** highly recommended. ** these guys are legit, professional and have great prices and service. a true find.
we had several tall, spindly eucalyptus trees that were definitely in need of maintenance. especially since in the crazy winds we had like a month ago, a big droopy branch on one snapped and came crashing down! no damage done-- but certainly a sign that we better take care of these trees sooner rather than later.
so of course did the yelp search. found m&m with their great reviews, and put in a contact request with job details and pics. also hit the button to contact others for bids. everyone who answered (all very promptly) sounded nice in messages. and a handful came out to take a look and give a quote
lemme tell you. the first people to come out gave me quotes that were thousand$ and thousand$. enough to make me think, i'ma gonna leave those trees there forget about it!
then m&m came out, miguel jr (the other m is miguel senior) was courteous, efficient, friendly. assessed the trees quickly and gave a firm bid on paper that described the work and cost - and beat the others by a tremendous margin. he also emailed all their insurance and license paperwork which was important to me because i was not going to have any unlicensed, unbonded, uninsured company doing work like cutting down trees!
we quickly decided to go with m&m, but it did take a while to get on the schedule for the actual job. but that's because these folks are busy-- another sign they are good. when the crew did come it was 6 men, a big truck with a chipper, and a large cherry picker / bucket that reached up about 4 stories or so which we did need for some very tall trees.
i watched the guys work, and let me tell you they know what they are doing. roping tree limbs. cutting, carefully chopping, cleaning. we had about 7 thin but tall trees (some with very wide drooping crowns at the top) cut down and it took about 2.5 hours total.
during the whole time one guy was in the street making sure anyone or any car going by was safe and clear. and that trucks were not in the way since its a twisty street in the hills.
and there were guys putting wood in the chipper as everything was coming down. then they blew away all the debris including leaves that we totally needed cleaned up anyway haha, and left the scene cleaner than when they came. they also cleared off portions of the roof where smaller branches and leaves had fallen and i was glad they did that 'cause i was wondering damn do i have to break out the ladder! nope- i do not.
net net- was very happy to find and use m&m. very relieved unsightly icky trees are gone (although i love trees...). it has not only totally opened up our view but also made the place safer.
bottom line- if you have tree troubles, call these guys. cause when they're done, you won't have tree troubles! miguel(s) and co will take care of you and you will feel like a smarty, having made a great decision! believe me... 'cause i feel like a smarty making this great decision! read more