The Cost of Cutting Down Our Oak Tree

WinniTroll · 12-20-2010, 04:21 PM

You get the wood....Who gets the branches?

RLW · 12-20-2010, 06:26 PM

Regarding the chips, they can go into pellets. As mentioned a hundred times in the thread. Do make sure you get a insurance binder. Do not take a binder from the contractor, request that he insurance company send it to you directly this issures you that it is up to date. They do it all the time. I've had hundreds sent to customers before performing work.

Kamper · 12-21-2010, 10:39 AM

By way of comparison...

My neighbor and I have some trees we want to take down. Because of their height we need a lift/cherry picker (he is trained to use one). The best price for the equipment rental is $600 for a day plus $75 to deliver and $75 to pick up. He can keep the wood.

Good luck!

John A. Birdsall · 12-21-2010, 12:46 PM

We had a pine tree up at the camp. I think it cost 1,000.00 for a 65 year old man and his son to take it down, and most of it away. This was about 2' from the kitchen on one side, and 2" from the bedroom on the other side. The father is the one that climbed the tree and cut it. They took a section of tree and made slab wood 2" thick and my dad built three coffee tables with that. The Father asked how high do we want the stump, as we were not removing it. Dad said 4" and I think you can put a level on it amazing work. When they were done you did not find any signs of the tree other than the 4" high level stump and the slabs. no sawdust, no branches nothing. What a great job. oh this tree was perhaps 5' in circumfrance at the base.

Greene's Basin Girl · 12-21-2010, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by John A. Birdsall

We had a pine tree up at the camp. I think it cost 1,000.00 for a 65 year old man and his son to take it down, and most of it away. This was about 2' from the kitchen on one side, and 2" from the bedroom on the other side. The father is the one that climbed the tree and cut it. They took a section of tree and made slab wood 2" thick and my dad built three coffee tables with that. The Father asked how high do we want the stump, as we were not removing it. Dad said 4" and I think you can put a level on it amazing work. When they were done you did not find any signs of the tree other than the 4" high level stump and the slabs. no sawdust, no branches nothing. What a great job. oh this tree was perhaps 5' in circumfrance at the base.

The big oak tree came down today. It took two guys 2 hours and the cost was $400.00. They cleaned everything up when they were done. We kept the wood, but they kept the chips. We were very pleased. We didn't ask if they were insured even though I know we should of. I will blame my sister because I was not there to ask. They had business cards and seemed very professional.

This'nThat · 12-21-2010, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Green's Basin Girl

The big oak tree came down today. It took two guys 2 hours and the cost was $400.00. They cleaned everything up when they were done. We kept the wood, but they kept the chips. We were very pleased. We didn't ask if they were insured even though I know we should of. I will blame my sister because I was not there to ask. They had business cards and seemed very professional.

~ The search for someone to blame is always successful.~

Glad you got it down with no complications. Enjoy the warm fire next season!

12-20-2010, 04:21 PM	#1
WinniTroll Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 5 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Chipper? You get the wood....Who gets the branches?

12-20-2010, 06:26 PM	#2
RLW Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Alton Bay on the mountain by a lake Posts: 2,023 Thanks: 563 Thanked 444 Times in 311 Posts	Regarding the chips, they can go into pellets. As mentioned a hundred times in the thread. Do make sure you get a insurance binder. Do not take a binder from the contractor, request that he insurance company send it to you directly this issures you that it is up to date. They do it all the time. I've had hundreds sent to customers before performing work. __________________ There is nothing better than living on Alton Mountain & our grand kids visits.

12-21-2010, 12:46 PM	#4
John A. Birdsall Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Norwich, CT Posts: 599 Thanks: 27 Thanked 51 Times in 35 Posts	pine tree We had a pine tree up at the camp. I think it cost 1,000.00 for a 65 year old man and his son to take it down, and most of it away. This was about 2' from the kitchen on one side, and 2" from the bedroom on the other side. The father is the one that climbed the tree and cut it. They took a section of tree and made slab wood 2" thick and my dad built three coffee tables with that. The Father asked how high do we want the stump, as we were not removing it. Dad said 4" and I think you can put a level on it amazing work. When they were done you did not find any signs of the tree other than the 4" high level stump and the slabs. no sawdust, no branches nothing. What a great job. oh this tree was perhaps 5' in circumfrance at the base.

12-21-2010, 10:39 AM	#3
Kamper Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Thornton's Ferry Posts: 1,311 Thanks: 67 Thanked 172 Times in 128 Posts	By way of comparison... My neighbor and I have some trees we want to take down. Because of their height we need a lift/cherry picker (he is trained to use one). The best price for the equipment rental is $600 for a day plus $75 to deliver and $75 to pick up. He can keep the wood. Good luck!

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