Monster dismantle...... Priced for today

[Lorry thompson]

Sounds like a riggers heaven.

 

Don't be surprised if they use a cowboy (based on price) as he'll offer to repair all the fencing at no cost because he's also a fencer, landscaper and driveway specialist.

 

Really hope you get it though. Just make sure you really price it well other wise it will be a riggers hell.

 

Not many cowboys fancy getting up a big tree Haha if they do they usually put a huge price on, when we first started I used to price big trees cheap to win the job and get our name about

[welwell]

Best only price it for a couple of days then Wayne....

 

Indeed.

[welwell]

Did you take a pic of the tree when you priced it? Love to see it. A whole week on a little 70 footer sounds, even with tight access and fences, like a play in the park

 

No shots unfortunately camera not with me, I know its going to sound convoluted but its a particularly big 70footer if you catch my drift. Equal spread to height I reckon, I'm normally pretty good on timings on jobs, and something about this one screamed out to me "need a day or possibly more contingency" you know sometimes you just get that feeling?

 

Still to get the price in but I think solely down to size of wood and distance to vehicles it's looking like at least 4 days for 3 men possible 4 men! Like I say BIG tree!!

 

I shall keep y'all unformed

[welwell]

Update on said tree.

 

Got the costings figured out, sent off the quote 3k. Received an email yesterday saying the job's mine................if I want, for..........£1500. Wrote a polite email back explaining how I came to that price, manpower, days, fuel, insurances etc etc and said he should bite the hand off of the person who's willing to do the tree for that price. It made me check and double check my price, but I'd stand by it, and I'd love to see how long and how well the other company do the tree.

 

Shame really, would've been a great takedown.

[redmoosefaction]

Is that 3k to fell and stack in his garden. Can you just leave the stem eg as big as

 

We have permission to do a 'big' poplar that we have put 3750 on. But we can get a crane in with skips.

 

Will post photos later. Perhaps you can say it's your. Haha

 

 

Moosie

[likeitorlumpit]

Update on said tree.

 

Got the costings figured out, sent off the quote 3k. Received an email yesterday saying the job's mine................if I want, for..........£1500. Wrote a polite email back explaining how I came to that price, manpower, days, fuel, insurances etc etc and said he should bite the hand off of the person who's willing to do the tree for that price. It made me check and double check my price, but I'd stand by it, and I'd love to see how long and how well the other company do the tree.

 

Shame really, would've been a great takedown.

 

Don't you just love the modern day customer.

I'd have said sure I'll do it for that and you clean up:001_tt2:

[welwell]

Is that 3k to fell and stack in his garden. Can you just leave the stem eg as big as

 

We have permission to do a 'big' poplar that we have put 3750 on. But we can get a crane in with skips.

 

Will post photos later. Perhaps you can say it's your. Haha

 

 

Moosie

 

No, that was to take away as well, must say the skip idea sprung to my mind also. No chance of a crane here!

[Mark Bolam]

I'll let you know how I get on with it Wayne....

 

Seriously, sometimes you just have to walk away and let the lowballers get on with it.

 

I priced a big willow takedown at £2200 a few years back, and lost out to a price of £600. I found out that job took 4 days for 3 men.

 

I know what Lorry is saying about going in a bit keen to get noticed, but that is madness.

 

Big tree prices are crazy sometimes.

[welwell]

Don't you just love the modern day customer.

I'd have said sure I'll do it for that and you clean up:001_tt2:

 

Problem is, after the first day you'd be falling over the arisings all the time, gardens too narrow.

[welwell]

I'll let you know how I get on with it Wayne....

 

Seriously, sometimes you just have to walk away and let the lowballers get on with it.

 

I priced a big willow takedown at £2200 a few years back, and lost out to a price of £600. I found out that job took 4 days for 3 men.

 

I know what Lorry is saying about going in a bit keen to get noticed, but that is madness.

 

Big tree prices are crazy sometimes.

 

Agree wholeheartedly on the keen pricing side of things, have done it in the past but you know hoe sometimes you just get the gut feeling that this one is going to be serious work for all involved....price HAS to reflect that.

 

I've had a week of big tree takedowns to price, and I think the main issue is most clients (potential) expect us to be happy with earning £80-100/day, have to explain quite often the other costs that a professional company has to cover (we all know what they are). However, much we can justify the price, I'd seriously have to think before I spent 3k on household stuff.

 

Like you say, let those people who want to work for peanuts do so, and work themselves bankrupt.

 

Move on, get the next price in!!