Over the years, we've had 6 different tree-trimming companies on our property, and the experiences have ranged from pretty good to downright terrible. Some of them badly damaged our trees in the course of trimming them, and scarred them permanently. Others did good work, but there were issues either with language, costs, breaking things, or clean-up.
I can say that, of the 6 North County companies we have tried, Lakeview is by far the best. Their crew is very polite and respectful, and very hard-working, too. And the owner is an absolute gentleman, who speaks perfect English, and who is a perfectionist when it comes to the quality of his work.
We have a Canary Palm that is about 70 years old, and we love how it looks, but it was in dire need of a good trim. Other services quoted us prices that were literally three times what Lakeview charged us, and yet, the finished result was spectacular. I said to the owner, "I am amazed at how good that looks! I thought you were just going to take out the dead palm leaves, but you've sculpted the whole tree, and made it look wonderful." And he smiled and replied, "We either do it right, or we don't do it at all."
They also removed 6 Mexican Fan Palms that needed to come out, and did a great job. (Ironically, the original owner of the house happened to come by recently, and he said his Mother had built the house 60 years ago. He was 10 years old when he planted those palm trees, and he said he still remembers holding them in buckets. But they were spaced so closely that they had grown together, and needed to come out. He's now 70 years old, and was shocked to see how high they had grown.)
For what we were charged for this job, you'd think that the quality of the work would be not-so-great. And yet, they are literally the most professional of all the tree services we have hired. (Even though their bill was far, far less than what others charged us.)
They also use a massive wood chipper right on the spot, so that you don't have to wait for them to come back in a week to pick up the debris.
The owner is with the crew the entire time, supervising everything. He's extremely polite, and patient, too. (Unfortunately, we held up his crew for a bit while we had to move something, and he just said, "Take your time!")
All in all, I'd say this was an excellent experience, and I would hire them again in a heartbeat. (I only wish someone would invent a chainsaw that was silent... then it would be truly perfect!) But, aside from a little bit of unavoidable noise, I couldn't have had a better outcome. Highly recommended. read more