Is "stupidity" an insured event?
Sometimes I am glad I am not a DIY guy. Definitely cutting a tree near your house is good time to hire a pro.
Once had a HUGE fir cut down in B.C.; the logger (almost) literally 'ran' up the tree with 2, (count 'em), 2 running chainsaws, (of different sizes), hanging on ropes from his belt........at the top he started back down, cutting in ~ 2' sections, all of which landed in a roughly 6' circle at the tree's base.I need to remove a 50-foot oak tree from my front yard. I am hiring a professional.
A couple of years ago, we needed to have a large tree cut down because it had grown too close to the power lines. Called a well known local company and they quoted us $6,500 to cut down and remove the tree. I said I didn't need it removed; the firewood would be fine. Dropping the removal part brought the quote down only to $6,000.
After my heart rate dropped a bit, I did a little more investigating, and discovered that the power company would cut it down for free, since it was in their interest as well as mine.
Bottom line: If I needed to get another big tree cut, I would get a LOT of quotes for the job.
One time we hired someone to cut a tall tree in our front yard. When the guy showed up by himself and a rope we said - Never Mind! and sent him away. Then we called a professional tree removal company. They did a tidy job, removed all the wood, ground the stump, very clean. I don't remember it costing very much - but that was a LONG time ago!Sometimes I am glad I am not a DIY guy. Definitely cutting a tree near your house is good time to hire a pro.
Yeah prices vary by when the contractor's boat payment is due.
I've thought about importing a logger from Oregon. Offer airfare and hotel for a week and maybe $1k. I'm sure it would be cheaper then what happens here.
I don't want to end up on youtube so I'll stay out of the tree.
You want to be careful having the local power company cut down your trees. In our area, they do a hatchet job. We had ours professionally done and the company did a great job. Our neighbor relied on the power company to do it for free. One of their massive trees had three huge trunks, two of which leaned towards to power lines, one towards their driveway where they park their very pricey cars...guess which trunk the power company left standing . Other trees were asthetically ruined if not damaged and some were removed. He had to hire some professionals to come in and clean up the power company's mess. Like they say...you get what you pay for, in our area at least!
One time we hired someone to cut a tall tree in our front yard. When the guy showed up by himself and a rope we said - Never Mind! and sent him away. Then we called a professional tree removal company. They did a tidy job, removed all the wood, ground the stump, very clean. I don't remember it costing very much - but that was a LONG time ago!
Once had a HUGE fir cut down in B.C.; the logger (almost) literally 'ran' up the tree with 2, (count 'em), 2 running chainsaws, (of different sizes), hanging on ropes from his belt........at the top he started back down, cutting in ~ 2' sections, all of which landed in a roughly 6' circle at the tree's base.
Over and done in nothing flat....no muss, no fuss......all I had to do was the splitting & piling.
Hire a pro!
Ours was done circa 1994.....can't recall the cost either, but if it was more than a couple hundred bucks I'd've left the damn tree where it was, so it had to have been cheap.I'm not sure what he charged but I think it was only a few hundred (but we live in a low cost area).
Fun to watch a pro at work.
The power company is ONLY interested in protecting their lines.... they could care less about how the tree looks... your example is exactly how they would cut... cut the ones going to the power lines and leave the rest.. they are not doing you a favor.... Also, they have the right to do that hatchet job even if you do not want them to.... do a search on some cut trees and take a look.... some are just hideous...
BUT, the cost of removing the REST of the tree should be a lot less...
My logger does run up trees and I am paying him $1,000 to have 1 large oak tree and 2 smaller trees removed. He will also trim all the dead branches from the 30+ trees on our property. We do live in a low cost of living area though. Prices do vary quite a bit. I have heard of someone who paid $10K to have a single tree removed.