Advice Needed - Conifer Removal

[Marc Lewis]

As has been said, depends on access. If access is good and it looks like it probably is, then £500 is fair

[Dan Maynard]

You could top it by half and keep the tree if you wanted.

That's a good idea actually, I like that.

Would it be cheaper though? I think it depends if there is room to fell the top?

[Mick Dempsey]

No need to fell the top in one.

[Khriss]

A.  That tree wont fall over cos of wind

 

B. Its A Leylandii so it should be got rid of  ( not even non native - aint even a proper tree. 

 

C. Its a lot of work,  wood is worthless and you end up with a load of shit chip. 

 

Bite the bullet. K

[Khriss]

3 hours ago, Stubby said:

If it fell " during the high winds " it would brush the brick dust off the building . I am not a fan of conifers in a domestic situation but , as said its somewhere safe and warm for fukking loads of starlings

 

Edited May 7, 2020 by Khriss
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[Mick Dempsey]

1 minute ago, Khriss said:

A.  That tree wont fall over cos of wind

 

B. Its A Leylandii so it should be got rid of  ( not even non native - aint even a proper tree. 

 

C. Its a lot of work,  wood is worthless and you end up with a load of shit chip. 

 

Bite the bullet. K

A. Leylandii are great trees for nesting birds, safer from corvids.

 

B. If people enjoy it stuff the arb nazis (Sycamore are non native)

 

C. It’s not a lot of work, it’s a piece of piss.

[nepia]

To be pedantic is it not a Lawson's?  Probably denser inside than a Leyland so even better for the birds.

[jarborist]

Always interested how quickly tree surgeons say other tree surgeons have over priced a job, when in another conversation they will be pointing out how we can't charge enough with our overheads , and lack of recognition of skill. It happens on here a lot and on site too where one firm will say how expensive another firm is (usually based on one or two prices they have quoted against - not the others where the quote was too low/just right).  I certainly don't support the rip off costing at an extreme end, but £500.00 - £1000.00. We should all wonder - how far is the tree surgeon travelling ( I know I sometimes get recommended and when I say on the initial phone call - no problem, but obviously it will cost more than someone local as I am far away the client sometimes seems surprised) , where's the tip site , and as Struie said in this example we don't know how long the drag is. I know even without felling it wont take long to dismantle ,  -  but there's a fair amount of debris there. Yes you can do another job, but a lot of firms will need to tip off first, narrowing the timescale for further work . I definitely over fret about not wanting to over charge . Does the op mean £1000.00 including VAT  ? We also know that we all have different angles in running trucks etc (big, small, 4x4) that mean  we win on some and lose on some jobs, but that doesn't mean we over priced it  - for us.

 

Overall , unless its an obvious complete rip off my impression when we slate others is sometimes we are , at least unconsciously, saying - hey I'm really good I can do that quickly this other person is charging too much cos they cant do it as quickly. When really a lot of us wish we could charge more cos its a fairly hard job and it would be good to be able to keep doing it without working at 100mph every day and get some recognition for some effort involved - and that's without discussing getting rid of arisings, and the true , or perceived cost there.

 

In the end this is a member of the public , and we all know how often people think the work should be done for the timber and a beer , why further that with all the negativity ? Struie I think you gave a great answer - and bit more succinct than mine . Jess - good luck with it , get a few quotes if you are not sure.

[Steven P]

23 minutes ago, Khriss said:

A.  That tree wont fall over cos of wind

 

B. Its A Leylandii so it should be got rid of  ( not even non native - aint even a proper tree. 

 

C. Its a lot of work,  wood is worthless and you end up with a load of shit chip. 

 

Bite the bullet. K

Kind of glad the wood is worthless, its gong to keep me warm all next winter Sold some in the last few weeks (my excess) which will pay for the coal I'll burn to.. so not quite worthless.

[Mick Dempsey]

Oh no, don’t hit me with those negative vibes man!

 

There is next to no technical expertise required on this job, it’s just logistics.

Any firm could rattle that out by midday whilst hungover.