Garden Clearance in Abertillery
Garden clearance
A straightforward clearance of an Abertillery back garden, working from the top of the strip down or the bottom up, depending on which end we can load from.
Abertillery’s terraces run in long lines up the sides of the Ebbw Fach valley, and behind them sit narrow back gardens that climb as steeply as the streets do. When one of those strips gets away from its owner, it gets away in a very particular way: growth fills the whole width from wall to wall, the path up the middle disappears, and the gate onto the lane at the top rusts shut under a curtain of ivy.
Tony and the team carry out garden clearance across Abertillery, and the first thing we look at is not the brambles but the way out. Green waste goes away with us as part of the job and quotes are free. Our Abertillery landscaping page describes our other work in the town, or you can send us a photo taken from the back door to get started.
How each of our six kinds of clearance works on a long, sloping Abertillery plot.
A straightforward clearance of an Abertillery back garden, working from the top of the strip down or the bottom up, depending on which end we can load from.
When an Abertillery garden has been left for years, bramble, ivy and self-sown trees often knit together across its full width; we open a path up the middle first, then clear outwards to the walls.
Hedge and grass cuttings from a sloping Abertillery garden are awkward to shift without a car on the lane, so we bag them up and take them away for you.
Old sheds and coal houses tucked into Abertillery terrace gardens can be tight to get at; we empty them, keep what you ask, and take down timber structures that are rotten.
When an Abertillery terrace is being sold or passed on, we clear the garden and outhouses calmly and keep anything personal to one side for the family.
We clear overgrown plots and neglected land around Abertillery, giving builders or our own landscaping team clear, open ground to work on.
Many Abertillery terraces have a lane behind, and when the back gate works it is the easiest way to get waste out. We can bag at the top of the garden and load straight into the van. The trouble is that many gates have not been opened in years, and some lanes are too narrow or steep to drive right to the door, so the barrow still has to go some distance.
Where the lane is not an option, everything leaves through the house. We lay protection from the back door to the front, carry tightly tied bags and keep loads small enough to manage on the steps. We explain which route we plan to use when we quote, because it affects how long the job takes. If you have a neighbour who shares the lane, it helps to let them know we are coming so cars can be moved for an hour or two. Our Abertillery guide on clearing a garden with rear lane access goes into more detail.
A cleared Abertillery garden often reveals a lot of old structure. Stone or brick retaining walls hold each level, and some lean or bulge once the ivy that has been binding them is gone. Old coal houses, outside toilets and concrete paths may be in better or worse shape than you expected. We stop and show you anything that looks unstable rather than carrying on regardless.
If a wall does need attention, our guide to replacing a collapsing garden wall in Abertillery explains what is involved, and brickwork in Abertillery covers the rebuilding. Anything that could be old roofing sheet containing asbestos is left untouched and flagged, as set out in what can and cannot go in a garden clearance.
Long, steep terrace gardens are something we deal with right across the valleys.
We look at the lane, the gate and the steps before anything else, and tell you how the waste will come out.
If we have to go through the hall, floors and door frames are covered and bags are tied tight.
Leaning walls, old sheeting or hidden rubble are pointed out straight away, not quietly ignored.
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Once the garden is open, the question is how to stop it filling up again. Some Abertillery owners want the whole slope turned into easy levels; others would rather keep a simple gravel or paved area near the house and leave the top wilder. Our ideas on low-maintenance Abertillery back gardens are a useful next read, and fencing in Abertillery covers new boundaries if the old ones have gone.
Whoever takes the waste away, make sure they are a registered waste carrier, because the householder can be held responsible if it is fly-tipped. We explain this in garden waste: where it goes and why it matters.
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Local and practical guides to help you plan the work.
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T J Landscapes South Wales
24 Conway Road, Pontypool
Torfaen, NP4 6HL
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Often yes. We can clear the growth around it and free it up so waste can go out that way. If the gate or post has rotted, we can tell you whether a repair or replacement makes sense.
Yes. We carry everything through the house with the floors protected. It takes longer, so we allow for it in the quote.
It can, if the ivy has been holding loose stone together. We take it off carefully, watch for movement, and stop to show you anything that looks unsafe.
The length and steepness of the garden, how dense the growth is, the amount and type of waste, and whether it goes out via the lane or through the house. Photos help, or ask us for a free quote.
Tell us whether there is a lane behind your Abertillery house, if the gate opens, and roughly what needs to be cleared.