Hi there!
My wife is chomping at the bits (not my bits) to have trees cut down in my daughter's yard. I haven't verified every species, but let's say they are oaks. There are 13, total.
The tree service guy just quoted $6500 for a turn key job. Downing, stump grinding, hauling off, cleaning up. My wife is adamant that she's going to have it done and pay for it herself, but the guy said a couple of things that gave me pause.
First off, I asked him if he needed some tissues for all the crying he was doing about his guys having to work a little to make him some money. Damn. That's a lot of trees, he said. Lol. But he also said, "That's a lot of firewood." But he also claimed he was just going to take everything to the landfill. When my daughter's boyfriend started talking about hauling everything off himself, the guy said he'll put them on the ground and leave, if that's what we want.
There's this. We have a coworker that grinds stumps. We have a coworker that has a sawmill. I have a father-in-law that has a small sawmill. We have trucks, trailers, chainsaws, rakes, time, friends, etc. I have access to several properties for debris.
What are some options or some of your thoughts as to which direction to take? I personally do not want to see my wife spend that kind of money on this, but I also know that whichever route we take, she's gonna wanna see results.
Here's a pic of my daughter's house and the trees.
My wife is chomping at the bits (not my bits) to have trees cut down in my daughter's yard. I haven't verified every species, but let's say they are oaks. There are 13, total.
The tree service guy just quoted $6500 for a turn key job. Downing, stump grinding, hauling off, cleaning up. My wife is adamant that she's going to have it done and pay for it herself, but the guy said a couple of things that gave me pause.
First off, I asked him if he needed some tissues for all the crying he was doing about his guys having to work a little to make him some money. Damn. That's a lot of trees, he said. Lol. But he also said, "That's a lot of firewood." But he also claimed he was just going to take everything to the landfill. When my daughter's boyfriend started talking about hauling everything off himself, the guy said he'll put them on the ground and leave, if that's what we want.
There's this. We have a coworker that grinds stumps. We have a coworker that has a sawmill. I have a father-in-law that has a small sawmill. We have trucks, trailers, chainsaws, rakes, time, friends, etc. I have access to several properties for debris.
What are some options or some of your thoughts as to which direction to take? I personally do not want to see my wife spend that kind of money on this, but I also know that whichever route we take, she's gonna wanna see results.
Here's a pic of my daughter's house and the trees.