Tree removal charging more to leave the wood

[Oww My Back Hurts]

During last weeks storm, a coworker had a tree in his yard blow down and get stuck in the crotch of another tree. He hired a tree service to remove the dead tree and when he asked if they could leave the wood (he's a wood burner) they told him they'd charge more to leave the wood. I'd never heard of that before

 

[BrotherBart]

One of the tree services here does that. The owner has a mill at his house and makes lumber out of the straight stuff and peddles the rest for firewood. Pays to ask'em before ya hire'em.

 

[Warm_in_NH]

Wood is valuable. Around here it either goes to lumber mill, chip plant, or gets sold as fire wood.

Even as a contractor, if we're getting into a job with a lot of "still good" wood or cabinets or windows being removed I discuss with the homeowner up front who is keeping what. If I can make a buck on the back end I'll cut em a deal up front, win win.

 

[Hickorynut]

Another wrinkle along those lines I ran into was couple years ago I hired a tree service(good and cheap) to cut some bad boy trees close to the house. He kept asking multiple times throughout the day if I was sure I wanted all the wood, he knew plenty of people who wanted it. I kept saying can't you see I burn wood, just stack the logs over there close to the burnspot. The year before that my neighbor had this same tree service cut a bunch of trees on him and told the guy that I was promised the logs. This guy went through the same thing with him. I think the tree service guy was on the up and up but just had alot of friends and relatives who wanted easy wood dropped off at their house.....

 

[Babaganoosh]

I wouldn't do business with them.

 

[Pennsyltucky Chris]

There are hundreds of tree services. Find someone else and tell these guys to take a hike