Curbside leaf pickup

Raked and bagged the way your township actually wants it, timed to your zone - or hauled away if the window has already passed.

This one turns up year-round here, and the sandy ground under most of these homes is usually part of the story.

What gets noticed first

• Pine needles or twigs in the pile, so the township left it
• One pass a month, and the truck already went by
• A whole yard to rake into a row before Sunday evening
• Loose piles raked in a township that only takes brown paper bags
• Leaves out too early in Barnegat, and a violation for it

What the repair involves

The yard is raked and blown to the curb in whatever form your township actually takes — loose in a neat row for Stafford, clear bags or loose for Barnegat, brown paper or a 32-gallon container for Lacey — timed to your zone's week rather than to a general idea of when collection happens, and kept clear of the pine needles and twigs that get a pile skipped. Where the pass has already been, or there is more than it will take, the same crew loads it and hauls it instead.

$75 – $200 — typical range, not a quote. What your home needs can only be settled by a registered contractor who comes out and looks at it.