RESIDENTIAL TREE SERVICE - BUDGET FOR THE UNEXPECTED
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Most households have some type of weekly, monthly, or annual budget. These include typical homeowner's expenses, such as utilities, mortgage, food, etc. However, most households fail to budget for landscaping and specifically tree services. If you own a property with larger, more mature trees, you will undoubtedly face both regular and unexpected tree care expenses. And, tree care services, especially for tree removals and emergency services, can be a bit expensive. At least expensive enough to ruin budgets. This is why we recommend setting aside some money each month to provide for both regular and unexpected tree care services.
Budget
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The first steps to establishing a residential tree service budget are to assess your property, in terms of the types, sizes, and age of trees on it. With an inventory of trees on your property, you can then begin to assess both the routine maintenance as well as emergency services you may need over the coming years. Most trees should be trimmed every 3-5 years with the average price for a trimming approximately $300-$500. Then there is the occasional tree removal, which for the average property owner, assuming they own the property for the national average of 7 years, will have to remove one tree at a cost of approximately $800 - $1,500. Lastly, with a property with large, mature trees, you will have a 33% likelihood of sustaining tree damage due to wind or ice during your 7 years of ownership. The cost of emergency service is a blend of tree removal and trimming costs multiplied by risk factor of 33%. Of course, if you stay in your home for longer than 7 years you will need to adjust your calculations. Using these guidelines and calculations to produce an annual tree service budget.
Once you have established your annual budget, start the saving process by setting aside a small amount of money each month. And even if you are not a new property owner and starting this process from day one, it is never too late to establish a budget and start the saving process.
Once you have established your annual budget, start the saving process by setting aside a small amount of money each month. And even if you are not a new property owner and starting this process from day one, it is never too late to establish a budget and start the saving process.
Tree Service Cost
Tree services can be expensive due to a number of factors professional companies must capitalize: equipment, insurance, and labor. Tree care equipment, such as bucket trucks, stump grinder, and wood chippers, are not inexpensive capital investments. Each one of these pieces of equipment typically cost in excess of $25,000. Further, if a tree company has more than one crew, they will need to have double the equipment fleet. The tree care business can be dangerous, so a company needs to carry both worker's compensation to cover their employees as well as liability insurance to protect their customer's from any damage sustained during the job. Lastly, there are labor costs, which are further increased by 10-30% in providing worker's compensation insurance.
Residential tree service can be affordable and within your budget, if you plan accordingly. No property owner likes to incur unexpected expenses, however at least in having the budget saved you can soften the impact of unforeseen situations.
Residential tree service can be affordable and within your budget, if you plan accordingly. No property owner likes to incur unexpected expenses, however at least in having the budget saved you can soften the impact of unforeseen situations.