Watkins Tree Service

It went very well and quick. The tree removal service came at 9:00am and they were done by 11:00am. They removed all the limbs that they cut down. They took care to move any items below where the limbs were to fall. They even removed limbs that I hadn't yet removed from my yard!

They came and offered the quote and did the job on the same day. They were awesome and absolutely great.

A representative was onsite same day as initial contact to give an estimate. I had an estimate from another company but Watkin's was very competitive. I scheduled an appt for today and they were onsite at proposed time and did a great job. This was my first time using Watkin's Tree Service and I am impressed with their professionalism and quality of work. I recommend this company without reservation.

Very hard-working crew did great job despite 106 degree temps and the fact that we were not their first stop for the day. They arrived as expected and called when they were on their way. They did a very through cleanup and you could hardly tell they had been here by looking at the yard, driveway and street. They made sure the finished product was to my satisfaction and will definitely be the first firm I will call for tree service in the future.

Although the men and the foreman worked hard I don't have very many good things to say about the company as a whole. They were two hours late the first day and quit four hours later because the chipper malfunctioned. Said they would be back the next day. Not one word from them! Had to call to find out what was the problem. Watkins said he would be there Monday at 0800. Had to walk around debri all weekend. They were late again. Did not get here until 0950. They finally were able to put in an exceptional day of work. These men did their job quickly as possible. But the chipper kept having small problems. They did not finish the job. We just wanted them out of our hair and off the property. We do not recommend this company and we would like to see those poor workers leave the company. The boss is the problem, not the workers. Poorly maintained equipment, not at all punctual.

Overall good. Scheduling is a bit "iffy". Was left a VM on Tues said they'd be at my home Thurs afternoon. Then was called on Wed and they suggested a later date (the following week). Since I had scheduled a day off work to be home when they came, they did come on the originally scheduled date. The crew of 5 did everything to "make the customer happy". We'll certainly use Watkin's again for affordable tree service.

Called Watkins tree service and Derek came out one day later and gave me a quote for work to be done. Derek was very professional and knew his job well. this was on 7-5-12. Called Watkins several times and left messages with the lady in the office to book a time to have the service performed. I continued to call and leave several messages with none of my calls returned. I found Dereks phone number from my caller ID and spoke with him explaining that I have not heard back from anyone on setting up a time to get the work completed. He informed me he would look into it and have someone call me. I waited until the following late morning and once again had not heard back from anyone. I then started contacting other service companies from Angies list. Victors Tree Service company was out here with in 11/2 hours gave me a quote and under bid Watkins by $20.00 said the job could be done tomorrow 7-12-12. I agreed to have them due the job. I placed a call to Watkins Tree Service to cancel, that I had found another company to do the service because I had not heard back from anyone at Watkins for several days. At that time they said that I was on the list for the following morning. I explained to him that the reason for my call was to cancel that I had found another company to due the job because of the fact I had not heard back from Watkins. He was very upset and said he was going to go ahead and charge me for the service, because I was under a so called contract with them. He hanged up the phone. While I was on hold with Angies list to file a complaint, he called back and said that he had never charged anyone for not going threw with the Estimate. and that he would not charge me,even thou he felt I did them dirty by hiring another company. I explained to him that all they needed to do was to get back to me and I would of not gone else where to have this job performed, however since they did not get back to me after several attempts to contacted them, I had no choice but to get another company out to my house to do the job. This is bad situation for both party's, and could of been avoided only if Watkins Tree Service would of treated me like a valued client and communicated with me and returned my call. I would of not called another company.

The large limbs were over the house so they needed to use the large crane. They did the work and took away the limbs. Another quote we received was for $1200 so we went with Watkins and were very pleased.

I was not able to reach Watkins on my inital call, however a prompt return call came later that morning. I was told that someone would come by the home within a couple of hours and give me a call back with an estimate of the cost of work to be done. As promised later on that day I received a call with the estimate. I did some homework, talking to co-workers, to compare prices with work they had recently had completed and the price was very much in line for what I was asking to have done. So I called to set up the appointment to have the work completed the next week. The day of service the crew coming out to do the work hit a couple of snags with their equipment on a job they were working prior to coming to our house. Their chipper had caught on fire so they had to make a return trip to the shop and swap out for an operable chipper. This caused some delays in their remaining schedule for the day. I found this out through calling them, but a courtesy call would have been helpful as my wife was trying to fit in a couple of other appointments around the service that day. The only other feedback would be that when the crew arrived they simply jumped in and started working. My wife only knew they were there because she heard chainsaws going in the front yard. I think a simple knock on the door letting us know they had arrived and were beginning work would have been a plus. The only other feedback is that the front tree closest to the road was not quite as trimmed or thinned out as the tree closest to our house. I assume this is because we are western facing and the sun is blocked by the tree closest to the street. If it were to have been thinned out to the degree the tree closest to the house was, much more sun would get through to the home making it warmer in the summer months. Overall the trees look great and provide a significant improvement. You can see the house much better now and they look much healthier. I have had a few comments from the neighbors too. I will use Watkins again in the future.

I called Watkins on 5/21/2012. The person who answered the phone asked me to describe my project (stump removal). He then said he was busy getting his crew together to work on another job and he would call me back in 10 minutes. It's now 9 days later...and he still hasn't called back. Perhaps my stump removal wasn't a big enough ($$) job for them to bother with...but rest assured, when I do have a big tree job to be done, Watkins won't get my call.

Great experience. I appreciated the flexibility to adjust the work order on the spot for additional services. Will be using them again. I found the review on Angie's list very helpful in my decision.

They were very good. They removed a tree, and they ground the stump. I never saw them. They went out, estimated and called me. They came out, and did the work. They then sent some one out to collect the check. They did what I asked them to do. I would use them again, in the future, if needed.

Watkin's Tree Service did a great job for me. I called on Monday for a quote and had it by that afternoon. Robert called to follow up on Tuesday and had the crew at my place Wednesday. I had a large tree extensively trimmed back, another smaller tree removed and a couple of large bushes taken out. The crew was excellent and they left everything cleaner than it was before. I will definitely use them again and recommend them for tree trimming and removal.

Quick and fair estimate. Terrific job

They were the first business to return my call for an estimate. Mr Watkins came out the same day. Turned out his estimate was the best and they started on the job the day after I called and asked them to do it. The guys were professional, friendly and efficient. They did an excellent clean-up job. overall it was a good experience and I would certainly use them again.

I called the company on Tuesday to come out for an estimate. The estimator came on Wednesday & arrived promptly. The time set up was for Thursday, but weather prevented them from coming that day. They came Friday morning, did what we had agreed upon. They were here all day as I had also made arrangements for them to remove a large decorative pear from another house 2 doors down. They did a great job cleaning up. The men were all polite.

I called in the morning for for someone to come out and give me a bid. Derik came out at 1130 gave me the estimate and said they would be able to do the work that afternoon or the next day. As it turned out, they came the same day and the job was done by the time I came home from work that day. The person I spoke with on the phone and Derik were friendly and professional and the job was well done. I've used Watkin's before and will continue to use them.

Great

Excellent service. We couldn't be more pleased with the job done. I contacted the company late in the afternoon, and before evening that same day, Mr. Watkins (The owner) was at my house providing me a written estimate at a VERY reasonable price. He was also very knowledgable and actually identified the reason why the tree had died, which turned out to be some kind of burrowing Beetle, which, he even described to me. Apparently, virtually all the oak trees on our property were at risk for the same malady, and he inspected those as well, which, luckily were all in good health. I told him I was going to get some other estimates, and he gave me the option of contacting him that evening to let him know if I wanted him to do the work. I had put some calls in to some other tree services that day as well, and none showed up. I was so impressed with his promptness and the estimate he gave me, I did contact him that evening, and his crew was there the next morning. Before noon that day, the tree was gone, the stump was ground, the tree which canopied my driveway was beautifully trimmed up, and my yard was actually cleaner than it was before. His crew was professional and curteous, and made short work of what I considered a sizeable job. I would recommend this company in a heartbeat. And, I certainly intend to use them again if I need work done on any of the many other trees on my property. A great experience in a world which this kind of integrity is rare nowadays!

Watkin's Tree Service came by way of recommendations and I even interviewed four people. When he came out, I liked the way he sold himself; he was very friendly and professional. The pricing was certainly well within the ball park of everyone else and I would definitely use this company again,

They were excellent. They did a lot of work for us. We had a lot of trees removed. They did a lot of cleaning as well but the main thing was removing the trees. They did it all in a day and it took them literally about 4-5 hours to be in and out. They were really quick and thorough and it was amazing. They really did a good job. The workers who showed up were very nice and very efficient. They got in and got out. They were no complications.

The crew was on-time and polite. All good, obviously well experienced workers. They carefully maneuvered the bucket truck, being particularly considerate of the neighbor's property which was in close proximity. The tree removal itself was carefully and properly done. I was especially impressed with the clean-up: superb! They left the area cleaner than when they came.

performed professionally, did everything promised and cleaned up thoroughly

They were really great. It was their slow season so they actually gave me a pretty good deal.

Contacted Watkins Tree Service on a Monday to request an estimate. I told them I had never used their tree service before but had read good reviews on Angie's List & needed estimates to have two trees trimmed up in my yard. On Wednesday, Derek called to say he was on his way over to the house to make the estimate. I was not able to meet Derek at the house on such short notice but gave him a verbal description of what I needed done to each tree. Specifically, get the branches up off the roof of my house and trim them back away from my neighbors house. Derek's estimate included pricing for each tree (in case I could only afford to do one or the other) as well a "package price" to take care of both trees at once. I thought the package price was very fair for the amount of work being requested and I scheduled a work date with Robert to start on Friday at 9am. A crew of 5 - 6 guys arrived on time at 9am and crew foreman, Bobby, reviewed the estimate with me and confirmed the work to be done. Guys were up in the trees, assisting from the ground, and on top of the roof to get the work done quickly and efficiently. The job was completed within two and a half hours and they had cleaned up all of the limb debris and loaded the larger pieces onto their truck to be hauled away. I was really pleased with their work and the clean up! Everyone at Watkins, from my initial phone call to my final handshake with Bobby, was professional and courteous. Watkins is a company I will use again and refer others to with confidence!