Do I need a tree man?

[Ferdinand]

I'm having a couple of trees out - they are the last two from a beach hedge I put in in the late 1990s. They were left for good reasons which are now over, and the larger is slightly taller than a normal house roof (so about 10-11m).

The two trees are arrowed in one of the photos.

There is a route for them to fall when cut onto paving, but it would need someone maintaining tension on a rope.

I'd welcome comments, is this tree man (for which I reckon two for half a day) or "competent with trees handyman" (probably with me pulling the end of the rope to guide the fall)?

In all honesty, I think this is one for a tree man and his mate, and beyond even a competent handyman due to the items around such as sheds, other trees and substation. And I think I am probably looking at £600-800 for a decent price. Access is OK.

Thanks for comments, and I would welcome any recommendations for a tree man in this area - which is Notts / Derbyshire border around Mansfield / Chesterfield.

If needed I can get better photos (eg from inside the garden) later today.

[Nestor]

I would recommend a professional and agree 2 person half a day.

One will climb and cut, the other clearing and chipping.

 

 

[ProDave]

Best of luck finding a tree man.  I had 4 look at mine, all gave a price and then did not answer their phone again or one kept giving a date to come and do the work and cancelled.

 

I am doing mine myself now.  With an 8" single handed electric chainsaw with extending pole to strip the upper branches off, then felling the now mostly bare trunk.

 

It's easy if you have somewhere for them to drop, you can fell them whole.  The tricky ones were the ones without room and had to be dropped in sections.

 

Only do this yourself if you are comfortable, or as I was, desperate.  Best of luck finding a tree man.

 

As I gave a WBS none of it goes to the chipper.  Everything larger than a finger diameter gets used for burning or the thin stuff for kindling, only the really small stuff got burned on a bonfire.

[Oz07]

Insured tree man. Like you say too built up around there. Ideally one with a stump grinder as well. Done and dusted in 1 day then.