Comments on: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors: Part II

By: Anne

Anne — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:15:59 +0000

Like nnaww – a tree fell on our house in a storm, and I had all the estimates lined up to take it down before the storm hit – of course it fell on our newly remodeled room. If you need pictures, just let me know!

By: skippy

skippy — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:02:40 +0000

I am anxious to read Thursday’s installment.

By: nnaww

nnaww — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:32:01 +0000

A picture is worth a 1000 words. A tree did fall on our house 2 years ago. (it fell Sunday; the tree company was scheduled to come Monday…woops). I’ll see if I can find the photo, you may want to show your neighbor that trees really do fall down and cause damage

By: Stacy

Stacy — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:13:33 +0000

Tips for hiring a tree guy: Wait until their off-season to get a better rate (if you can wait) and then get an even better price by paying cash and like any job – get more than one estimate. Does the $4k price include hauling the logs away??

By: Cindy L

Cindy L — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:11:40 +0000

I’ll be wishing you luck. I’d be stressed out over this too. We live in a subdivision in the Midwest, with lots of large old trees. We often lose branches and entire trees in storms (including ice storms) if they are not trimmed or taken down. The expense for repairing the damage can be worse than removal of the trees. In one neighborhood here, an old maple toppled over on a car in a storm last summer, taking part of the garage roof with it on the way down. So I can vouch for the fact that you need to convince your neighbor that this tree removal is not a cosmetic issue, but a safety issue as well. Can you get your tree guy to come to the meeting? Maybe he’s got a book of photos showing some of the damage he’s repaired after a storm?