Gregory Hills is named for the ground it sits on, and the slope shows up in nearly every yard. Most blocks here need a level created before anything else happens, and that is where the budget goes first.
Gregory Hills sits about 58 kilometres from the city in the Camden council area, assigned as a suburb on 1 August 2008 and named after the local topography. Alongside the housing estates it holds the Central Hills Business Park, a 45 hectare master-planned commercial precinct, so the work here covers both homes and business grounds.
Blocks here were cut and filled to a building pad, and on rolling ground that leaves a real step at one or both boundaries. A retaining wall to recover flat usable yard is usually the first thing on the list rather than a nice extra.
A suburb created in 2008 has no mature planting. Yards are bare, exposed and hot in summer, and the ground is compacted from construction with debris often sitting under a thin layer of topsoil.
With a 45 hectare commercial precinct here, a share of our work is frontages, car park beds and entry planting on business sites, which is a different scope again and usually needs a scope a facilities manager can approve.
Residential yard builds on sloping blocks, and grounds work on business park sites.
Walls to hold the step between pads and turn a graded block into flat, usable yard. On this ground it is the most common first job and the one that makes everything after it possible.
How we build retaining wallsNew lawn over ground that has been decompacted, graded and prepared. On a new block the preparation under the turf is what carries it through its first few summers.
How we lay new turfAlfresco areas, paths, driveway edges and commercial entries paved to a level, free-draining finish. On filled ground the base is what keeps it from settling.
How we approach pavingMulch at a depth that holds moisture on an exposed block with no canopy, and at a grade that stays in the bed on a slope.
More on mulchingScreening hedges on compact estate blocks where houses sit close together, and boundary screens on commercial frontages.
How we trim hedgesShaping young trees so they grow into the form you want, and keeping growth clear of sight lines and signage on business sites.
See our pruning and trimmingBeds, paving joints, gravel and car park islands cleared back to a clean finish. A new block or a commercial frontage both grow weeds quickly.
More on weedingBuilder's debris, excess fill, offcuts and green waste taken away. Clearing the leftovers from a new block is usually its own load.
See our rubbish removalRemoving a tree or stump left on a block, or one planted too close to a structure. Where approval is needed through Camden Council we flag it at quoting stage.
About our tree lopping workHow much level you need created, and whether the site is residential or commercial.
Three steps, a fixed written price, and the site left clean.
Call or send photos showing the step across the block. On this ground that is what tells us most before we visit.
We measure the level change, check the ground and the access, then put a fixed written price and a staged plan in front of you.
One crew from start to finish, all debris and excess fill removed, and the hard surfaces swept down.
Terry and his team are fantastic to work with.
The team have been very professional with their work, communication and they were also fast paced.
They use very high quality materials and workmanship is flawless.
Gregory Hills sits in the Camden council area with Oran Park, Harrington Park, Narellan, Gledswood Hills and Mount Annan nearby.
For upkeep rather than a build, see our garden maintenance in Gregory Hills or everything we do across the Camden council area, and browse every Sydney suburb we service.
That is the standard situation here, and the answer is usually a retaining wall. It recovers the flat yard the drop is taking up. How high and how long sets most of the price, so we measure it properly rather than estimating from a photo.
You can, and it usually disappoints. The ground is compacted from construction and often holds debris below a thin layer of topsoil. Decompacting and preparing it first is what makes the lawn last.
Yes. With a 45 hectare commercial precinct here, frontages, car park beds and entry planting are a regular part of our work. We supply a written scope and fixed price suitable for a facilities or property manager to approve.
Yes, by designing for it. There is no established canopy in a suburb this new, so shade has to be built or planted rather than waited for, and mulch depth matters more than most people expect.
If the budget allows, yes. One visit costs less per square metre than two, and the levels and drainage can be set out as a single system.
Yes. We work across Gregory Hills 2557 and the surrounding Camden suburbs including Oran Park, Harrington Park, Narellan, Gledswood Hills, Smeaton Grange and Mount Annan.
Send us the basics and we will come out, measure the level change, check the ground and give you a fixed written price. The visit costs nothing.
Prefer to talk it through? Call 0451 267 287.
Whether it is a drop across the block or a commercial frontage that needs lifting, we will come out and price it properly.