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Originally Posted by Green's Basin Girl
The estimate is $400.00. We will keep the wood. Is that cost reasonable or not?
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Yes, it is. It cost me nearly $900 to have a tree taken down that threatened my house. It was a particularily delicate task that took a lot of time. I also kept the wood.
I don't know how big your tree is, but a largish oak can yield 1/4-1/2 cord of wood. A cord goes for $275 these days, so your real cost is around $200 - $300.
The only other way to get the cost down is to let the tree fall on your house, and get the insurance company to pay for repairs and tree removal afterwards. This only works, of course, if your deductable is $0.
Make sure the woodsman has insurance.
And demand to see the paperwork. Any legitimate woodsman would have no problem giving you a copy of his insurance papers.