Tree removal North Lakes
North Lakes was planned, planted and handed over in one go, which means whole streets hit the same problem at the same time. The trees went in together and they have outgrown their spots together.
Small lots, tidy covenants and a tree that is now twice the size the landscape plan assumed.
- 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.
North Lakes
Estate trees on lots that cannot hold them
The lots here are compact and the setbacks are tight, so a tree that would be unremarkable on acreage is pressed against a fence, a slab or a neighbour's window.
Because the estate went in as one project, the species mix repeats. If your neighbour has had root trouble from the same tree in the same position, it is worth assuming you are next rather than waiting to find out.
Access is usually straightforward, which keeps the cost sensible. The constraint here is rarely getting in, it is having somewhere to put the tree once it is down.
What we get called out for in North Lakes
Trees outgrowing the setback
Removal or reduction where a tree has closed the gap to a fence, a slab edge or a window.
Stump grinding after removal
Ground below the surface so a small yard is properly usable again rather than built around a stump.
Screening gone too far
Hedging and screening plants that were doing their job and have now become a tree nobody planned for.
We also do tree removal, tree pruning, stump grinding, palm removal and cleaning, emergency and storm work and land clearing and mulching across North Lakes and the rest of the corridor.
Access
Small lots, no room to stage
A North Lakes back yard has nowhere to put anything. There is no corner to stack timber in while the tree comes down, so material gets processed as it is cut rather than dropped and cleared afterwards, which is slower and unavoidable.
Pools and glass fencing are the other constant. Working over water means smaller sections on ropes, and it means the crew spends real time on protection before a saw starts.
Most yards here are turfed and irrigated to within an inch of the fence. Working by hand to avoid wrecking that costs less than repairing it, so that is what we do.
Kallangur is on one side and Deception Bay on the other, and the older streets in both have the mature trees this estate has not grown yet.
Get it quotedPricing
What changes the price here
Nothing here is a big tree by corridor standards. It is the working conditions that set the price.
Where the material goes
No staging room means the chipper runs continuously and the job takes longer than the same tree on an open block.
Protecting new landscaping
Turf, irrigation, glass fencing and pool coping all need protecting, and protecting them is cheaper than replacing them.
Covenant and council checks
Not a cost as such, but finding out afterwards is. Worth a phone call before anything is booked.
Field guide
What was planted in North Lakes
Good species, roughly half the room they needed. That is the whole story of tree work in this estate.
Leopard tree
The one that generates callsGets big, drops fine litter constantly, and runs shallow wide roots under lawns and paths. Most North Lakes enquiries are about this tree.
Tuckeroo
ManageableStreet and yard planting across the estate. It stays within itself and it is a pruning job when it needs anything at all.
Weeping lilly pilly
Prune on a cyclePlanted as screening and now well past the height it was chosen for. Once a year keeps it a hedge instead of a row of trees.
Murraya hedging
One woody massPlanted at 400mm spacings along fence lines and grown together. Treated as a single job rather than plant by plant.
Timing
When North Lakes books this work
Leopard tree litter peaks in the warmer months and so do the calls, usually from people who have decided one more season of raking it out of the pool is one too many.
Hedging and screening runs on a cycle instead. Once a year, cooler months, and it stays a hedge rather than becoming a removal in five years.
Somewhere in North Lakes you want looked at?
A photo from the back step and a rough idea of how close it is to the house is enough to come back with a price.
Recent jobs
What the work looks like
Real jobs from around the corridor, photographed on site. No stock, no borrowed gear.
North Lakes questions
Are there rules about removing trees in an estate?
There can be, on two fronts: council vegetation protection, and sometimes a covenant on the estate itself about street-facing landscaping. Both are worth checking before the work is booked rather than after.
Can you take a tree out without getting a truck onto the lawn?
Yes. On small lots we usually do, because the lawn is new and the owner would rather it stayed that way. It is slower by hand, and it is a lot cheaper than returfing.
Will you damage the turf and irrigation?
That is the thing we plan hardest around here. Most of the work is done by hand precisely so a machine is not crossing new turf, and where irrigation runs near a stump we grind slower and shallower.
Can a chipper even get into my back yard?
Often not, so it stays at the kerb and the material is carried to it. That is the main reason a small estate tree can take as long as a much bigger tree somewhere else.
Do I need approval from council or a body corporate?
Possibly both, depending on your lot and your covenant. It is a phone call before you book, and it is a great deal cheaper than finding out afterwards.
How do you protect the pool and glass fencing?
Covers, boards and small sections on ropes. Nothing over a pool gets dropped freehand, which is slower and is the reason the glass is still standing at the end of it.
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.