is looking for team efficiency to come in and do the job in Three hours then the price will reflect the efficient service provided possibly three team members and a chipper they could be paying £600 +vat or more
I have quoted £270 in September and she was happy with that, also very happy to leave it due to nesting season, thanks for the replies everyone
Gary. You can come & do all of my clients hedges for £270 !! Growth by Sept. will be twice as long, you will be cutting back & leaving lots of brown, dead patches. I would of said a day's labour plus debris, so around £350 right now, not Sept.
Miles too cheap, But if you're happy with that for a hard days graft...
I hope that didn't include Green waste removal as well?
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