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Rough cost for sorting this garden

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  • 13-05-2015 8:16pm
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    Some_randomer
    Registered Users Posts: 389 ✭✭


    Hi all - I have a back garden about 40 feet long and 20 wide as shown in the pics. My lawnmower went kaput last year and I haven't replaced it so the lawn has overgrown a fair bit.

    I also need to dump the stuff along the wall, and the neighbours have been complaining about the height of the trees at the back so I've been thinking about getting them topped. (I was thinking of this last year and read that there's only certain times of the year you can do this, and you have to be sure there aren't any nesting birds).

    Could someone give me a rough cost for each of these:

    - Cut and take away grass
    - Paint decking (about 20 ft x 10 ft L-shaped)
    - Cut tops of trees

    If anyone has a rough ideas for this (I'm in Dublin 9) I'd appreciate it.

    TIA
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    Some_randomer
    Registered Users Posts: 389 ✭✭Some_randomer


    Anyone?

    :(


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    coolhull
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    You'd be better off cutting down the grass with a strimmer a couple of times first. A man with a petrol strimmer would probably do it for 20 euro. Then use the little lawnmower in the picture to mow the grass. Takes a bit of doing, but if the mower is good it does a better job than petrol or electric. A Small electric mower costs about 80 euro or less
    If you have a compost bin (brown colour) put it in that. Otherwise maybe put it around the bottom of the trees. it would act as a mulch, (ie keep down weeds) and also feed the trees as it breaks down.
    The trees look good there, but if the neighbours are complaining, you could buy a ''Bushman'' saw for about 20 euro and cut the tops off yourself or ask a neighbour. But be careful with ladder!

    10 Litres of Fencelife for the decking costs about 15 euro but will need two or three coats


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