Tree Removal Gainesville FL

Height is the starting point. A tree under 30 feet usually runs $350–$850, one between 30 and 60 feet $850–$1,800, and anything taller $1,800–$3,500 or more. A crane, a tree resting on a building or a night call raises it. After the site visit you get one fixed number, not a range.

Look for mushrooms or conks at the base, bark falling off in sheets, a crack running down the trunk, a fresh lean with heaved soil on one side, or a crown that is half bare in summer. Any one of those deserves a closer look. Our guide to the signs a tree needs to be removed walks through each one with photos.

It depends on where the parcel sits. Inside city limits the City of Gainesville protects certain large and high-quality trees, while addresses in unincorporated Alachua County follow the county code. Dead trees are usually treated differently from healthy ones. We look up which rules cover your address before you sign anything.

Yes. A tree a few feet from the wall is taken apart from the top down, and each piece is tied off and lowered on a rope so nothing swings into the siding or gutters. Read more on removing a tree close to your house.

When the tree is too rotten to climb, is already resting on the roof, or has no open ground to lower wood into. The crane takes the weight of every piece before the saw separates it, so nothing settles onto the house. See crane tree removal for how those days run.

Usually, and it gets worse quickly. Once a pine dies the wood dries and gets brittle, and the top can snap in an ordinary afternoon thunderstorm. A dead pine near a house or driveway should come down within weeks, not seasons. More on whether a dead pine is dangerous.

In Florida, a healthy tree that falls in a storm is generally each owner’s own insurance problem, but a tree the owner knew was dead or dangerous can change that. Start with a friendly conversation and photos. Our article on who pays when a neighbor’s tree falls covers the details.

Yes. Limbs go through the chipper, trunk wood is cut and loaded, and the yard is raked and blown before we leave. If you want to keep some rounds for firewood or a pile of chips for mulch, say so on the estimate and we will leave them.

It is priced as its own line so you can decide. Most people add it because the grinder is cheaper while the crew is already on site. Stump grinding takes the stump below the soil line so grass or a bed can go over it.

Call the storm line, which is answered around the clock. Get everyone out of the affected rooms and stay clear of any wires. We take photos for your insurer, then lift or cut the weight off the roof. See emergency tree removal.

We lay ground mats on soft turf, put plywood over pavers, and use compact machines that fit through a standard side gate. Wood is cut into pieces small enough to carry or roll out instead of being dragged across the grass.

Lines running between poles belong to the utility, which is GRU across much of Gainesville and Clay Electric in parts of the county. They must clear their lines first. After that we remove the rest of the tree. The single wire running to your house is handled case by case.

A single small or mid-size tree is often done in a morning. A large oak over a roof, a crane day or several trees on one lot can take a full day or two. The estimate tells you how long to plan for.

No, as long as the crew can reach the tree and the estimate is signed. We text when we arrive and send photos when the yard is clean. Our post on what happens on tree removal day explains the timeline.