I called Josh at 4:30 p.m. on Friday to inquire about a getting a quote to cut down several trees around my house. I know it was late in the day, he was probably looking forward to going home an relaxing, so I expected to schedule an appointment sometime next week. Instead he said, "I'll be there in 20 minutes."
He was indeed here in 20 minutes, I explained my concern with the overgrowth on my property. 2 cedar trees about 75ft tall were growing within 5 inches of my gutter, the trees swayed dangerously on windy days, and dumped a whole mess of needles and branches on my roof year round. Next was some sort of Chestnut (I think) tree growing up into the power lines.
This tree has been nothing but a headache for me, it drops huge leaves and I could spend a whole weekend cleaning up the fallen leaves, filling up my yard bin, my neighbor's bin, and 7 disposable yard waste bags only for it to look like I did absolutely nothing on Monday! It was a huge pain, but with it being so close to the power lines I didn't wanna touch it! Next was a Douglas Fir (also in close vicinity to my roof), I asked that this be pruned, but Josh looked at it and told me that by the time they pruned it to the point where it might be presentable, that it would be almost bare and not worth keeping. He suggested removing it completely and putting something I like there instead. All in all, he surveyed the area and after carefully thinking, gave me a VERY reasonable quote to take down 4 trees. This included cleanup, removal of the brush and branches, and cutting the large cedars down into 18" logs, which I opted to keep for firewood.
We set up an appointment for the following Wednesday, but unfortunately I had to go to work so I couldn't see the work take place. I left the check with my neighbors and hoped for the best.
Imagine the anxiety I had throughout the day, imagining a large log falling on my roof! As I got near my house on my commute home I darn near had an anxiety attack! Once I got here however, I came to see a clean and neat driveway, with fallen logs neatly packed in the back corner (where I specified). They tucked them away so I could still easily park there! All debris was gone, no needles or mess, and the roof and ground were clear of any signs of sawdust or debris!
The only difference was...well, there were no trees! I was expecting to have to do some sort of clean up after they were done but....They did such an orderly and professional job that it wasn't even necessary. They gave maintenance tips to my neighbor to pass on to me to help prevent anything from growing back again, and were on their way.
Now I didn't see it, but my neighbors did and he said he has never seen a more efficient and professional tree cutting company in his 35+ years in construction. He thought he would have to come out and yell at them to mind the property and not cut down my beloved Japanese Maple, but was instead awed by their efficiency. He opted to enjoy the show with a beer instead. He's not an easy man to impress but he made sure he got Sky High's number from me that evening.
Anyhow, I'm incredibly impressed, these guys are amazing. It seems that they're a smaller company and I talked to Josh later to express my gratitude, and he told me that leaving a good review is the best way to get the word out on his company.
So here I am, if you're considering getting some trees removed, give these guys a call. They're neat, punctual, fair priced and very professional. read more