Five things: proper insurance (liability and workers’ comp), the right equipment for the job, strong local reviews, real experience with hazardous removals and storm response, and a written estimate. Any crew that hesitates on one of those is telling you something. We check all five — and we’ll show you the paperwork.
Yes — free, written, and itemized, with no pressure and no expiration games. For simple jobs like stump grinding we can often quote from photos and a tape measure over the phone.
Fully insured with general liability and workers’ compensation coverage, and BBB accredited. If a crew can’t produce a certificate of insurance, the risk of their work lands on your homeowners policy.
Warning signs include a new lean, vertical trunk cracks, root damage or lifting soil, excessive deadwood, fungal growth at the base, and storm-related structural failure. We inspect for free and recommend the safest, most cost-effective option — sometimes that’s pruning or cabling, not removal.
Usually not for trees on your own private property — but street trees in the right-of-way do require city approval, and some townships have their own ordinances. We handle the check as part of every removal estimate.
Absolutely. We’ll buck the trunk to firewood length and stack it where you want it at no extra charge — or haul everything away. We also sell seasoned firewood from our yard.
Yes — 24/7, year-round, for storm damage, fallen trees, blocked driveways, and hazardous limbs. You reach a person, not a voicemail, and we dispatch from south Grand Rapids. See emergency tree service for how it works.
If a tree hit a covered structure, removal from the structure is usually covered up to your policy limits. We document every emergency job with photos and an itemized invoice formatted for your claim. Preventive removal of a standing tree typically isn’t covered.
Keep everyone away from damaged limbs, never touch anything in contact with a power line (call Consumers Energy first), photograph the damage, and don’t start cutting — storm-loaded wood stores violent energy.
Optional — but it prevents pests like carpenter ants, removes the tripping hazard, stops sucker regrowth, and makes replanting or landscaping possible. Booked together with a removal, it’s the cheapest it will ever be. Details on the stump grinding page.
Always — it’s the company promise. Limbs chipped, wood hauled or stacked to your preference, lawn raked, driveway blown clean. We walk the site with you before we leave.
Winter is prime time for pruning (dormant trees, frozen ground) and our snow plowing routes; fall brings curbside leaf pickup. Tree work runs all year.
Still have a question?
Call and ask — you’ll get a straight answer from the person who does the work, not a call center.