Growth destroys the boundary
Ivy, brambles and self-seeded saplings hold water against fence panels, push posts out of line and lift gravel boards. The clearance job quietly becomes a fencing job.
Garden clearance · Bracknell, Berkshire & Surrey
Garden Clearance In BracknellOvergrowth And Old FencingTaken Away For Good
An overgrown, unusable garden cleared back to a clean, workable site, waste removed rather than piled up, priced in writing within 48 hours of a free site visit, with £5m public liability cover throughout.
20+ years' experience · Waste removed and disposed of · £5m insured
Fencing experience
Public liability insured
Guarantee on new installs
Quote after your site visit
Checkatrade member
Service overview
What Garden ClearanceCovers
Garden clearance is the removal of everything that stops a garden being used or worked on: overgrowth and brambles, self-seeded scrub, old rotten fencing and posts, broken decking, redundant concrete and slabs, and general garden waste. It ends with the waste gone and the ground readable, not with bags left by the side gate.
It is usually the first stage of something else. Before a fence line can be set out you need to see the boundary; before decking can be framed you need to see the levels. Clearing first means the fencing quote is accurate rather than hedged with assumptions.
Why professional installation matters
Clearance is mostly about disposal, access and knowing what to leave. Volume adds up faster than people expect, waste has to be taken away and disposed of properly, and heavy, sharp, rotten material has to come out through a side gate or a house without damaging either. There is also judgement in what stays, established planting, a boundary marker, a tree that is not yours to touch.
We work on properties across Berkshire and Surrey every week, carry £5,000,000 public liability insurance and employers' liability cover, and take the waste with us.
Who it is for
- Homeowners who have lost control of a garden and want a clean start
- Landlords and agents preparing a property between tenancies or for sale
- Buyers of probate and long-empty properties where the garden has gone wild
- Anyone about to have fencing or decking installed on an overgrown site
When it is needed
- The boundary line is buried in growth and you cannot see what the fence is doing
- Old fencing, decking or timber is stacked or collapsed in the garden
- The garden cannot be walked across, let alone used
- You are selling, letting or handing a property back and it needs to present properly
What it costs to wait
What An Overgrown GardenTurns Into
Clearance is one of the few jobs where cost genuinely tracks how long it has been left. Growth compounds and damage follows it.
Hidden damage and hazards
Under overgrowth there is usually broken glass, old wire, rotten timber with nails, and sometimes a collapsed structure. Nobody finds that safely by hand on a Sunday.
Structures suffer
Vegetation against sheds, decking and walls keeps them permanently damp. Timber that would have lasted years fails early.
It blocks every other job
No fencing contractor can set out a boundary they cannot see, and no accurate quote can be given for a site nobody can walk. The delay costs you the season.
Common mistakes we are called out to fix
- Cutting the tops off growth and leaving the roots and bases to come straight back
- Piling waste in a corner of the garden 'for now' and creating a permanent heap
- Hiring a skip that turns out to be half the volume actually needed
- Pulling ivy off a fence hard enough to take the panels with it
- Cutting back growth that belongs to a neighbour or a protected tree
- Clearing after the fencing quote instead of before, so the price has to change
Our process
Five Steps From EnquiryTo Guaranteed Finish
- 01
Free site visit and assessment
We walk the garden, judge the volume realistically, check access for getting waste out, side gate, through the house, or over a boundary, and agree with you what stays and what goes before anything is cut.
- 02
Written quote within 48 hours
You get the clearance priced in writing, normally within 48 hours, including removal and disposal of the waste. If fencing, gates or decking follow on, those are priced alongside so the whole plan has one figure.
- 03
Clearance and cut back
Overgrowth, brambles and scrub are cut back and removed, old fencing, posts and rotten timber taken out, and redundant materials pulled out from behind and under structures rather than worked around.
- 04
Load out and disposal
Waste is loaded and taken away for disposal, not bagged and left. Access routes through the property are protected as we go, which is exactly what our Checkatrade reviews mention about working through the house.
- 05
Final tidy and handover
The site is raked over and swept so you can see the ground, the levels and the boundary. Payment is due on completion by card, bank transfer or cash. If fencing follows, we can set out from the cleared line straight away.
What you get
The Practical DifferenceOn Your Property
Waste actually leaves
Removal and disposal are part of the job. No skip to hire, no bags waiting for a trip to the tip.
A garden you can plan
Once the ground is visible, fencing, decking and planting can be set out and priced accurately instead of estimated.
Hazards handled safely
Glass, old wire, nails and rotten structures removed by an insured team with £5m public liability and employers' liability cover.
Property access protected
Routes through the house and drive are covered and respected; a point local customers repeatedly note in reviews.
One visit, one contractor
Clearance, fence removal and the new boundary handled by the same family firm, so nothing waits on another trade.
Priced before we start
Free site visit, written quote within 48 hours, and payment due only once the garden is clear.
Detail that matters
Garden Clearance In Detail, Materials, Methods And Variations
What we clear
Clearance work varies enormously by site. These are the elements that come up most often.
- Brambles, nettles, ivy and dense overgrowth cut back and removed.
- Self-seeded saplings and scrub growth taken out at the base.
- Old fence panels, posts, arris rails and concrete plugs removed.
- Rotten decking, timber frames and redundant garden structures stripped out.
- Broken slabs, rubble and redundant concrete taken away.
- General garden waste, prunings and accumulated material loaded and disposed of.
- Boundary lines cleared back so fencing can be set out accurately.
Access, volume and disposal
Two things decide what a clearance costs: how much material there is, and how hard it is to get it out. A garden reached only through a house or a narrow side gate takes considerably longer to clear than one with rear or driveway access, and that is why we judge it on site rather than over the phone.
All waste is removed and disposed of by us. Where we are working through the property, access routes are protected, clear communication and respect for the house is something our local reviews mention specifically, including working through a house without leaving a mess behind.
Clearance before fencing or decking
Clearing first makes every later stage cheaper and more accurate. With the boundary visible we can see which posts are failing, whether the fence line has moved, and whether a full replacement or a targeted repair from £150 + VAT is the right call. With levels visible, a deck frame can be specified properly.
Because we do the clearance, the fencing, the gates and the decking, there is no gap between trades and no argument about who leaves what behind.
What we leave alone
Not everything in an overgrown garden should be cut. Neighbours' planting, boundary trees, hedges that mark the line and anything that may be protected are all agreed with you before work starts, and we will flag anything we think you should check before we touch it.
We clear gardens across Bracknell, Wokingham, Camberley, Ascot, Reading, Bagshot, Addlestone, Chertsey and Windlesham for homeowners, landlords, agricultural and commercial clients.
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Areas we cover for this service
Bracknell · Wokingham · Camberley · Ascot · Reading · Bagshot · Addlestone · Chertsey · Windlesham
Based in Bracknell, working across Berkshire and Surrey every day. See the full areas we cover or contact us to check your postcode.
Before you enquire
Garden ClearanceQuestions, Answered
Still not sure? Call 07939 405646 and speak to Robert directly, no call centre, no sales script.
- How much does garden clearance cost in Bracknell?
- It is driven by volume and access, so we look at it in person rather than guessing. The site visit is free and the written quote, including removal and disposal of the waste, follows normally within 48 hours.
- How long does a garden clearance take?
- A typical domestic clearance is completed in a day or two depending on volume and how far the waste has to be carried. The expected duration is on your quote before you commit.
- Do you take the waste away?
- Yes. Overgrowth, old fencing, rotten timber and general garden waste are loaded and disposed of by us. You do not need to hire a skip.
- Can you clear a garden with no rear access?
- Yes: a lot of local gardens are reached only through the house or a narrow side gate. We protect the route as we work; respectful access through properties is something our customers comment on directly.
- Can you clear the garden and then install the new fence?
- Yes, and that is usually the cheapest order to do it in. Clearing first lets us set out and price the boundary accurately rather than working around growth.
- Will you remove old concrete posts and fence panels?
- Yes, including the concrete plugs at the base of old posts, which is what usually stops people doing it themselves.
- Is your clearance work insured?
- We hold £5,000,000 public liability insurance and employers' liability cover. Fencing repairs carry a 1 year guarantee and new installations up to 5 years.
- Do you clear gardens for landlords and estate agents?
- Yes: we work for homeowners, landlords, agricultural and commercial clients, including clearances between tenancies and before sale.
- What if there is more waste than expected?
- We would rather find that on the site visit than on the day, which is why we assess volume in person. If something is genuinely uncovered mid-job we talk to you about it before doing the work, not after.
- When do I pay?
- On the day of completion, once the garden is clear and you have seen it. Card, bank transfer and cash are all accepted.
Next step
Get Your Garden ClearedAnd The Waste Gone
Free site visit, written quote within 48 hours including disposal, and payment due only once the site is clear.
- Free site visit before any price
- Written quote within 48 hours
- Repairs from £150 + VAT
- Up to 5 years' guarantee on new installs
- £5m public liability insured
- Payment due on completion
Book Your Free Site VisitTailored quote within 48 hours. Payment is due on completion.
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