Hedge replacement cost

[Deleted member 317777]

We’ve had a quote to remove some dead ferns and replace with 9-10 4 foot Portuguese laurels. The quote includes removal, new soil and fertiliser.

We’ve been quoted £800. Is that expensive?

 

[Andydevon]

Laural at about £15 to £20 so £200 at worst.

Sounds like a two man job for a day or one man for nearly 2 days. AKA £250 per day each.

So at about cost at £ 700 with a little bit of wiggle room. Best to get a few more quotes to be sure but equally define the Laural size (pot not just hight)

I assume here that the fern removal and ground prep is not insignificant.

 

[johnny2007]

I did something similar in half a day at my place recently.
Used a thick rope and my car to remove existing hedge.
Piece of cake.
If I had to charge a stranger it would be £250 labour+ green disposal+ new plants=£500 approx.

 

[Deleted member 317777]

I assume here that the fern removal and ground prep is not insignificant.

No they are big and wrapped in holly and the front hedge is needing some work to allow the new laurels to for better

 

[Deleted member 317777]

I did something similar in half a day at my place recently.
Used a thick rope and my car to remove existing hedge.
Piece of cake.
If I had to charge a stranger it would be £250 labour+ green disposal+ new plants=£500 approx.

It does seem a tad on the expensive side to me, but I’m struggling to even get a gardener to turn up.

And for some reason people assume if you live where we do, then you’re loaded “we aren’t” it’s just an old terrace house

 

[johnny2007]

No they are big and wrapped in holly and the front hedge is needing some work to allow the new laurels to for better

In that case the price seems fair.