Free tools
Free Arborist Tools & Calculators
10 things people ask an arborist for before they are ready to hire one: whether a tree is protected, which report a council actually wants, what it will cost, and what the protection zone radius is. All free, no email required, and the answers are the same ones this practice works from.
- Built on AS 4970:2025 and current council local laws
- The permit checker covers all 7 South East Queensland councils
- Written and maintained by the arborist who uses them
Which Arborist Report Do You Need?
Councils ask for different documents for different situations. This narrows it to the one report yours actually requires.
Open the tool → 7 councilsDo I Need a Permit to Remove a Tree?
Answer a few questions about your council, your tree and your situation, and find out whether approval is likely to be required.
Open the tool → SEQ pestsWhat's Wrong With My Tree?
Pick where the problem is and what you can see, and find the most likely pest or disease, with a guide to treating it.
Open the tool → Real pricesArborist Report Cost Calculator
An honest estimate for your job, built from the same published prices this practice quotes from.
Open the tool → Per-mm ratesStump Grinding Cost Calculator
What a stump should cost to grind out, priced on the measurement that actually drives it — how wide it is at ground level.
Open the tool → No biasTree Removal Cost Calculator
What a removal should cost, from a practice that does not sell removals — so the number is not a bid for your job.
Open the tool → AS 4970:2025Tree Protection Zone (TPZ) Calculator
Work out TPZ and SRZ radii to AS 4970 from trunk diameter, including whether an encroachment is major or minor.
Open the tool → 37 speciesTree Weight Calculator
How much a tree weighs — trunk, canopy and whole tree — from its measurements and the green density of its wood.
Open the tool → QCAT guideNeighbouring Tree Disputes: QCAT Guide
How a Queensland neighbour tree dispute works, from the first conversation to QCAT, with an evidence checklist and a timeline spreadsheet.
Open the tool → 4 methodsTree Valuation Calculator
An indicative tree value by the Revised Burnley method — or three other published methods.
Open the tool →These are planning tools, not assessments. They do the arithmetic and walk the decision tree correctly, which is enough to work out where you stand and what you are likely to need. What a council assesses is the report around that — the site inspection, the tree's condition and the justification. If a tool tells you that you need one, Get It Done writes them.
Used a tool and need the report?
Send the address and what your council has asked for. Fixed price before anything starts, and an honest answer if the tool over-estimated what you need.