Signs a Tree Near Your Home Should Come Down
Most homeowners call about a tree they have been watching for a while. It leans a little more each year, drops limbs on the driveway, or has gone bare on one side. A tree that size does not fail gently, and whatever stands beside it takes the weight.
Cutting a big tree near a structure takes a planned drop zone, rigging and a crew that talks to each other. One wrong cut can pinch the saw or swing a limb into the roof, which is why this is not a ladder-and-chainsaw weekend job.
Tree Removal in Raleigh: What to Expect
Tree removal means taking a whole tree down and hauling it off your property. The real work is deciding how. We remove trees three ways. Trees in open ground can be felled in one piece. Trees close to a roof, fence or garden are climbed and taken down in sections, with each piece lowered on a rope. When there is no safe room to lower anything, we bring in our crane.
Carlos makes that call at the walkthrough, so the method is written into your estimate before you agree to anything. Most regular removals are finished in 2.5 hours or less. Crane removals usually take four to five hours.
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Before the First Cut
The crew sets out signage, puts on hard hats and connects by headset, so directions are spoken rather than shouted down your street. We confirm the drop zone or landing area first. Portable items nearby, like patio furniture or planters, are best moved before removal day.
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Taking the Tree Down
A felled tree is notched and back-cut so it drops along the planned line. A sectioned tree is climbed, and each limb and trunk piece is cut and lowered clear of the house and beds. Our insurer inspects the crew's safety practice on the job twice a year, and it shows in how deliberately each cut is made.
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Cleanup and Hauling
Limbs go through one of our two chippers as they come down. We rake and blow the driveway, beds and lawn before we call you out.
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The Final Walkthrough
We do not accept payment until after you have verified our work and you are satisfied. We guarantee your total satisfaction. A tree removal in Raleigh is a big decision about a big object near your home, and we would rather you see our paperwork before our saws. If a problem shows up after we leave, call the same number and a real person picks up. The photos below show what a finished Timberman removal looks like.
Why Raleigh Homeowners Call Timberman for Tree Removal
Insurance You See First
Proof of our workers' compensation, liability and equipment insurance comes in your introduction letter, before anyone sets foot on the property. Ask every tree company you are comparing to hand you that same document.
We Guarantee Your Satisfaction
We only accept payment after you have gone through the work with us and verified it to your complete satisfaction. If anything is not right, we make it right before any money changes hands.
A Quiet, Contained Job Site
Hard hats, headsets and signage go up on every removal. Brush is chipped as it falls instead of piling up on your lawn, and our insurer checks our safety practice on real jobs twice a year.
The Method Fits the Tree
Open-ground trees can be felled. Trees beside the house are sectioned by a climber or lifted out by crane. Owners with 40+ years of tree experience choose the method at your walkthrough, before any price is set.
How Our Tree Removal Works
A clear plan from the first conversation through the final walkthrough.
Talk to a Real Person
Call or send the form and someone on our team responds, never a bot. We set your walkthrough time and send an introduction letter with our insurance proof.
Walkthrough With Carlos
We look at the tree, what it could hit, and how equipment reaches it. Your written estimate arrives by text or email within 6 to 24 hours.
Removal and Cleanup
The crew fells, sections or crane-lifts the tree as planned, chips brush as it comes down, and loads the wood. Most regular removals take 2.5 hours or less.
Inspect, Then Pay
We do not accept payment until after you have verified our work and you are satisfied. Anything we damaged is fixed first.
How Much Does Tree Removal Cost in Raleigh?
Tree removal is priced per job after a walkthrough, because two trees of the same height can take very different amounts of work. The biggest factors are trunk size and height, whether the tree can be felled or has to be climbed and sectioned, what sits underneath it, whether the crane is needed, and how far the wood travels to reach the truck.
Your estimate covers the cutting, chipping the brush, hauling the wood and cleanup. Stump grinding is priced as its own line, so you can decide whether to add it.
The walkthrough and estimate are free, and so is our advice on trees you decide to keep.
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Tree Removal FAQ
Have a tree you have been keeping an eye on? Request a free tree removal walkthrough, or call 252-903-2880 and talk it through with a real person.
