What tree work costs on the Tweed Coast and Gold Coast

Because I'd be guessing, and a guess helps no one. Two identical-looking trees can be thousands of dollars apart purely on access, what's underneath them, and how we have to get them down. A quick free site visit means the number I give you is the number, in writing, with photos. No surprises when the chipper turns up.

The things I can't see over the phone are exactly the ones that move the price: whether the truck and chipper can get within reach, what's under the drop zone, how much room there is to rig, and whether the tree has to come out over a roof or a pool instead of straight down.

What I can do is give you a ballpark from photos. Send a shot of the whole tree, one of the base, and one showing the access, and I'll tell you roughly which end of the range you're in before anyone drives out. The written quote still follows a site visit.

No. Site visits and written quotes are free across the Tweed Coast and southern Gold Coast. No call-out fee, no quote fee, and no on-the-day surcharges. The price on the quote is the price.

Here's what that looks like in practice. We come out, walk the site, and look at the things that actually drive the cost: the tree's height and species, what's underneath it, how much room there is to drop timber, and whether the truck and chipper can get close. You get a written fixed-price quote with photos, so you can compare it properly against anyone else's.

If you'd rather not wait for a site visit, text photos of the tree to 0474 250 832 and we'll give you a ballpark first. As a rough guide, small trees under 5m run $300 to $950 and stump grinding is $200 to $350 per stump. See what tree work costs for the full breakdown.

People look at the tree and think that's what they're paying for. You're actually paying for the logistics of getting it out safely. If we can park the chipper next to the tree and feed straight in, that's efficient. If we're carrying every branch fifty metres through a side gate, past a pool and down stairs, that's a completely different job. Access is the factor that surprises people most.

The specifics that matter are how close the truck and chipper can get, gate widths, steps, slope, and whether there's anywhere to drop timber without hitting something. A tree with a clear drop zone can be sectioned and fed straight through. The same tree in a courtyard has to be roped down piece by piece and hand-carried out.

It's also why two quotes on the same street can look nothing alike. Worth mentioning your access when you call, since it's the first thing we ask about anyway.