17 Sep, 2007  |  Written by Rob Fay  |  under General

We’ve had a crazy few weeks. We have a 40+ year old pine tree in the front yard that needed to be removed. The last few winters have ruined its beauty - ice storms causing many limbs to break and fall. The tree became such an eye sore that we knew we needed to get the tree cut down, but we could just never justify spending $1000 when we could use the money somewhere else.

Enter the scam. Joseph Adkins, of Strongbow Tree Removal Services, 443-496-1133, came by our home and offered to remove the tree and stump for $700. This was the best estimate we had received. Seemed great, but I just wasn’t ready. Then the following week Joseph came by and offered to do the job for $575 since he was supposedly doing other jobs in the area. Well, we jumped at this offer.

Joseph and crew arrived the next day with a pickup truck and a couple of chainsaws. They cut down one limb, which promptly destroyed the lamppost light and destroyed a large part of Laurel’s beloved dogwood tree. I won’t drag the story out, but the short of it is that they mentioned that they needed to come back the next day to finish the job, and they never returned, despite many repeated phone calls.

Our mistake is that we didn’t ask for paperwork proof of insurance coverage and licensure - a little tidbit that our new service mentioned to us. Apparently, they said that a few people have been going through Prince George’s county, MD without insurance, and offering to provide tree removal services. The problem is that if they get hurt, they can sue you.

We were fortunate. We only lost a $200 deposit. Unfortunately, we will not easily be able to track these guys down since they did not offer a mailing address. Although it cost us a bit more (but a realistic estimate), we highly recommend Adirondack Tree Experts for their professionalism, honesty, and speed - they completed the job in 1.5 hours!

Here are some before and after photos:

Pine Tree Removal
Pine Tree Removal
Pine Tree Removal

Here are photos from the set:

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