tree removal?

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Originally Posted by mooby

I don't know how much it costs to take a couple of pine trees down, but my neighbor paid in excess of $500 to have this big ass tree that probably had a diameter of 6 feet down. I can't remember if it was more than $500 or $1000 though, I just went with 500 because i know they paid at least that much though. All i can suggest is to call a tree removal company and ask for an estimate.

if its 6 feet in diameter thats like the size of a nearly full grown sycamore or some kind of oak, that would be in excess of 1000 dollars more than likely...

but if its just a couple of pines if you can climb a tree, or have good aim and a baseball... get yourself a pully, some stakes, and a lot of rope, hack that baby down yourself, that is of course if you can get a clear path for it to land. Not only do you feel like the ultimate badass after giving the finger to mother nature but you get to have fun with a chainsaw. Pines are fairly easy to cut yourself even if you dont have a chainsaw since the wood is soft, the job will get a little sticky though, literally. If you dont want to do it yourself a fairly large tree can cost up to like 1200 dollars depending on who you go on and thats an extremely rough estimate. Most places wont add in the cost of timber removal, but its easy to get rid of that yourself. It all depends on the size of the tree, type of tree and the area around the house they have to work with so its hard to give a close estimate without seeing it first.