Taking down a tree in my yard

• ernest_t_bass

  

  dlazz;1177528 wrote:No, I am not.
  
  http://woosteroh.com/engineering.php
  
  
  
  Edit: Looks like it is on a per-city basis.

  Your quote says, "Construction." That include maintenance? Rebuilding? If you have a tree in YOUR yard, and it's tearing up the sidewalk, why should the city pay for a new sidewalk?
• dlazz

  ernest_t_bass;1177543 wrote:Your quote says, "Construction." That include maintenance? Rebuilding? If you have a tree in YOUR yard, and it's tearing up the sidewalk, why should the city pay for a new sidewalk?

  More likely than not, the tree was there first.
  
  
  Shoddy engineering caused the sidewalk to fuck up, not the tree.
• Curly J

  

  dlazz;1177545 wrote:More likely than not, the tree was there first.

  
  Not necessarily. If it is one of those soft maples they grow real fast. I planted one at my Grandpa's place when it had just one leaf on it. That was probably around 1980 or 81. They had to cut it down just over 20 years later as it was too large and starting to split so far up the tree where it Y'ed out into different branches.
  
  When I planted it Grandpa said it would never live. It did live and the tree he bought for $50.00 didn't.
• jmog

  I just had a 4' diameter tree that was only about 10' off my back door removed.
  
  It was very tall and big in diameter and mostly dead. So, due to it being that close to the house and being mostly dead they had to use a cherry picker instead of climbing the tree to cut the large limbs off.
  
  All and all it cost ~$900 for stump grinding and tree removal. They left me whatever wood I wanted (kept most of the 4-6" size branches for fire wood and some of the 12" branches).
  
  I am still determining what I am going to do with the 'untreated' mulch from the stump grinding.
• jmog

  One thing of note, if you are in good standing (have been paying on time) with your electric company most of them offer monthly installments for tree removal. They have to do it so often they have subcontractors basically on call. Even if it is not a tree that is in the way of electrical lines you can typically have them set it up and pay monthly installments on your electric bill.
  
  I personally just had someone else do it (quote was cheaper than the guy that worked through the electric company) and paid in full.
• justincredible

  

  jmog;1177576 wrote:One thing of note, if you are in good standing (have been paying on time) with your electric company most of them offer monthly installments for tree removal. They have to do it so often they have subcontractors basically on call. Even if it is not a tree that is in the way of electrical lines you can typically have them set it up and pay monthly installments on your electric bill.
  
  I personally just had someone else do it (quote was cheaper than the guy that worked through the electric company) and paid in full.

  Seems like they'd probably charge an arm and a leg for it. The monthly payments would be nice but if you can just save up for it or have money earmarked for home improvements it would be cheaper. Do you remember how much more they wanted to charge?
• thePITman

  

  My dad had another guy stop by my house just a few minutes ago to get an estimate on tree/trunk removal. I just heard back, and he quoted at $2,350!
• OneBuckeye

  

  Borrow an Ax, use google and make memory that could last a lifetime. You can carve the stump into an eagle or something.
• justincredible

  

  thePITman;1177584 wrote:My dad had another guy stop by my house just a few minutes ago to get an estimate on tree/trunk removal. I just heard back, and he quoted at $2,350!

  o_0
  
  Sounds like a ripoff.
• ManO'War

  

  I had 3 trees taken down last year...$1600. I have two more to go this year.
  
  In Florida I had a big oak tree taken down...but down there you need a permit to cut a tree down. The City wouldn't give me one because I didn't have enough tree "points" on my property. So some guy came around on a Sunday (when the inspectors are not working) and offered to trim it. I told him to cut it down and we did a cash deal for $800 on the spot. Two hours later it was gone.
  
  So make sure you don't need a permit, and I would also definitely get someone insured.
• thePITman

  

  ManO'War;1177595 wrote:So make sure you don't need a permit

  How in the heck do I do that? Is the permit property-based that determines whether or not the tree can be cut down? Or just means whether or not I can be the one to cut it down? So if I need a permit but can't get one, can nobody cut it down? Thanks.
• WebFire

  I'd want to keep it for the shade. Probably does wonders for cooling your house in the summer.
  
  And there is no way I would trust someone who would do that for $200.
• FatHobbit

  

  WebFire;1177605 wrote:I'd want to keep it for the shade. Probably does wonders for cooling your house in the summer.

  I agree
  

  WebFire;1177605 wrote:And there is no way I would trust someone who would do that for $200.

  
• Belly35

  

  thePITman;1177600 wrote:How in the heck do I do that? Is the permit property-based that determines whether or not the tree can be cut down? Or just means whether or not I can be the one to cut it down? So if I need a permit but can't get one, can nobody cut it down? Thanks.

  You don't need a permit .. to take a tree down in Ohio on your property ... cut the mofo and move on
• 4cards

  

  thePITman;1177584 wrote:My dad had another guy stop by my house just a few minutes ago to get an estimate on tree/trunk removal. I just heard back, and he quoted at $2,350!

  ...must have been boys from Rygards!
  
• chicago510

  

  thePITman;1177584 wrote:My dad had another guy stop by my house just a few minutes ago to get an estimate on tree/trunk removal. I just heard back, and he quoted at $2,350!

  Seems legit.
• jmog

  justincredible;1177581 wrote:Seems like they'd probably charge an arm and a leg for it. The monthly payments would be nice but if you can just save up for it or have money earmarked for home improvements it would be cheaper. Do you remember how much more they wanted to charge?

  I want to say it was $1200, worked out to $100/mo added to the electric bill for a year. Like I said above, I ended up paying a little less than $900 in the end.
• jmog

  Oh yeah, and word of advice, don't get it done by someone who is uninsured ESPECIALLY since it is right next to your house.
  
  If it falls on your house and you had someone who is uninsured do it, your homeowners will not pay for the house repairs.
  
  The only time I've ever had this done by someone who was uninsured was when the tree was somewhat small (about 12" in diameter) and it was far away from anyone's house.
• mcburg93

  

  We just had one removed between our house and some power lines. It cost us 1800 so the 2300 will be a close price. The guys we had do ours said the reason it cost so much was cause of the location its more work to keep limbs from falling on the house and the lines. He used a bucket truck and did a great job. They also said had it been out in the yard away from everything they wouldve only charged me 500 to take it down and get rid of it.
• THE4RINGZ

  

  I had Wooster Tree Service take down a couple of trees for me two years ago, they are insured and bonded and in the $200-300 per tree range. They also ground the stump, and carried away the debris. They did good work. I see they park their trucks down at the fairgrounds overnight.
  
  
  And to answer the Wooster sidewalk question, the homeowner is responsible for maintaining the sidewalk on their property.
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  You should buy one of these
  
  [video=youtube;1IV10M1RbEA][/video]
• justincredible

  

  Raw Dawgin' it;1177724 wrote:You should buy one of these
  
  [video=youtube;1IV10M1RbEA][/video]

  This is pretty awesome.
• sjmvsfscs08

  Why do you want to get rid of that tree? It looks great. Big trees are such a value to a yard.
• thePITman

  

  sjmvsfscs08;1177758 wrote:Why do you want to get rid of that tree? It looks great. Big trees are such a value to a yard.

  It constantly sheds limbs that fall and stay on the roof, which I have to clean off. Every Spring/Summer the helicopter leaf thingies clog up the gutter covers all the way around my house daily (and need leaf-blowed daily to keep my driveway clear), its roots are bringing up my driveway and yard, and the amount of leaves I get from that one tree alone is astounding! If/when I get rid of that tree, I'm strongly considering replacing it with a patio/deck attached to the house, which could really improve the value of the home if/when we look to sell 3 years from now.
  
  The pictures I posted on this thread are from 3 years ago when I bought the house. The tree has grown and seems to have taken over my property! Haha.
• Belly35

  

  Belly got wood 2008