You cut it. I'll take it.
Brush, limb and storm debris haul-off
For the pile in the driveway the city won't take, capped out, or won't come for until next month.
Same-day callback on estimates
A pickup-bed pile is $150–$250. A trailer load is $300–$450. Storm cleanup gets quoted on the property. Green waste only — brush, limbs, logs, leaves and storm debris, not household junk. And if I'm doing the cutting, hauling is already included and this page doesn't apply to you.
Why people end up needing this
Nearly always the same story. Somebody spent a weekend with a saw, or a storm came through, and now there's a pile. Then they find out what the city will actually take.
- Austin gives residents three brush appointments a year, by appointment. And bulk collection — the one people assume covers this — explicitly doesn't take brush.
- Buda gives one free bulky or brush pickup per quarter, capped at ten bags or bundles. A single dropped tree is past that on its own.
- Out in the county there's often no collection at all.
So you're left with a pile, a car that isn't a truck, and a transfer station that closes at four. That's the whole market for this.
If the city will take yours, use them. It's free and I'd rather tell you that than take your money for something you didn't need.
What it costs
| Size | What that looks like | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Small pile | What one person cut over a weekend. Fits a pickup bed. | $150–$250 |
| Trailer load | A proper brush pile, or a tree somebody already dropped. | $300–$450 |
Storm cleanup and anything needing several loads is quoted on the property — send photos and I'll tell you how many trips it is.
Sizing a pile from a photograph is easy — put something in frame for scale, a bin or a car, and I can price it without driving out.
What I'll take, and what I won't
Yes: brush, limbs, branches, logs, trunk sections, leaves, storm debris, and whatever a weekend with a chainsaw produced.
No: household junk, appliances, furniture, tyres, paint, chemicals, construction waste. I'm a tree crew, not a junk removal company — different equipment, different licensing, different disposal site. Better to say that plainly than have you expecting it on the day.
If I'm doing the cutting, this is already free
Haul-away is included with every tree job I do, and it isn't a line item bolted on at the end. Branches, limbs and debris are gone when I leave. Want the logs kept for firewood? Say so before we start and my crew stacks them rather than chipping them.
Storm debris
After a real storm there's more of this than anything else, and it's worth knowing two things. Photograph everything before it moves if you might claim on insurance — images taken before cleanup are what make a claim simple. And don't cut anything that's under tension or hung up; that's the situation that hurts people in the week after a storm.
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Questions I get asked
How much does it cost to haul away a brush pile in Austin?
A small pile that fits a pickup bed is $150 to $250. A proper trailer load — a real brush pile, or a tree somebody already dropped — is $300 to $450. Storm cleanup and anything needing several trips gets quoted on the property. Text me a photo of the pile and I'll price it from that.
Won't the city pick up my brush for free?
Sometimes, and if they will, use them — I'd rather tell you that than take your money. The catch is the limits. Austin residents get three brush appointments a year and have to book them, and Austin's bulk collection specifically does not take brush. Buda gives one free bulky or brush pickup a quarter, capped at ten bags or bundles. One dropped tree is past that limit on its own. If you've used your appointments, the pile is bigger than the cap, or you need it gone this week rather than next month, that's when you call me.
Do you haul away debris if I cut the tree down myself?
That's exactly what this is for. Plenty of people are happy to run a saw and much less happy to make eight trips to a transfer station in a car that wasn't built for it. You cut, I haul.
What won't you take?
Household junk, appliances, furniture, tyres, paint, chemicals and construction waste. I'm a tree crew, not a junk removal company — different equipment, different licensing, different disposal. Green waste is my lane: brush, limbs, logs, leaves and storm debris.
Is haul-away included if you do the tree work?
Yes, always, and it isn't a line item added at the end. Branches, limbs and debris are gone when I leave. This page is for the other situation — where the cutting is already done and it's only the mess that's left.
Can you take a whole tree that already fell?
Usually. If it's on the ground and not under tension it's a hauling job, and it's priced by how many loads it makes. If it's still hung up, leaning on something, or under load, that's cutting work and it needs doing properly first — a limb under tension does not release gently.
Got a pile you want gone?
Text me a photo with something in frame for scale and I’ll price it from that.
Same-day callback on estimates
Call or text before 5pm on a weekday and you'll hear back from me the same day. Not an answering service — me.