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Has anyone here ever had a large tree removed from their garden ?

I have a large Acer - 50' - 60' that needs to come down. Had one quote so far and some more on the way but surprised by the amount on the first quote

If anyone has any experience of this and could say wht it cost them it'd be appreciated

Can't believe someone with your sn is having a tree chopped down

Shame on you

Make sure you're allowed to remove it too.

We've lots of foresters around here, so we had an acer removed, a few weeks later we'd a council bod with a clipboard saying we weren't allowed to cut it down.  ::)

My Dad said it had been stolen when they were away for the weekend & that if it was found he was welcome to put it back. Council bod looks at the stump, at my Dad, decides to give up, thankfully.

Also check wether there is a preservation order on it. In Newcastle under Lyme the council slapped one on most of them in the borough even if you planted it yourself. Ten years ago a customer of mine was threatened with a fine of up to £20,000 if he chopped down a tree he planted some 15 years before. He had to apply for planning to get it removed.

I'd love to leave the tree, it's a beaut and I don't care about light etc.

Problem is, it's gonna fall down, it's started to uproot and list and I can see disease. Must be 150 years old and something of a feature tree then as they're not indigenous.

It will fall into a neighbours garden and out into a field where people walk their dogs/ kids sometimes play.

Beautiful tree but I think I'll feel worse if I kill someone

No TPO's and council say it's mine and I can cut it down, was surprised they wouldn't come and cone off part of the field while I got it sorted though. Raised my voice I did !

Does your quote include taking the waste away Glenn?

Is there room to fell it in one or will it have to come down in sections?

Can you post a picture of the tree?

How much were you quoted? (If you want to say)

PM me the details if you like.

Wait 'til it falls down. Claim on insurance.

Sorted.

greenhouses , electric cable , telephone line , brick walls , sheds , etc in the felling area ?
easily accessible ?
site left clear of all branchwood and timber ?
tree to be logged up for firewood ? volume of timber/ branches etc
All these considerations will have a huge impact on the quote.
could be looking at anything from £200 to £2k .

LOL @ someone stole a huge tree out my garden when I was on holiday, how do you get that thru  ;applause;

We have a few trees with TPO's in our garden and the previous owner left a pile of paperwork on them when we bought the house last year.

Just checked the invoices in the stash and there's the following prices for various bits of work done, which might be a help.

14/9/10 - To reduce rear hedgerow, also remove two Cherry trees plus grind out stumps - £425+VAT

11/1/07 - To fell and remove Ash tree in back garden to ground level - £225+VAT

11/1/07 - To fell and remove Cherry tree in front garden and poison stump - £165+VAT

Bizarre circs. I am in the process of a subsidence claim due to neighbours trees causing problem to our house. Part of the vegetation report (done in Janauary)mentions the large tree on my property as a 'future' risk and that it should be taken down at some point. It also points out that if I don't do that and there are any future claims for subsidence (after this case is cleared) then they won't take responsibility. No complaints, the insurance company has been amazingly good to me wrt that property over the years

Since the report was done, the tree has moved markedly and I'm gonna have to take care of it

WOw, think I've got some kind of chancer on my hands, he wants a lot more, the trunk is prob nearly a meter in dia and it is very tall. Probs playing on the urgency of it. I'll see another few quotes before moving on it I think

Tom,

The quote is very high - £2900 (i'm getting some more). It did include removing everything and also immediate work on lopping quite a lot off to stabilise it  somewhat initially.

My wife met the guy, I'll call him tomorrow to get it from the horses mouth

Probably couldn't do it in one given where it will fall. It would damage fences of neighbours (i guess these could be removed) and other trees in the field behind. In fact the more I think about it, the more likely it is that this could actually be organised to go down in one quite safely.

I will take some pics tomorrow and post them up.

Thanks for this, do you mind me asking what do you do for a living :-)

There are some slight complications in the felling area. Without any prior knowledge I thought a couple of guys for a couple of days, probs a grand or so.

If you're in this line, anywhere near Hemel Hempstead and sitting around doing nothing :-) then Iit'd be great if you were able to take a look

If a tree is already uprooting and listing one way, can you still fell it any direction you want ?

I guess if its listing east say 10 degrees then felling it west would be a challenge. How bout felling it north though ?

If this could be felled north it would go straight out to an open field that could be cordoned off to avoid accidents

I have just used WRS Tree Services

Fully insured company Notts based

http://www.willrawsonservices.co.uk/

60ft Ash plus remove all wood and clear the site £400 Cash

That is carrying 4 Ton+ up 2 Flights of stairs to

Regards

M

If you look at my FB in February this year

They removed in sections with ropes caused no drama and carried up 40 Stairs £400

I thought it would be £1200 ish. When he said £400 all in I snap called

He said he would get 4 ton of timber logs to sell for £165 a ton

Regards

M   

i live just outside Southampton so bit far to travel to look really, although it's not out of the question if we could come to an arrangement on my travel costs.
i have been in the game over 20yrs so know a little bit : )
pretty sure you will get a cheaper quote but i'd advise strongly that you see the insurance of whom ever you use, not to rush in and use the cheapest guy as cheap isn't always best .
from what you have described already this sounds like it's not a straight forward job, also the tree may be unstable and in an unsafe state.
and finally please make sure that you have the relevant approval from your local council tree preservation inspector otherwise you will find you may be liable to a rather nasty fine even though from what you have said the tree clearly needs attention .
i'm sure that once you have had half a dozen or so quotes you will be a lot wiser after all the free advice. GL  : )

The vegetation report mentioned some fungal disease and the guy today alluded to the fact the roots could be diseased and he certainly saw it as unsafe. If it's not already unsafe it's heading there quickly as the ground is quite disturbed and the tree has listed to one side.


I would really value some advice from someone I 'know'. If you PM'd me what you think would be your travel costs I'd almost certainly go for it, especilly if you could come tomorrow !

How close to your house? Underlying soil?

About 12m away, clay soil

If there is a TPO on it Glenn, there is an easy way around that. The TPO is usually invalid if the tree happens to be diseased.

TBH I think the Council bod just gave up at that point. There was a familly of nutters down the street back then who were grassing everyone for everything they could. Council could honestly say they'd investigated.

Thanks for all the good advice. Amazing shared knowledge on here sometimes. Especilly treefella (Paul) and sorry that in the end I couldn't take up your Uncle's help - hopefully some biz in the future though.

Had a company in to quote who did the vegetation report for the insurers - can fell it in one go and cost is £650.00 ! Result ! Confimed what Tiaky said about disease and TPOs but pretty certain there is no TPO (probs should get it in writing from the council)

Double win in that insurers look like they're having a turnabout and going to pay for it to be removed as well, latest next Wednesday but might be sooner.

My new favourite friend said 'he wanted to get it on the ground as soon as poss'. I summonsed all my tree expertise and did what I've done all my career, took charge and suggested 'we better get it on the ground as soon as poss'.

Run good is back

So now only gonna be down -£2915 or £3565 & +5pts for the week. When I win the crown court appeal against the magistrates sentence this could reduce further. I know there's treemendous interest so I'll keep you all posted.