VERTICAL LANDSCAPES

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We sustained damage to two very large Chinese elms as a result of high winds from a storm on Thursday, August 29, 2013. Approximately 6 very large limbs were ripped out of the two trees, 3 resting on the ground, with 3 others suspended above the entrance to our pole barn in a very dangerous place. The limbs were suspended over the entrance to the pole barn where they posed a real hazard. We were very concerned that bringing the limbs down would damage the barn or hurt someone. I was referred to Kevin Murley, the owner of Vertical Landscapes, by a local equipment rental store. I had called three local tree removal/landscaping companies on Wednesday, September 4th before calling Kevin. None of the three other companies could send anyone out to give me an estimate until Thursday, September 5th. I called Kevin, who said he could come over later Wednesday afternoon. Kevin came by the house at about 4pm on Wednesday afternoon. He assured us he could bring down the limbs without touching the barn. He gave me an estimate of $400 and said he would come the next morning to do the work. He arrived at 9:30am pm Thursday with two trucks and a wood chipper. Kevin and his two crew guys got the limbs already on the ground cut up and the crew started chipping the branches. After this was accomplished, Kevin climbed the tree using special ropes, a harness and lumberjack gear. Kevin was able to bring down all three of the large branches quickly, safely and efficiently. They cut up all of the wood to a size I could use it in my wood stove. I had the limbs of another large tree I had taken down sitting by the barn and asked them if they could mulch them up and take them away. Kevin said they could do this for $100, to which I agreed. So I ended up paying him $500 for the whole job, which I thought was a fair price. Kevin and his crew were finished by 1:30pm, or about 4 hours. After the work was done I asked Kevin for a bid on taking down a dead tree near my house. He proposed a fair fee for that work, also, so he will be coming back shortly to complete that job, too. Kevin Murley and his team were on time, very professional, extremely competent and very fair about the price.