Felling a Large tree: Costs.

 
Hello. I am new round here. I have a fairly small garden (aroun

60feet).My Silver Birch is now around 8metres high and it's thirst fo
water has been creating cracks in my neighbour's wall which stand
2feet from it. The coucil have given me permission to have it felled
It will have to be done bit by bit ,of course. Does anyone have a ver
rough idea of how much an average Insured tree-feller might charge fo
this type of work? Unfortunately, I have no idea at all. Here's hopin
and thanks

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Mildew

 
Mildew Wrote:


About 12 months ago I had a large Ash tree removed from the bottom o
my garden,it was a bit of a monster. But it only took two men one day
One cutting and the other removing and burning the branches.The cos
including cleaning up the garden came to £150.00.considering the siz
of the tree i was more than happy

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grimmjimm

 
grimmjimm Wrote:


Many thanks for that, Grimmjimm. That is not a
bad as I expected. I use Logs in winter so I will keep them

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Mildew

 On Tue, 23 May 2006 18:37:46 +0000, Mildew


Variables include:
tree size (diameter of trunk and spread of crown as well as height)
tree condition (healthy/safe to climb or decaying and scary?)
obstacles (glass greenhouse?  immoveable 18th century stone carvings?
terra cotta tile roof?)
access (drop branches into the chipper, or snake individual armloads
through seven gates up a 30 degree slope?)

It's impossible to offer a price without seeing the site.  It sounds
fairly small and simple, and might be a half-day job if you can find
an arborist willing to break a day in half.  In TX, I'd want at least
$300 to $400 for such a job on average, but I have no idea what the
going rate is for similar in UK.  An easy flopper might go cheaper,
and a real pain might cost more.

K

 Here in California (Sacramento), prices can vary significantly.  I
strongly suggest getting several bids.

I'm envious of the prices mentioned by the other posters from Texas,
etc.  I just had mistletoe removed from a couple of trees a few months
ago, and it was $325.00.  Tree removal for a mature average sized tree
runs anywhere from $600 - $1000+. depending on the bid!

About 4 years ago, I had three very tall palm trees taken out of my
yard. . .I thought I got a bargain @ $1,200. for the removal. However,
the workers weren't reliable.  They started the job, left it, came back
in 2 weeks, etc.  I was a basket case, when the job was completed.  But
the next nearest bid was double the $1,200. for the three trees.

Tree removal, especially if they pose a danger during removal of
hitting your house, or that of a neighbors, power lines, or any other
structure, automobiles, etc. need to be handled by licensed, insured
and bonded individuals.   You don't want something catastrophic
happening during the process, that no one is going to be able/or be
willing to take responsibility for.

Myrl Jeffcoat
http://www.myrljeffcoat.com