My son had a big willow cut down when he bought his new house,cost around £300.
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My son had a big willow cut down when he bought his new house,cost around £300.
Will also depend if the tree can be felled in one action, or as typical in built up areas it will need to be cut by section. Subsequently height of the tree is a major determining factor for cost of removal and increasingly out of control leylandii which were originally used for privacy on modern estates are providing steady work for the arborists
In the case of a sectional cut, you are not only paying for an arborist, but you will probably need a rope man. Also add into the equation if the tree branches are to be chipped, burnt or in some extreme cases skipped, and as stated earlier if they will keep the (hard/soft) wood and which should in effect be a part payment for the work.
Also check that they have 3rd Party Liability Insurance
I felled a silver birch that was about 22 feet tall.
Checked out the YouTube vids and wanted to bring it down in a gap of five feet (it could have gone into the garden of three neighbours!). Cut the wedge facing where I wanted it to fall with an ordinary saw and then cut opposite it, inserted a wedge, hit it and ran. It came down EXACTLY where I wanted it to fall.
The dodgy part was that when the two cuts were made, you could see the tree moving in the very light breeze - it could have been blown down anywhere. The vids don't tell you to check the wind speed!
Based on my experience, I'd advise you to bring in a professional (who doesn't have am Irish accent)
Do you really need to fell it? Ever where I go i am seeing trees being chopped down.
Sorry to ask this in this thread but didn't want to turn the message board into some gardening board.
Does anyone have experience with getting the council to cut a tree, not the whole thing just part of it.
Have a massive ****er behind the house, sort of a wildlife area but the one tree is slowly each year coming closer to touching the roof.
I'm aware they wouldn't care much about light which is already blocked from about 2pm in the summer but from a safety point of view? Some of the branches that fall on the garden over the winter are quite large and we have young children.
Do you prefer it in a bed or up against a wall?
True but be careful. If it has Tree Preservation Order (TPO) on it you could be committing a criminal offence. If it is genuinely a safety issue the Council will (should!) normally carry out the work on their own tree. If its a light/view issue they might not be so accommodating. If you start hacking about or felling one of their TPO'd trees you could find yourself in court
I bought a cheap chainsaw 50 quid took 6 conifers down , need a mate to help , saw or cut off the higher branches first then use chainsaw be careful good luck ,and may your god go with you , they are beasts,so practice first on something thin and low down like a small tree stem
5 minutes sharpening the chain, and one pound in gas 👍
The base is about 6ft wide so my little chain saw has no chance. Plus I’m sure all the old phuckers who live nearby would have heart attacks if they saw it coming down on their precious bungalows