Not Sure What Your Tree Actually Needs?
Most people can tell something isn't right. They just can't tell if it's a serious problem or a tree doing what trees do. Brad looks at it properly and gives you a straight answer. What needs doing, what can wait, what needs permission, and what you're worrying about for no reason.
Tree questions are usually simpler than they feel from the garden.
A tree can be enormous without being dangerous. It can have a dead branch without the whole thing being a write-off. It can be protected without being untouchable. The problem is that when you're standing underneath it after a storm looking up at something that wasn't there yesterday, none of that feels obvious.
Brad looks at the tree, the access, what's underneath it, and what the site needs. Then he tells you what he thinks, not what makes the longest job sheet.
A proper answer. Not a sales pitch dressed up as advice.
What Brad actually does on a survey.
He looks at the tree. He looks at what's around it. The house, the boundary, the neighbour's garden, what's underneath the canopy, what the roots are doing near the drive. He checks whether it's dead, declining, structurally compromised, or just looks a bit rough because it had a hard winter.
If the tree is protected, by a TPO or because it's in a conservation area, he'll tell you what that means in practice. Which councils are involved, what permissions are needed, what you can do without asking, and what needs proper notification before anyone goes up.
If the tree needs work, you get a quote. If it doesn't, you'll hear that too. The whole point is telling you what's actually going on, not booking in work for the sake of it.