This Shrub Is So Big They Can't Use The Garage | ECHO 58V Hedge Trimmer ABUSED
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- These shrubs and hedges are preventing access from the garage and front walk path, as well as completely blocking two front windows! Can a battery powered hedge trimmer cut them up, or will I be left explaining to the homeowner why I couldn't finish the job?! And just how long does a battery powered hedge trimmer last? Link to the ECHO trimmer I used: amzn.to/2DIMaP3 Will the Variegated Chinese Privet get the best of me?!
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Cutting starts at 2:25!
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Martha A Did you see the two or three times I mentioned they wouldn't look good? XD
Copper Creek Cuts - can you trim them shorter? Like half its size ?
Martha A
How would it look good when the shrubs are so overgrown and they require being trimmed so drastically due to the homeowners neglect
Those shrubs say "Burglers Welcome"!
I say, rip those puppies out. Plant something that will stay small.the builder of my house put in something rediculous like that, as soon as I saw one that was 20 ft high I knew it needed to go. Ain't nobody got time for that!
Haha, too true! I think the builder just ran by Lowes' clearance before hand! ;)
KidCity Lynnwood Agree with everything you said. I hope the homeowner has done that by now. Would love to see an update. Also, planting something new is like a facelift. Your house looks newer.
You can never go wrong with "boxwoods"... they stay typically under 3-4ft and get nice and plush..easy to maintain and shape...!!!
I agree with you. These bushes will continue to be a never ending pain in the neck.
@@ceedaddy The problem with that is that they still need trimming, and they smell like cat piss. The people who built my house planted these things all over the place, and they stink so bad I am contemplating ripping them out. Plus, they are damn huge, and I, as a 5'5 woman, I need help trimming them. They are still better than the monstrosities in this video, but they are not without their flaws as well.
Really good job. It’s great to hear you talk about managing the customers expectations regarding the final look of an overgrown shrub. It will look pretty rough after the first cut and that it takes time to let the leaves bulk up again. Thank you!
Thanks for watching!
It will look nice in a year. Select trimming after that for maintenence.
I don't use hedge trimmers anymore, just hand tools.
It looks much better than it was. It was so overgrown that it will take time like you said to look better. Great job. 👍
Good job, all the shrubs they look great they look better than they did before their rounded off, lots of work!
Thank you for the kind words, much appreciated!
Very bad out of control hedges. I totally agree with your decison to do step one, getting the hedges to a point where you can later work with them to get back to hedge form. Thank you! I will be showing this to my mom!!! Maybe now she will allow someone to work with her hedges 😁
Why do people plant stuff so close to their House, don't they think it's going to Grow... 🤪
We don't plan ahead! :D
Ive seen some unkempt bushes, but this one takes the cake. Looks much better afterwards.
Thank you!
I live in Indiana and I just pruned mine back that were hanging halfway over the sidewalk. They look horrible. I do not own the home just rent it however the owner gave me permission. My wife is absolutely livid on how terrible they look right now. I laughed and stated they will grown in full or else how would they have gotten so big. They also had no shape which I dislike a great deal. But I will have to listen to her for maybe 6 month to actually next year but it is all good.
LOL Too funny my man! I like the comment about them growing back. You have to break a few eggs to make an omelet! ;)
Makes my trimming 6 smaller bushes seem easy. Hopefully the bushes can be maintained. A big yes on the utilities access. 🐯
I still can't quite fathom the degree of which people will let their properties get too. I rent a very rural little house on a 1/2 acre of "maintained" land, and I went and bought an edger, hedge trimmer, blower, string trimmer and ride on mower just so I could keep the maintenance up as it irks me so much to have a rough property...
Looks good CCCLC!
Molested by the shrubs 😂😂 I cant
Haha, probably not the word choice I should have used but I am glad to know it made you laugh!
Lol I said same thing
Looks alot better than when you started
Thank you, I appreciate it!
Those paths really need a clean as well.
I was amazed to see that beautiful Palladian window hidden by that ugly shrub. It if were my house, I would just rip them out completely. I would plant some nice border flowers to accent the beautiful house instead of hiding and shutting out the light. In fact, I did have a shrub that was hiding the gas meter. I used a 9" pruning blade on my reciprocating saw to cut off completely. I chopped it up and left it on the curb for yard pickup. Made the house look much nicer.
Cutting them all the way down would have looked much better!
Looks a heck of a lot better then overgrown shrubs I’ve had to cut back! I would love another video of you pressure washing that front sidewalk though. Offer them a discount!
Haha, will do! Thanks for watching!
I miss gardeners that actually prune things.
Paul Camara is one you would like, he prunes things.
Pruning those shrubs down to that size would take forever and would cost a lot more haha
I'm sure you were quite beat! You did an amazing job on those bushes!!
Hey! I know that given the overgrowth you had and the desire to keep the base foliage to regrow and tame, some brutal pruning had to be done! I think with that said, it looks great!
Also, with only an 18v hedge trimmer!👍
I am now subscribed 🤗
It is a 58 volt, but still impressive to me!
Great video, owners would be better of taking the 2 blocking the windows and the 1 beside the garage door up completely
Those look like a type of willow . Cut completely down to the root base. It will grow back then restore the shape as it fills in.
My OCD would fly out of control looking at those shrubs. I'd have them dug out and replaced with something small and neat and easy to maintain!
How did this house not get robbed..... So much of the house / window were hid... PAY FOR THEM TO COME BACK .... Let them finish the job
Definitely safer to not have them big enough to hide behind!
Great cutting
It looks 1000 times better!
Just seen the video not a great job but a good job but thats what the customer paid for and at the end of the day,if the customer was happy that's all that matters,even though if it was me i would have spent a little more time on the hedges and clean up that way the customer gives you a call back and a good reference to their friends and family members who need work done,but you did make it look different from before. Have a blessed day and stay safe
I've done exactly the same thing. I knew why you left them so big. Because they look like hell if you trim them to much so far overgrown.
I've just bought a new hedge cutter/trimmer for my overgrown hedges
Actually the big Bush in front of the window I'd take completely out.
This video should be named, the owner is so lazy they never cut the bushes! The pressure cleaner is next.
Man vs Tree oh wait I’m sorry
Man vs SHRUB right here😂
Surprised they didn't want to see out of their front windows.
Tf they let that get so big ?? And clean your damn driveway and sidewalk! Jesus!
I've learned there is a lot that goes on we can't see that affects the things we can see. Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@CopperCreekCuts like handicaps and old age. Yes, there's laziness in some able-bodied people...
Thanks for the excellent work you provide! 😎
Honestly it’s beautiful hell yeah
IMO, these shrubs needed to have an additional 2 to 3 feet taken off the top, the garage light is still hidden, it looks better, just think they should have been cut shorter.
I would have just removed them lol
Let the free light in
Now the one garage light is still covered
Whats wrong with people who are too lazy to tidy up their home.Good job training it back as much as you could.Ground level would have been my preference and start again
I agree with the trimming but the bushes need to be no more than 4’ tall especially under the window.
i dont live to far from u i live in gainesville fl ive been doing the work like u have for 38 yrs
Very nice! Always good to hear from someone local!
@@CopperCreekCuts when I get a chance I wanna meet up with u one day
This is oddly satisfying
I would have cut a lot more and possibly remove them if they don’t rebound. Big project tho!
That would have looked better in the long run for sure!
Those are just too big to be in front of those beautiful windows. They should have had them ripped out and replaced with something much smaller.
I would have cut them all down, replace with shorter shrubs.
You did a good job tho!
I'm having a Monty Python "SHRUBBERY" moment here ;)
The homeowners should have let the hedges overgrown
Thanks for watching!
It would look so nice if they could power wash the cement.
I agree!
Nice Job!
Removal would have been the right thing to do. Especially the one by the garage, it was planted way to close with no room to grow. Cutting should have been more aggressive, no room for new growth.
As a homeowner, I would've had you cut them all the way down.
Would have looked better in the long run.
The light beside the garage need to be visible and the bush still blocking the light
Good point, cutting more would have looked better!
The worst part is not cutting it, it’s picking all the mess up 😭
Yeah, that almost takes just as long!
To b honest, all of them bushes should of all been cut down in order to allow the light into the house.
Now when someone taps on that window they can't blame it on the Bush
Not all trees are hedges they should be cut how they naturally grow. Slicing up the top is okay for hedges but not beautiful flowering shrubs.
would like to have seen these in a couple of months after this was filmed (-:
Still blocking the garage light
Some shrubs are just way past their expiration dates.
Sharp up your up selling skills....the walkway was crying for a clean up job 🙋🏻♂️
Offered, they declined! 🤷♂️
If the city was going to pic it all up you could of shaped that last shrub
Why not cut it below window height?
This is my barber working on me once the shelter in place is lifted.
Haha, if I actually had any hair I would probably be in the same scenario. Unfortunately I've been balding for the last decade so just shave it every week! :-)
Preach
They sell Clippers at wally world
@@CopperCreekCuts been shaving it for 20 years .....cool for summer ...
steelswarfs you mean this covid crap 🤔
That pathway and driveway could do with some serious pressure washing.
For sure!
That's the next video. 😃
They can't trim their bush what makes you think they're going to take care of a landing strip.
Good one haha
I do pressure washing and noticed the same thing 😣😬😝
I’m pretty sure I can hear the entire neighborhood clapping as you were chopping
LOL, too funny! Thanks for commenting and watching, I appreciate it! :)
I would be if I was a neighbor; I’d prolly have thanked him!
🤣🤣🤣
Shackattack85 joatnh
That shit makes a house look like a mf's is on crack...😁😁😁
Theres a mistake in the title of this video. It says shrubs. Those things are damn trees.
XD
😂🤣😂
According to someone in our homeowners association they are the same thing. They are also on the board!
Imagine not using your garage because you can't cut a few branches...
No judgement on my end. I would have missed out on an awesome video if they had taken care of it themselves!
Imagine being openly ableist just because you're on the internet.
I can honestly say. Shrubs I'm not a fan of. My house we bought 4 yrs ago and I've got a different problem. Woody trees growing thru the chain link fence. Oh and the back yard avgs 45 degrees upslope on clay. Between the bottom of the hill and the deck its swamp.
@@kaimay8657 And one empowered douchebag to make a dumb comment on youtube
Thanks to RUclips algorithms, I fell upon this truly exciting video. Its so amazing, Id sell my house and all it's contents to see the sequel.
Other people's laziness is another person's income!
I still have days where I can't believe people pay me to cut grass! ;)
I thank the Good Lord everyday for the guys that cut my yard. I just can't do it anymore without risking my life. Not to mention trying to get out of bed the next morning. I'm sure you have customers in similar shape. Most likely this one, I'd guess.
Lol usually how it works. I make cakes for a living and I guess they can't bake and make cakes look like characters for a birthday.
Maybe they have health issues dont judge man
Maybe they're disabled and simply can't keep up with all the yard work. Ever think of that? I can see the home is nice in general, so maybe that's the issue. At least they pay people to keep up the general maintenance.
Imagine having those beautiful arched windows and covering them with those hideous bushes.
That’s what I was thinking. And, being able to let much more light in.
I would take those bushes out completely
@@SxyGrl44 probably best, or prune them down low at the very least, they will look terrible for a while, but they should never be more than 3 feet high, tops.
@@SxyGrl44 a rope round the trunk and tie it to the truck its gone
Everyone in the neighborhood said finally lol 😂... Or people are saying wow that giant bush looks great 😂 lol
CC CC.. *EXACTLY* LOL
rivera752 lol no shit it’s their property, but in places where there’s a HOA there’s a common interest in keeping each person’s property orderly and nice. It could also help with increasing property value so about time those hedges were trimmed
@rivera752 it's the fact of takeing pride in ur house
Why block those beautiful windows 😩😩😩 Take them away!!
Great job with the cutting! You only did what you were asked of.
I agree, I think removal would have looked better in the long run. Thanks for watching and commenting!
It is a bedroom. Maybe they want the bushes at a height where sunlight can shine in, but people can't see in.
@@potblack6043 We use shades and curtains, and keep all windows clear of plants to prevent burglars. 🕊
“Someone’s going to be able to walk by without getting molested by the shrub” lol molested, that made me laugh. Interesting way to say it.
Haha, thanks for watching!
HAHAHAHAHA! funny!
I actually felt that as a I have a bush on my entryway sidewalk! Always my thoughts when I trim! Can it touch/grab me?! Lol
"Molested by the shurbs" 😂😂😂
A truly traumatizing event! :)
@@CopperCreekCuts worse when it your own couch springs 😂
TheBigBadGamer101 if you didn’t comment this I was lmao
I laughed really hard at that too
Evil Dead style 🤣
Now is the time to power wash drive and walkways next
That would have been satisfying for sure! :)
I was thinking the same thing .... lol
Before I started the video I thought it was going to be about pressure washing the driveway.
Since the power washer is out might well give the house a bath too.
I believe this home was vacant , any homeowner would of addressed the issue sooner .
Can't believe they didn't want them totally removed. I can't stand anything blocking my windows. Considering what they looked like before, you did an excellent job with what they allowed you to do.
I appreciate the kind words! I agree that complete removal would have looked best in the long run.
Because of money I say he charged about $300 but removing will cost 5times more. Anyways that's Toronto price
It's a beautiful house and the shrubs are such an eye sore. I would've removed all of them and planted smaller shrubs that don't block the view out the window and not plant anything next to the garage.
Would've been best to cut them to stumps. It's hard to kill bushes, even if you try, and the stumps would quickly grow, almost as if new ones were planted.
This would be a happy medium between expensive complete removal, and the just enough to not do the job/just enough to piss off the neighbors, which this video shows.
Also, leaving them tall and out of proportion with the house leaves the house with that "abandoned" look, which it began with.
We had yuccas at a rental we lived in, in Melbourne, Australia. We let them grow, when they reached the roof, we lopped the tops and planted them. By the time we left, it was a wall of yucca over the front window. When the yuccas were small and sparse when we first moved in, the front room would reach in excess of 50 degrees C in summer. It was bloody hot!! Leaving them there may be a shade thing, and it will help to keep your house cooler is summer. But yeah, you’re supposed to trim them for the winter to let the light in!!
When you said aggressive, I thought you were going to make it below the light fixture or even 4ft.
Would have looked better! For most local shrubs, though, anything past a foot of growth trimmed means you are left with sticks.
@@CopperCreekCuts those shrubs aren't pretty with so much other nice things at garden centers
@@CopperCreekCuts I would have had them dug out, but some people don't know.
@@CopperCreekCuts Sticks aren't dead and will leaf out. They needed more cut off!
Any bushes/small trees near the house need to be trimmed below the roof line. The far right side should have had the top shaped to fit under the eves. Nonetheless, nice considering beforehand.
as the home owner, I would have had the ones in front of the windows taken down to about 4ft high, you have windows for a reason. But you can only do what they want.
Yes, more would have been better, I agree. Like you said, had to work with what the customer wanted! Thank you for commenting! :)
Greg Ward agreed. Should’ve only been waist height at best or breast height for a short woman😩
@@RONJAE212003 Best description for shrub height I've ever read! 😁
Copper Creek Cuts lol sorry
As the home owner I would just rip it out and put in new ones those are too overgrown to take it down that far especially in one cut
Why would you want bushes infront of your windows, cut them out. Looks so nasty.
I wouldn't say nasty, but I do think it is a cleaner look without them! Thanks for watching!
It looks so poorly planned, the bushes should be cut under the window level.
I could not agree more, they should never be higher than the lowest point of the window trim, and at the corners they should be at least three feet below the soffits/eves, I have seen rats use trees and large shrubs to access the roof/attic. An apartment building I lived in I could hear rats in the attic, the management cut the trees back away from the building by about 3-4 feet and when I went out that evening on my balcony for a smoke I could see DOZENS of rats in the tree looking up at the roof like they were trying to judge whether or not they could make the jump. There was a dead rat on the ground the next day too, tried to make it and failed. Landed on the patio below my apartment.
It’s entirely possible the home owner thinks otherwise. You know, the ones paying the bills and living there full time...
Some people use the bushes to block the windows and not use curtains or blinds
Hard to fix years of neglect in a single trim. Shrubs need steady love to grow well - good work brother Brad.
Very true, and thank you so much for watching and commenting some kind words Mr. Brown! :)
Tim Brown
Well said
Sounds pretty unanimous. Rip them out and start with a clean slate
1,000 strangers on the internet might agree but if the homeowner doesn't want to pay for that work, guess who is going to win? :D
All fun and games until u hit a wasp nest lol.
That would ruin a day REAL quick!
oh heck, Ive done that. yeeeeouch!
Looks much better even though he says it's "rough". Actually looks like someone lives there . Before he trimmed the place looked abandoned .
Thank you for the kind words! :)
They need to get rid of those hedges. Horrible placement for that type of shrub. Should never cover your windows with shrubbery. Bad for curb appeal and great for burglarers.
Probably would have looked better, too! Unfortunately, that wasn't in the scope/budget of the project.
thats true but also bugs
how to replant the cut branches.
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Copper Creek Cuts
“this shrub is so big they can’t use the garage”:
nancy: i’m pretty sure one of our cars is still in there
gerald: nancy! i’m pretty sure we left one of our kids in there !!
XD Too funny! Thank you for watching and commenting! :)
My opinion / They still look over grown.
Get a little more aggressive and cut another 2 to 3 feet off the top of everything
Over all you made a huge improvement to the property. 👍🏼 good job
Thank you for the feedback, and I agree! Unfortunately, I had to work within the limits of the homeowner's budget and scope.
variegated chinese privet. when they're that big, either tear them out or use a saw and some loppers and take em back to about 2ft.
Thank you for the info, you are certainly living up to your channel name! ;)
Just take them out as im a landscaper
I agree privet that big needs to hard pruned by hand and not shears and to hard prun anything it needs to be done in the winter when the plant is dormant I also see some revertam in there that needs to be taken out
I would rent a little track hoe and “take care” of them 😈
Thanks for confirming to me these were privet. Not exactly a good choice for this location. These things grow like weeds. Had them in my home in Tennessee and they were the first thing I ripped out and I rarely rip out plants unless I can find them a new home. But these things are awful in my opinion.
I've used an electric B & D trimmer for years. It's been a workhorse but I no longer am, and wanted to make my job easier. ruclips.net/user/postUgkx_rBCFuDW1zD6blTGhLkvAkxU657uR_lG Around the corners, the small side yard etc. was a pain to run the cord out to, so I bought this thinking I'd use it for touch-ups and hard to reach places. Well, I haven't used the corded one since!This is so light weight and so much easier. It has all the power I need because I start wearing down after about 20 minutes and I haven't run out of battery yet. It takes about two hours to charge. I've used it about twice a week for a month and still have line left too. My favorite feature is the blade inside the shield that keeps the line trim to where I don't even have to think about it. You can see from my pic that it's been heavily used and I probably should clean it more often. Very happy with it.
I would have “accidentally” chopped them down. Oops!!! Customer would have been better off. 😁
LOL yes, maybe.
Seriously. Take them out, drop a new $25 plant in the hole, come back in 4 years and repeat.
Looks great for what you had to work with. If it had been my home I would have asked, How much to remove these 3 bushes and pressure wash my drive and sidewalks? :)
Hahaha! Too funny, I probably would have broken a window with my level of shrub pulling experience (that is to say, NONE) :)
J Colt Lazy home owner!
J Colt 10 dollars
@@vikings844 maybe not. Could be elderly or handicapped. Just sayin'. 🕊
What you accomplished is a huge improvement!! However, I would recommend cutting the bushes in front of the windows down to window sill height so the homeowner gets more light inside and can see out of their windows. Also, if you've got a creative side, sculpture those bushes into topiaries. LOL.
I did landscaping for 10yrs and it never failed to amaze me how often I would come across this exact situation.
Thanks for the feedback and for watching!
Honestly the shrub at the outer corner of the garage has cracked the driveway, root system no doubt
No telling what is happening to the foundation of the house and garage
I would have Strongly urged to have them completely taken out !
And would have advised planting flowers
I would just recommend for the home owner to totally get rid of all the shrubs all together since they are so lazy to trim it themselves. That house looks more like it was abandon the way how big the shrubs get. LOL
Removal probably would have looked better in the long run!
Might be elderly residents. "Lazy" is a bit harsh.
Any number of situations could apply here! The internet is full of unnecessary judgement. 🙄
I know it's what the home owner wants but I'd took em down to bout 2 ft tall or all the way out for there's a window still hid and the outside light also
Who doesn’t love a nicely trimmed bush
Ooooo Herrrrrrr MATRON!!!!!
I agree👍👍👍
I chuckled
😝😋
Burn the forest down so planes can have a landing strip.
who plants trees right infront of windows omg
The builder probably just planted whatever was on sale! :)
Grunf ! I agree with you. Those shrubs (not trees) should have been kept low and they would have become thicker with foliage. If they had been maintained they would look lovely. But now, I would rip them out and put in boxwoods.
I am a large estate garden planner. You did a great job with all the constraints on you.
Thank you for the kind words, they are much appreciated!
I would have cut them to 12" high sticks. They would fill in nicely, over time.
That probably would have looked better in the long run for sure! Thank you for watching and commenting!
Hello: I just got my overgrown hedges trimmed way down. They hadn't been trimmed in years. Yes they looked rough. I couldnt afford
it. So please consider holding back judgement. There many things to consider.Thank you.
You make a great point, thank you for watching!
I have two large holly bushes in front of my front porch. I want them smaller or pulled out, but I'm not able. So I'm stuck with with the monsters.
Your absolutely right about having to defend your work on YT! Haha. But I 100% agree it looks way better than it did and it's definitely more functional now. Doesn't look perfect but I mean, they probably haven't been trimmed in years! Lol. Hopefully this video gets you many views and subscribers bro! 😉👌
Many thanks Wyatt! I appreciate the well wishes, and yes, I feel like 20% of my videos are me trying to head off all the potential negative comments from people who take issue with certain things! :)
RUclips is full of 100 year + professionals in every trade. Duh.
I am a professional landscaper, I know customers say just take off a little when they need to be cut way back, the homeowner just let those get out of hand, as 99% of homeowners do, I have had many say, they didn't know they had to trim them. First thing I do when I buy a property is properly cut and trim everything.
you re not your
ledballone wow your English is gooder than mine! I can't English very well. Thanx! 😂👌
Thieves would love this house with all the bushes covering windows.
I never thought of that but I have been seeing all these comments about thieves and bushes and I am terrified of shrubs now! :O
Jamie Franklin
And Peeping Toms! If you can't see out your windows, it's thick enough to hide a Peeping Tom from the street. Not safe!
Looks like variegated privet. Whoever thought it was a good idea to plant those in rose locations know little about landscaping.
Yes, you are right!
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Audience I have those same shrubs in front of my home. I keep mines very short to maintain, if not they will grow very tall. People have to be careful, and NEVER let them get past your height. Chainsaw Massacre would have been my best choice to abate this problem...Smh
Would have looked better in the long run with some new plantings afterwards, too. Thanks for watching and commenting!
What kind do you have