Clearance, then fencing, then turf. Doing them in that order — and ideally in one arrangement — saves both money and rework.
Clearance first, then fencing, then turfing. Clearance reveals the ground and gives access; fencing needs that access and involves digging, spoil and traffic across the plot; turf goes down last, on prepared ground, so nothing is walked over afterwards.
Booking them together usually costs less than three separate visits, because set-up, access and waste removal are shared.
| Stage | Why it comes here |
|---|---|
| 1. Clearance | You cannot plan what you cannot see. Reveals levels, boundaries and problems |
| 2. Trees and stumps | Heavy work and machinery — before anything new is built or laid |
| 3. Fencing | Needs clear boundary access; digging produces spoil; posts need setting time |
| 4. Levelling and preparation | Only meaningful once the ground is clear and fixed points are in |
| 5. Turfing | Last. New turf should not be walked over or have materials dragged across it |
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If you know the garden is heading for new fencing and a lawn, say so at the clearance quote. It changes how we clear it — what we leave standing, where we stack, where the spoil goes, and how the ground is left. A garden cleared with fencing in mind is not cleared the same way as one simply being tidied.
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Clearance first, then trees and stumps, then fencing, then levelling, then turfing last so new grass is not walked over.
Because everything else involves traffic across the plot, digging, spoil and materials. Turf laid first gets rutted and marked.
Usually yes. Set-up, access and waste removal are shared, post-hole spoil goes out with the clearance, and there is no rework.
It can, but it means working blind along an overgrown boundary — and clearance often reveals that the fence line is not where anyone assumed.
Autumn or spring, avoiding hard frost and summer drought. Summer turf needs committed daily watering.
Around a fortnight as a guide, and longer in poor establishing conditions.
Sort it before posts are concreted in. Check the title plan and agree it with the neighbour in writing where there is genuine doubt.
Yes, please. A garden cleared with fencing and turf in mind is cleared differently from one simply being tidied.
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