Estimated quantity of logs from tree sugury

[Wonky]

You can see the cherry logs in the L/h side of the pic, also it was covered in ivy ? That’s a pain in its self,  Damson”s don’t get very big, pear well only the trunk was saved. Edit a lot has gone through the chipper.(all the damson and all but the trunk of the pear.

 

i think 1k is a lot, but how many quotes did you get, and how many guys were there. Oh and did they ask for cash and any have a pikey accents.

Edited December 18, 2018 by Wonky

[TTownsend]

Talking from my experience as an employee some times it’s quicker to bang as much through the chipper as possible than to spend logging up. We have a chipper that can take up to 8 inch rounds so we often chip what others would have to log up unless stated otherwise ie. want as many logs as possible

[Mark Bolam]

Logging takes longer than chipping, so I agree with TT above.

 

Unless things have been agreed in advance that's how it is.

 

You would have had more logs but the overall price would have increased because the job would take longer overall.

 

I agree with others though, £1k seems steep, but I wasn't there.

 

I'm confused as to why there was brushwood left on site, though.

[Vespasian]

2 hours ago, s.varty said:

You havnt been ripped off, you agreed the price they quoted you and they have done the work you asked for, as for the logs I would think that they have only ringed up the size of wood worth keeping , the rest went through the chipper.

define ripped off?...  

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Martin du Preez]

Always looks like far more timber when its standing. Tbh if you wanted to log everything over say 4 inch instead of chipping the additional cost wouldn't justify you keeping it. If it fits in the chipper it goes, Rings left. How comes they left the chip on site in bags?

[htb]

1 minute ago, Vespasian said:

define ripped off?...  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do you not have google then vesp?

[Vespasian]

1 minute ago, htb said:

Do you not have google then vesp?

I obviously know what ripped off means.. trouble is others don't seem to..  confusing a legally binding contract with being ripped off...

 

With the best will in the world I can't see how this job wasn't one were the customer hasn't been ripped off.. and royally..   

 

a middling tree and a couple of midget tree's, thieving bastards...

[jfc]

8 tonne bags seems a lot of chip for these 3 small trees. Are the bags full? If so you would seem to have more chip than I would expect! Jan.

[Joe Newton]

29 minutes ago, Vespasian said:

 

 

With the best will in the world I can't see how this job wasn't one were the customer hasn't been ripped off.. and royally..   

 

So... You're saying that they weren't ripped off, correct?

[Joe Newton]

Did you get other quotes? If not it's difficult to have much sympathy.

 

Did you check they were a reputable established company? Website, recommendations etc.

 

Were you given a detailed quote listing what was happening to the arisings? The abandoned brash is confusing. I'm assuming you asked to keep the chip.