Overgrown yard cleanup in Beach Haven West

Beach Haven West homeowners ask about overgrown yard cleanup more than you'd think.

What gets noticed first

• A property standing empty through a season or two of growing
• Growth past knee height across most of the lot
• A house going on the market with a yard that will cost it viewings

Why this comes up in Beach Haven West

Here's what makes Beach Haven West particular: sparse canopy on the lots themselves, but the wind carries leaves in off the mainland and they collect against fences, bulkheads and under raised houses.

Single-storey ranches and raised post-Sandy rebuilds on compact lagoon lots, most with a bulkhead and little room behind the house.

What access looks like here

Narrow streets and tight lots. A truck often cannot get past the driveway, so material is carried rather than driven out — the main thing that moves the price up here.

Permits go through Stafford Township, and no municipality in New Jersey will issue one to an unregistered contractor.

What the job looks like

Cut down, cleared and carted - usually in that order and usually over more than one visit. Growth is knocked down first, then the ground underneath is cleared of what has been sitting in it, then beds, paths and fence lines are found again. Everything is loaded and hauled; on a lot this far gone there is far more than any township collection would take.

$400 – $2,500 — typical range, not a quote. What your home needs can only be settled by a registered contractor who comes out and looks at it.

Two houses on the same street in Beach Haven West can be a completely different day's work.