Tree Service Seattle WA- Find A Hire Right Company

When would consumers be advised to hire tree services? Reflect upon the following image:

How do you know if hiring a tree service Seattle would be beneficial? Here is a good example:

Its windy and the wind is kicking up to 120 MPH. A branch from a large tree in your front yard breaks and comes crashing down through your window. Does that sound pleasant to you?

Sometimes the reason to hire a tree service Seattle WA has nothing to do with safety issues. Sometimes it has to do with the fact that part of a particular tree is blocking the sun from getting in your house on a nice warm day.

It is ill advised for your to try to remove a tree or its subsequent branches yourself. Doing so is not only foolish but potentially very dangerous. There is a reason why tree service companies in Seattle Washington and all over the country have some of the highest workers compensation rates out of any industry. It can be very dangerous, especially if you are not a trained professional. Accidents happen with them and they go through hours of safety training and education.

So you know you might need tree services Seattle Washington but who do you turn to? Here are some suggestions.

First, please do not hire an average handyman to cut your trees or branches. This is a more specialized field than people think and a guy with a chainsaw and a pick-up truck is ill-equipped, undermanned, and under-insured to operate a proper tree services business Seattle WA. This work is demanding and has a high level of responsibility and you REALLY need a qualified Seattle WA tree service to do the job.

You need the get some estimates of several companies. Three is a good number. It does not take long for an estimator for a local tree service Seattle WA to come out and tell you how much they would charge to remove it. Do not give any tree service payment in advance before they remove your tree or have already given you the cost estimate.

The estimate should not only include the cost but a written cost that states exactly what they are going to do for what they are charging you. Ask them what equipment they use and if any of it is damaging to the tree. Some utilize tree climbing spikes and these tools, while beneficial to the person who has to climb the tree, cause damage to the otter layer of the tree. Most people want a specific branch cut down, however, they do in fact want to keep the tree as a whole in tact.

Again, request to see the potential tree service Seattle company's proof of insurance. The majority of people just assume they have this and that might not be the case. The should have a nice sized general liability policy, workers compensation policy, and a license to do business in the state of Washington. If someone gets injured on your property, and the tree service you hired does not have adequate insurance for whatever reason, a good personal injury lawyer will go after your homeowner's insurance.

Also check into the experience of a tree service Seattle Washington business you are thinking of doing business with. How long has this particular service company been in business, what is their reputation (look for some online reviews on Yahoo and Google), and do they have all the appropriate tools they need to do their jobs? Can they spice wired back together if they accidentally damage them? Do they use ropes to the control the fall of trees?

Ask some of your friends and neighbors. There are good odds that someone you know in Seattle WA has hired a tree services company to cut down some unwanted branches. If you cannot find any people you know who has gotten this service done ask the tree services Seattle Washington company yourself for some references. If they do a good job they should be able to give you at least two. A little due diligence goes quite a ways.