Part of the price is that nobody yet knows what is underneath — and on a newer plot, that often includes what the builders left.
Heavy clearance is quoted on the volume and density of material, the access, the type of waste and the unknowns. Brambles, ivy and self-seeded saplings take far longer to cut than they look.
We do not publish a fixed price list for garden clearance, because the volume of material and the access at each property vary enormously. What we can do is explain what moves the number.
| Found | What it means |
|---|---|
| Paths, patios, edging | Good news — the original layout returns |
| Builder's rubble and hardcore | Common; separate disposal stream |
| Offcuts, blocks, broken slabs | Left when the site was finished |
| Membrane and gravel beds | Developer landscaping, often failed |
| Manhole covers and drainage | Worth locating before machinery goes in |
| Dumped material | Extra disposal |
| Invasive plants | Japanese knotweed changes everything |
Tell us what you need and we will arrange a free quotation.
An overgrown garden is habitat regardless of the age of the estate. Nesting birds are legally protected from roughly March to August, and hedgehogs in particular use exactly the sort of undisturbed cover a neglected garden provides — and on estates with connected rear gardens they range widely. That means checking before cutting and working so wildlife can move out.
See what our garden clearance service covers in Stoke Gifford, or read more about the service across the areas we work in.
It is quoted on the volume and density of material, access, waste type and the unknowns. It usually takes more than one day.
Because growth compresses as it grows and expands enormously once cut. A bramble thicket a metre deep produces several times its apparent volume.
Builder's rubble and hardcore is the characteristic find — topsoil spread over brick, block, membrane and offcuts left when the site was finished.
Not a disaster, but it is a separate disposal stream, it slows the work, and it explains a great deal about why the lawn never established.
We would stop and tell you. It is controlled waste that spreads from fragments and needs a specialist rather than ordinary clearance.
Nesting birds are protected from around March to August, and hedgehogs use this cover and range widely across connected estate gardens.
Usually. Clearing the bulk first makes the garden visible, and what is underneath almost always changes the plan.
Bare and rougher than expected, with the original developer layout visible and a clear view of what the ground actually is.
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