I had Up and Down Tree Service recommended to me by a close friend and was thrill when he arrived an hour after i called to get an estimate. We walked around my property and talked about many trees I had issues or concerns with. i have a tree that was leaning towards the house and i was worried that if in a serious storm the tree would fall on my home. He told me the tree should be pruned to let more sun onto the roof of my home, and that the tree was strong and it didnt need to be removed. (later, after speaking with my significant other, i realized that Jim could have taken advantage of me and told me that the tree needed to come down immediately and i would have forked over the money.) But that didnt happen and i am very grateful for his honesty.
Because of rain we were not able to start work for three days but that was very understandable since its october and trees dont dry quickly after a rain, especially for three days of rain. Today at 12pm (tuesday october 8th 2013) i called Jim to see if he was able to make it to my house or if he had to catch up on any other jobs he had been working on b4 mine. Turns out the tree was down and he was just cleaning up. i drove home to check out the work to see if everything had been done well and to my liking. Not only was the 60ft tree down but the dead tree in my front yard was down the he had removed two very young trees that were future trouble for my foundation.
Jim and his team were very good and clean and a pleasure to work with. (my neighbor wanted the fire wood and Jim left it in a very nice pretty pile close to my neighbors driveway)
But what i think topped the cake for me was that my neighbor walked over and asked Jim if he would remove a limb of one of my trees that was hanging over her driveway and leaving a mess on her truck. Not only did he ask me before he did any work on that tree, but he removed it without charging my neighbor or myself a dime.
TO TOP IT ALL!!! i was originally estimated over double Up and Down Tree Service's quote. These boys deserved everything they got and more... that's why i got the some canolli's and gift certificates. If i had more i would have tipped them too. PS... when he left i asked if he build fences.
- Approximate cost of services:
- $800.00
- Any advice to offer fellow homeowners facing a similar project?
- call and book an estimate with someone else, then book an estimate with Up and Down... their price might bow you away!