Charlie Seek Services

Description of Work: We had a tree fall down during the wind storm. Called charlie early sat morning and he came out within 2 hrs. He cut the tree down so the front door could be used. He returned later in the day to remove the tree and told me his trunk grinder was broken and he would have to come back when that was fixed to grind the trunk and remove the root system. He told me it would look like the tree was never there. 2 weeks later someone came and grinded the trunk but the root system was not touched. I called numerous times and left numerous messages but Charlie never returned my calls. My neighbor used Charlie as well and had the exact same issue. I would not recommend him of his company. STAY AWAY!

Description of Work: I had a downed tree that fell during a storm and was blocking my path to my front door,

Description of Work: Estimate for trimming a few trees in my yard.

Description of Work: Charlie removed some small shrubs and trimmed some large oak and cedar trees.

Description of Work: removal of a fallen tree after the Derecho storm in late june.

Description of Work: I had Charlie Seek out to give me an estimate for having some trees removed from my backyard.

Description of Work: Tree and root removal and stump grind

Description of Work: The agreed plan was to trim one taller tree and one smaller tree that were both getting too close to my home. He also trimmed two additional small trees and pulled out a small dead tree for free.

Description of Work: Charlie removed three trees...One a vine covered wild cherry leaning perilously over our garage, one a huge dying poplar in the middle of the backyard, and the third a smaller pyricanthus (that was an add-on). He removed (rather than chipped) the cut branches and logs that we didn't ask him to leave; moved a few large cut pieces into different areas of the lawn per our request; and, finally, ground the stump of the large poplar.

Description of Work: Charlie Seek Services cut down a very large yew in the front yard of our Columbia, Maryland home and hauled it away. In our wooded back yard they removed several large broken tree limbs, 3 or 4 standing, dead, small trees and cut up a large black cherry tree which had fallen in a storm last summer. All tree trunks and large branches were cut into 18-inch lengths (for use in a wood stove) and neatly stacked in piles around the yard; the smaller branches were hauled away, as were several piles of brush & fallen sticks which we had previously amassed. The work was completed in about 4 hours.

Description of Work: I had three thorny bushes in the front of my townhouse that I needed to have removed prior to revamping my flower bed and trying to perform a miracle on my lawn for the spring. I was concerned that I wouldn't be able to find anyone to perform the work in a timely manner.

Description of Work: I had 4 evergreen bushes and 4 thorn bushes removed.

Description of Work: Charlie very promptly responded to our request to remove 1 medium sized tree and remove limbs from two other large trees. He clearly explained what services he would perform and costs for extras such as grinding the stump (which we did not need).

Description of Work: I cannot say enough good things about Charlie Seek. He came referred to our small Takoma Park MD condo complex by one of our Board members who has known him personally for several years. He has a love and respect for trees, and knows how to properly trim, elevate, and remove them as needed. For us, he removed two massive 100' dead trees and we will be rehiring him shortly for property-wide tree trimming and elevation. For the dead tree project, there were many "moving parts": weather, size/scale of the massive trees, steep hillside/tight spaces, road closure, logging truck, bee swarm, returning to move fallen wood further from the road, returning to remove the 6+ tons of logs (as coordinated with a logging truck colleague), coordination with our city arborist and Park and Planning entity. If you are a Takoma Parker, he has a good rapport with the TP arborist and Maryland National Capital Park and Planning. He works well with people. He is a Licensed Tree Expert (LTE) and has what appears to be good insurance coverage ($2 million liability). One negative: He is not an emailer. He does his best communicating in person or by phone and is a little shy. Just ask him questions, though, and he will advise you expertly. Also, I don't know if this is a negative or not, but he is not a large tree company and so I cannot speak to his expertise on large jobs. Our small condo community's experience was that he provided excellent service for our property's needs and we'll be using him again! Charlie is true to his word, will work hard to make you happy, is honest (our prop mgt company erroneously paid him the full $6,500 fee before he had completed even 1/3 of the work and Charlie genuinely offered to return the check). He doesn't have any ego in it if you need him to make an adjustment or want to voice your opinion about how you think something should be done. He is about doing the job in the best way that does the best for the customer and the trees he loves. In a region abounding with mow-n-blow-hack-n-whack operators, Charlie Seek is delightfully retro to a time when tradesman and crafters took pride in understanding form and function, in yielding to nature as needed, and in the contentment found in a job well done.

Description of Work: After the winter storms, we had a number of damaged and dangling branches in our beech tree over our driveway. Mr. Seek was in the neighborhood to work on my neighbor's trees and offered to take care of my tree as well. That day, Mr. Seek and his crew trimmed three trees, including mine.

Description of Work: Had to remove a tree stump for construction purposes and, of course, the contractor needed it done THAT day. I called some tree service places from the Washington Checkbook. Charlie was available to come right away and, it so happened, was the least expensive of the estimates. He came, he sawed, he conquered the tree stump and its roots.

Description of Work: Estimate for taking large (90 feet tall, 40 inch diameter) dying oak tree down leaning over our house.

Description of Work: A 14" diameter scarlet maple tree stump need grinding down due to needed construction access. The stump and some surrounding roots were ground down.

Description of Work: A 14" diameter scarlet maple tree stump need grinding down due to needed construction access. The stump and some surrounding roots were ground down.

Description of Work: Had large tree removed from backyard.

Description of Work: Had large tree removed from backyard