How to save on tree removal Melbourne

Securing cheap tree in Melbourne can be tough. It’s a large metropolitan, city so the cost of living for everyone including a tree companies overheads are high.

But we do have a few tricks or hacks that will help you seek out the best priced local companies.

Understanding the market and why companies charge what they do is going to save you a hundreds.

Most tree services in Melbourne are small business. And like all small businesses (especially trades) they have busy periods and slow periods. When a small business has too much work on, then begin to charge more because they really don’t “need” the work and are not too fussed if you choose them or not.

On the flip side, when they do not have a lot of work on, like in winter, they tend to charge cheaper prices to keep the work coming in. It might seem short sighted, but that’s just the nature of tree work.

So how do you get a tree company that is handing out cheap prices now? Read on the find out.

You may have already started getting prices for tree removal Melbourne, and noticed that some companies charge a lot more than others.

There are a number of other factors that contribute to price of tree lopping other than just their workload. If you can combine a few of them and use them to your advantage, you really will save hundreds.

Mainly it is because there is no ‘standard tree removal’ job. It’s not like installing a power point or changing a tap washer.

Every tree is different. Its size, location, access etc. all add to the cost of removal and it’s up to interpretation by the quoting company how easy/ hard cheap/expensive it is going to be to remove.

A majority of the companies are small – medium sized business. As such they will price a job based on demand.

If they are busy and booked out for 3 – 4 weeks in advanced, they will generally price the job a little higher as they are not exactly desperate for work.

But when work cools off, so do their prices.

So it’s all about catching companies at different stages of their work cycle or busy periods.

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In Australia from about September to April, people are out in their gardens and most job quote requests come through during those months.

It’s the peak season.

Outside those months you will find most tree companies will have less demand, so will be more likely to charge less to land work as to keep busy in the off season.

Waiting until winter to remove your tree can save you hundreds.

Small business owners can make a good living removing trees in Melbourne, but not all of them have the same idea on how to get the right balance between money out and money in.

When it comes to marketing spend some think more is less and spend a fortune to be on the top of Google results, yellow pages, true local etc. But that outlay needs to be recouped by charging higher prices.

As they get from phone calls being at the top, they know they will get less jobs out of it, but the ones they do get will give a far better ROI.

Hint: You don’t want to be paying for a tree companies marketing.

So based on the above, you might be thinking, easy… just look for a company on page 2 of Google in winter and you have a sure thing. Right?

Not so fast.

There are some great tree companies on page 2 of Google and down the bottom on the yellow pages, but in tree lopping game Melbourne, there are also a tonne of fly by nighters who have no idea what they are doing and are more likely to damage your property or injure themselves than remove your tree in a safe manner.

Not hiring a cost effective arborist will most likely cost you in the long run.

There are a few things you need to check before contracting a company for the job. This will ensure you are getting someone who is experienced and capable of carrying out the task you are contracting them for.

You would be surprised how many unskilled labourers are out there posing as a real arborist.

First do a search on the on the Australian register to see if they are legitimate. Do a Google search for “ABN look up” and click on the arb.business.gov.au link.

Then type in the company name. You will soon see if they are registered.

While in there, be sure to check what date they registered their company. If it is less than 3 years old, keep looking. You don’t want a rookie practicing on your tree.

P.S. They do not have to have a Pty Ltd, a sole trader is fine.

You will need to ask they prospective tree company is they can provide insurance paperwork. It should include at the very least, public liability insurance which protects you and your property, and workers compensation would also be a bonus.

In order to work on trees you need to be a qualified arborist. There are cases where some guys have been in the industry longer than there are courses, but in 95% of cases you need to ask for proof of skills through an arborist certificate.

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