southsoundtree
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Olympia, WA
Why some states require tree services to be bonded has come up. Some people have stated that they don't need to be bonded as they don't take money for materials, or payment, up front.
I just thought I'd share something interesting from the other day.
My friend lamented that he wished I had gotten this removal job from his neighbor's landlord.
Pics of tree removal in "progress".
I don't know what kind of contract or legal business status, etc exists between the treeworker and the homeowner.
I was at my friend's house about 2 weeks ago. He explained to me that the treeworker had what sounded like a material handler truck (bucket and winch/ crane in one). Some how the bucket fell off of the boom, landing on the fence and neighbor's shed.
He told me that the guy started the tree a month before, and had multiple guys out there at some point. Possibly just to deal with the broken bucket. I don't know.
I was in the neighborhood the other day and wanted to see the "progress", hopefully catching up with the treeworker to see if he needed a contract climber.
I talked to the tenant. I inquired if the treeworker quit, and if they need the job finished. I told her we could have it done quickly. She expressed how upset she was with the whole ordeal, agreeing that it could be done with a few people in a reasonable amount of time, rather than what she said was one guy over a month. He's only 1/3 done. She said that he is taking a break until the fall. I said okay, here's my card, your neighbor's my friend, and I've done work for the other neighbor (shed neighbor), too.
As an aside,
I hate getting lumped in as a "tree guy" with other "tree guys" like this guy. I guess some people feel good with that term, but I feel like its like calling a doctor or nurse a medical guy, or a full service auto mechanic, an car guy.
I just thought I'd share something interesting from the other day.
My friend lamented that he wished I had gotten this removal job from his neighbor's landlord.
Pics of tree removal in "progress".
I don't know what kind of contract or legal business status, etc exists between the treeworker and the homeowner.
I was at my friend's house about 2 weeks ago. He explained to me that the treeworker had what sounded like a material handler truck (bucket and winch/ crane in one). Some how the bucket fell off of the boom, landing on the fence and neighbor's shed.
He told me that the guy started the tree a month before, and had multiple guys out there at some point. Possibly just to deal with the broken bucket. I don't know.
I was in the neighborhood the other day and wanted to see the "progress", hopefully catching up with the treeworker to see if he needed a contract climber.
I talked to the tenant. I inquired if the treeworker quit, and if they need the job finished. I told her we could have it done quickly. She expressed how upset she was with the whole ordeal, agreeing that it could be done with a few people in a reasonable amount of time, rather than what she said was one guy over a month. He's only 1/3 done. She said that he is taking a break until the fall. I said okay, here's my card, your neighbor's my friend, and I've done work for the other neighbor (shed neighbor), too.
As an aside,
I hate getting lumped in as a "tree guy" with other "tree guys" like this guy. I guess some people feel good with that term, but I feel like its like calling a doctor or nurse a medical guy, or a full service auto mechanic, an car guy.
