COSTELLO'S TREE SERVICE

After giving me an estimate and with some bad weather in the meantime, the actual date of the work was delayed a couple of weeks. They were to arrive on Thursday, March 13, but called to tell me that the tree climber was out ill and that we would need to be rescheduled for Monday, March 17. I called in the morning to confirm they were coming and was told they would be here in the afternoon. Around 2 p.m. the crew arrived, we went over the work to be done, everyone was in agreement and got to work. The crew was pleasant, worked quickly, and efficiently and cleaned up as they went along. When they were finished, they called me to come and take a look and see if everything was to my satisfaction, which it was, and I wrote out a check, and they left. I was very pleased with the work, and how the tree looks. Costello's Tree Service is okay for the most part, but you just need to have some patience with them and their business practices.

The estimate was fair and the crew arrived on time and completed the work, including carrying sections of the trunk (which was almost 4-ft diameter) through the house. They also manhandled the grinder through the house with no damage but the grinding itself was a little skimpy -- the stump was taken down below grade. but only just.

They did an excellent job. They arrived ahead of time, worked very quickly, and hauled away all of the trimmings.

Loved these guys. Very professional, efficient, friendly and punctual. Estimator gave us a higher price than the owner ultimately charged us. Gave us a great deal on a little ''nice to have'' work in the yard. Threw in a couple of little freebies, too.