Elm price

[gooseflight]

After a ballpark figure please.

 

We have two elms, approx. 450 cu/20 tonne in total (~250 year old) going away for milling. Middle-man contractor has felled and extracted to roadside at his cost and he will be paying haulage. Two guys on the job.

 

Had to be felled first to see where rot stopped. Luckily this was about a meter above the cut.

 

We get to retain crown for firewood.

 

Any ideas on the going rate to us?

[skyhuck]

After a ballpark figure please.

 

We have two elms, approx. 450 cu/20 tonne in total (~250 year old) going away for milling. Middle-man contractor has felled and extracted to roadside at his cost and he will be paying haulage. Two guys on the job.

 

Had to be felled first to see where rot stopped. Luckily this was about a meter above the cut.

 

We get to retain crown for firewood.

 

Any ideas on the going rate to us?

 

You are expecting to be paid?

 

If I was the contractor I would be expecting to send you a bill. Maybe if they were really nice timber and there was no real tidy up, IE all the top just left there for you, the timber may cover the cost, but not something I've done or wanted to do.

[Big J]

Anywhere from £25 to over £1000 a tonne depending on quality. Without photos it's impossible to tell!

[Daniël Bos]

I think 10t/butt may be a little over optimistic?

If they were 5m long, they'd have to be about 1.75m average diameter to get to that weight... If they are, Awesome!

[gooseflight]

Thanks All,

 

Top is just left, no tidy up. We aren't going to get a bill because the contractor approached us.

 

One butt is 10T according to contractor. Other probably less.

 

I'll post some pics later.

[gooseflight]

Pics at last (it's been raining for two days!).

 

One butt is ~10m the other ~7.5m.