Before anyone climbs
How to hire residential tree work here
This directory lists crews. It does not employ, bond, or guarantee them. You call them. Ask these yourself.
ISA or not?
An ISA chip here only means a public page named ISA. Ask who holds the credential and whether that person is on your job.
Removal, prune, or storm?
Those are different jobs and different prices. Get the scope in writing.
Emergency hours?
Ask if they take storm calls after hours. Get the number they actually answer.
Where does the wood go?
Haul, chip, or leave rounds. Get it written.
Neighbors and power lines?
Ask who talks to the neighbor. Ask if they work near lines or call the utility.
Written price?
Get the number in writing before anyone climbs. Include stump and haul-away.
Watch-outs
- No written price.
- They will not say where the wood goes.
- They will not name emergency hours or who is in the tree.