This situation is all too common in Cincinnati: a guy will walk up to your door, ring your doorbell, and make an unsolicited offer to take care of your trees. He’ll trim your trees, because he noticed they needed trimming. And don’t worry – he’s an expert!
This may sound all well and good, but there are a number of reasons to say no to this offer. The main reason to avoid these unsolicited offers is that they are almost never made by licensed companies. Licensed, reliable tree service companies with great reputations usually don’t have to go door-to-door to drum up business. We’re usually pretty busy with our regular clients and word-of-mouth referrals.
Choose an Experienced, Reputable Cincinnati Tree Service Company
You want a legitimate, licensed tree service company to work on your yard. If anything goes wrong, an unlicensed company is unlikely to be able to make sure everything turns out ok for you. If they drop a heavy branch on your car and break your windshield, you are out of luck and probably have no recourse. If these guys do anything to injure your trees — through honest mistake or complete ignorance — you have no way to hold them responsible for their actions.
These “walk-by” tree trimmers also probably have no insurance. If they themselves become injured on the job, they can sue you. These fly-by-night trimmers often engage in unsafe practices and use less than ideal equipment. You do not want one of them falling from your tree, breaking an arm (or worse), and then hitting you with thousands of dollars of their hospital bills or a big, fat lawsuit.
Tree service companies become licensed so that they can become legitimate players in the local economy, paying taxes and contributing to the community. They also become licensed so that the tree service industry can offer a sense of trust and accountability among their clients within the community.
These “door knock” offers are often from people with zero training or knowledge of tree health. A trained, expert, tree service professional needs to know which trees require which kinds of cuts, and how best to cut a branch so that it encourages future growth and recovery. Random guys with chainsaws usually lack this education and experience. Using the wrong tools, or using tools from an infected tree on a healthy tree can spread pests and diseases throughout your yard or your neighborhood. There’s a ton of risk with hiring one of these random tree trimming guys, and very little possible benefit – they don’t even usually charge that much less than an expert tree service!
Choose a Truly Professional Tree Service
It’s a good idea to have your trees trimmed regularly. And you’re tempted by the guy who knocks on your door because you’ve been meaning to call for that appointment, but you just haven’t. So call us here at Tree Images today. We’ll take care of your trees … properly.
