Caboolture and the Moreton Bay corridor
Tree removal Caboolture
Removals, lopping and stump grinding across Caboolture and the Moreton Bay corridor. Fixed price before we start, and the yard left tidy.
- Fully insuredCurrent public liability. Certificate of currency on request.
- QualifiedPruning carried out to Australian Standards.
- Open 7 daysIncluding storm damage and trees that cannot wait.
- Fixed priceA firm price before anything starts, and the clean-up included.
Quoting
A crew that quotes the job in front of them
Nobody prices a tree over the phone properly. Access decides most of it, along with what is underneath, what is beside it and how much room there is to drop timber.
So we come and look. You get a firm number before anything starts, and the number does not move once the chainsaw does.
The work is done by a qualified, fully insured crew with a cherry picker, a mini loader and a stump grinder on the truck. That gear is the difference between a tree that has to come out through the house and one that comes out over the fence.
The crew, the gear and how the quote works
- Fully insuredCurrent public liability. Certificate of currency on request.
- QualifiedPruning carried out to Australian Standards.
- Open 7 daysIncluding storm damage and trees that cannot wait.
- Fixed priceA firm price before anything starts, and the clean-up included.
The work
Tree work, done properly
The jobs we get called out for most. If what you need is not on the list, ring and ask, because it is usually still a yes.
Tree removal
Trees of any size taken down safely, including the awkward ones.
Most removals around here are sectional. The tree comes down in pieces, roped and lowered, rather than felled in one go.
Tight access blocks and trees close to houses, fences and powerlines.
Tree pruning
Crown thinning, dead-wooding, height reduction and shaping.
Pruning is done to Australian Standards, which matters more than it sounds. A bad cut invites rot and the tree pays for it years later.
Pruned to Australian Standards so the tree stays healthy.
Stump grinding
Ground out below the surface so you can turf or plant over it.
Stumps are ground 250 to 300mm below ground level. Deep enough to re-turf, replant or run a mower over without a trip hazard.
250 to 300mm below the surface. No trip hazard, no regrowth.
Palm removal and cleaning
Full removal, or a tidy-up of dead fronds and seed pods.
Palms are their own job. The fronds are heavy, the seed pods make a mess of everything under them, and the trunk does not come apart like a hardwood.
Fronds and seed pods cleared away, not left in a pile.
Emergency and storm work
Fallen trees and hanging limbs made safe, fast.
South east Queensland storms bring down limbs onto roofs, cars and fences, and a hung-up limb is the dangerous one because it can let go without warning.
Open 7 days for storm damage and hazardous trees.
Land clearing and mulching
Overgrown blocks, fence lines and garden clean-ups.
Blocks that have got away, fence lines you cannot walk along, and gardens that have swallowed themselves. All cleared and chipped on site.
Everything chipped on site. Mulch left for the garden on request.
Service area
Caboolture and the corridor around it
Ten suburbs, from Bribie Island down to Strathpine. If you are just outside the list, ring and ask rather than assuming.
Suburbs we cover
- Caboolture
- Morayfield
- Burpengary
- Narangba
- Bribie Island
- Redcliffe
- Kippa-Ring
- Kallangur
- North Lakes
- Deception Bay
- Strathpine
Just outside the list? Ring and ask. We get further out than the map suggests.
Call (07) 3522 2994Step by step
Four steps, no surprises
The same order every job, whether it is one palm or a block full of gums.
- 01
Tell us what is going on
Call, or send a couple of photos of the tree and what is around it. That is usually enough to know what kind of job it is.
- 02
We look at it properly
Access, hazards, what is under the drop zone, and whether the tree is protected under your council's rules. Then a fixed price.
- 03
The work gets done
Roped and sectioned where it needs to be. Nothing comes down until there is somewhere safe for it to land.
- 04
The mess leaves with us
Branches chipped, debris raked, everything carted away. Mulch stays for your garden if you want it.
Watch one come down
This is what a controlled fell actually looks like
Fifteen seconds, filmed from above on one of the crew's own jobs. The whole tree goes over in one piece, canopy and all, into the cleared middle of the block.
The rope running off to the left is on an excavator, and that is what decides the direction. The cut sets it up, the machine takes the guesswork out, and the crew stand well off to the side while it goes.
It only works because there is somewhere for it to go. Plenty of back yards have nowhere for a tree that size to land, and those ones come out in sections instead, roped off and lowered piece by piece.
Before and after
One fence line, start to finish
A row of yuccas along a boundary, taken out and ground back so the bed can be replanted or turfed over.
Before
After
Worth knowing
Some trees need council approval first
Moreton Bay and Brisbane both protect certain vegetation, and which rules apply depends on the tree, the overlay on your lot and sometimes the species.
It is worth checking before anything is booked, because removing a protected tree without approval is the owner's problem, not the contractor's.
We will tell you straight if we think a tree looks protected, and what the check involves. We do not guess and we do not tell you what you want to hear.
We have written the whole thing up in plain English: when you need council approval to remove a tree in Moreton Bay.
Recent jobs
Real jobs, not stock photos
Every photo here is a job the crew has actually done. No models, no borrowed gear.
Questions
Tree removal questions
How close to the house can a tree be removed?
Right against it, and most of ours are. What changes is the method rather than whether it can be done: a tree with clear ground beside it can be felled or dropped in large pieces, and a tree over a roof comes down in small ones, roped and lowered a section at a time.
When does a tree need the cherry picker rather than a climber?
When the timber cannot be trusted or the tree cannot be reached. Dead and half-fallen trees are the main ones, because a climber has to load the very wood that has failed. Where the machine can get in, it is also quicker, which usually makes it the cheaper option rather than the dearer one.
Do you have to get the truck into the back yard?
No. The chipper works from the street on most jobs and the timber is carried or barrowed out to it. That carry is real work, so a long one shows up in the price, which is the honest reason two similar trees can quote differently.
The tree is right on the boundary. Whose is it?
It depends where the trunk emerges from the ground, not where the branches end up. If the trunk straddles the line it is generally shared, which means both owners have a say and both usually contribute. Sort that out with the neighbour before booking, because we will not take out a shared tree on one owner's say-so.
How much notice do you need?
For an ordinary removal, usually a few days to a week depending on the run of work. Storm damage and anything unsafe gets moved to the front of the queue, which is the one time we will change the week's schedule.
Is it cheaper to take a tree out in winter?
Not for the removal itself, no. A deciduous tree is easier to work in winter with the leaves off, which can shave time on a big one, but it is not a discount season. Storm season is the only real price pressure, because demand spikes and every crew in the district is busy at once.
Got a tree that needs sorting?
Send a photo or give us a ring. Quotes are free and there is no obligation to book anything.