£780 to cut down a tree?

CKhalvashi

I've just paid £400 for a 30ft tree to be cut to 6ft, and this is in Hertfordshire.

Shop around, and see what you can get.

CK

Mojisola

Do you want to cut the tree down?

Hoof_Hearted

We had a huge conifer cut down and removed and stump ground for £300 (in the south), if this helps.

50Twuncle

12 years ago - I paid £120 for a huge (6 feet girth) apple tree to be removed from my garden (SW England) and to have the stump ground out

The trunk was so heavy that eventually the company brought in a low loader to cart it away
I think that apple wood is quite valuable/useful though ?
So £780 - they are taking the p#**
I think that if you need it doing - you can get it done much, much cheaper.....
The solicitors obviously have a vested/financial interest in the job - probably taking a large cut of the money...

bunberry

Mojisola wrote: »

Do you want to cut the tree down?

I think we'd consider it if we wanted to move house, as it does make the garden look smaller. But since we haven't even lived here for a year, it's at the very bottom of our priority list.

bunberry

50Twuncle wrote: »

12 years ago - I paid £120 for a huge (6 feet girth) apple tree to be removed from my garden (SW England) and to have the stump ground out

The trunk was so heavy that eventually the company brought in a low loader to cart it away
I think that apple wood is quite valuable/useful though ?
So £780 - they are taking the p#**
I think that if you need it doing - you can get it done much, much cheaper.....
The solicitors obviously have a vested/financial interest in the job - probably taking a large cut of the money...

Will definitely shop around. In the meantime we'll be telling the solicitors to stick it :beer:

butler_helen

£135 in Reading for a 40ft silver birch to be cut down, logged and debris removed.

Plus about £90 to stumpbust the stump.

So I think your quote is extortionate.

bunberry

stebiz wrote: »

Great. Then that's a good point on your part. I must say that it is rather large and must really annoy them. Try and see it from their point of view.

Try another letter saying

'Following your representatives visit although I am not obligated to get the work carried out I also don't wish to fall out with any neighbours'

'I did mention this last year to you and money is very tight. Would you like to get the work done? The only people who benefit from legal proceedings are the lawyers and this money could go towards the cost of removing/trimming the trees'

'I can contribute £x if that helps. With summer around the corner I can appreciate you wanting to spend time in your garden...................blah blah'

What p***ed us off was that she didn't even have the courtesy to come round and talk to us (nor our next door neighbour who received an even longer letter). We even said in our reply, that we were disappointed she felt the need to type up a formal letter rather than come for a chat. It's not a very neighbourly thing to do - not that we consider her a neighbour.

We'll just shop around for a good price and get rid of the tree. If we don't, who knows whether we'll be bombarded with more letters in the future.

Mojisola

bunberry wrote: »

I think we'd consider it if we wanted to move house, as it does make the garden look smaller. But since we haven't even lived here for a year, it's at the very bottom of our priority list.

In that case, I'd get two or three more reasonable quotes and send her back a letter saying that if they would like to pay for the tree's removal, you will let it happen.

If they agree, make sure they give you the money upfront.

themull1

Surely the tree was there long before her conservatory and she would have known about the roots then? it might make it worse cutting it down, and saturate the soil where the roots were taking the water, causing further damage. Send a letter to her stating you have no problem cutting the tree down and give her the bill to pay. Why should you pay it?