What would you do?

[silvafox]

Just quoted to top a boundary of sycamores behind a pub to open up sunset.

Landlord says got permission and flashes LA letter. Price accepted, tidy profit, nice little zipline number.Start Friday.

Just read letter in detail, 2 pinmts later, home with a key bab. S**t!

Letter says prune branches to boundary. This is a CArea. Noone admits ownership of adjacent land or trees not even Town Council.

 

What would you do? Quik response please!

[Steve Bullman]

i'd do what the letter gives permission for and nothing more personally

[Pete Mctree]

Run with the permission only. Not worth pushing it unless there is real and researched ground to ignore it, i.e. an incorrectly served tpo

[silvafox]

Is not possible to be a pro but also a bit buccaneer? Problem is everyone will know who did it, what a good job it was and then the wrong person will get all the info. Excuse my immoral pov but theyre only sycamores and they are smack on the boundary give or take a slip.

[Steve Bullman]

everyone bends the rules sometimes....ie make 25% into 30% but theres a hug difference between cutting back to a boundary and topping, and if its going to be seen then its just not worth the risk is it?

[Pete Mctree]

Take the risk of trashing your rep. and the $$$$ or just bide your time,re apply and sugest staged retrenchment pruning. i.e. go hit em hard repeatedly over a long period of time

[silvafox]

Thanks for the wise words guys.

This forum has really helped me.

Who would have thought that business decisions could be conferred amongst proffessional arborists from across the UK and result in sensible and considered action (the right and lawful ) being taken by the otherwise overwhelmed (economically focused) individual contractor.

Sorry to come across a bit 'Pikey' last night !

 

I'm not motivated to do the things I do and take the risks etc just for money. Otherwise I wouldn't do it at all.

[Steve Bullman]

ive learnt a lot from forums, not just climbing techniques but also general business management.

[silvafox]

If I'd of left the letter of consent on the bar without proper reading I would have done that job and ended up in court. Well worth reading the detail and not just glancing the letterhead and clients name as I originally did.