Michael J.
wrote:
TERRIBLE SERVICE!!! Didn't even finish the job we paid them to do!
Our family paid A+ Affordable Tree Services to cut down and remove 6 Chinese Elms from our property. Their bid said they would remove the trees, chip the brush, haul debris, clean the area, and rake it up so it looked like they were never there. We went with them because they were affordable and said they would take care of everything. When they came to cut down the trees he said that the bid he gave us was, "too good of a price" and that he couldn't do it for that. He then tried to charge us $1,000 extra the day of. His crew was literally there ready to do the job we agreed to, and he said he couldn't do it for that price. They then cut down the trees, but that was the last we heard of them. The wood from six fairly large trees sat on our lawn for weeks and weeks. We tried to get rid of it by offering free firewood with a sign out by the road. Many people came and gathered up what they could. A+ Affordable said they would come get the rest and clean it up like we paid them to do. We kept trying to call A+ Affordable to see if they would come finish the job. Eventually we got a hold of the owner. He said he couldn't finish the job we paid him to do because he had, "already lost money." and that he only had a small Nissan. We asked him if he had any integrity, and if he would at least finish what we paid him to do by hauling off the rest of the wood and cleaning up the area. He said he wouldn't, and hung up on us. Last Saturday four of us cleaned up the remaining 20 tons of trees they left and hauled it to the dump in seven trips. They charged us an extra $50 to dispose of all this. It took 7 hours to get rid of the wood. This was all something A+ said they would do for us. Do yourself a favor and NEVER go with them. They are crooks. They will not finish the job. As soon as they get your money you will have a hard time getting in touch with them. Very shady company. Absolute nightmare working with them.
Does anyone have any recommendations for a company to remove a tree? Base requirements are they must be appropriately licensed and insured and assume all responsibility for any damages, and have been around more than a year.