Pray's Tree Service

We moved into our house about a year and a half ago and immediately discovered that, though I loved having a tree, the tree in our front yard was dead and roots were growing in our drain. Other places I had called were a month out just to get me a quote when co-workers of mine suggested Pray Tree Service. Though I usually left voicemails when I called, they would always reach back out to me. They got out and gave me an estimate same week, and it was only about a week later for when we scheduled the tree removal. They got to work early in the morning and were done by the later afternoon! Pricing was absolutely fair, very friendly guys and a family owned local business. They even went out of their way to help me get out of my driveway to go to work (I live on a busy road). They also gave me a fair price on the removal of the shrubs in front of my house so long as I got it done the same time, which I did! Great service overall.

It went better than we ever expected. Joel came to our home for a bid and we knew then, he was the one we'd hire. We have had 4 other offers but they were not good at returning calls and/or would show up hours later with excuses. Joel called to confirm the job the day before and asked if we had any questions. The crew was here the next day on time and worked non stop and as quietly as they could removed the huge maple and stump. Before leaving they cleaned up the yard so nicely, which wasn't expected. I am not one to write reviews but these guys rocked the job!!!! Highly recommend!! They will treat you right and with respect

Other than some communication issues, this company is stand-up. The tree and stump were removed in one day and, other than the spot were the tree formerly stood you would not know they were here!. Joel initially bid 1500 for the job, which I hesitated at. He then told me 1300 was as low as he could go. After seeing the bang up job they were doing and realizing this was a small outfit, I relented and gave him the full 1500. I had to go to work before they were done. While at work Joel called and said there was an accident when they were loading some of the very large logs onto their truck. One of the logs shifted and rolled off the truck, cracking a corner of the driveway. Because of this, he said he was returning the full 1500 for the job. He was extremely apologetic. My wife arrived home about that time (I had called her to let her know). And Joell immediately gave her the money. She could not see any damage it was so small. She said no keep the money, to which he refused, insisting we keep it until the drive was repaired and, if we felt like it, pay him the difference. Long story short, this is a stand-up guy, who runs a stand-up business! Reasonably priced, and a great job!

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They did an excellent job. I'd hire them again.

would totally recommend them.

They were on time. They came in right away. They are very courteous. They got the job done. They were very clean. It was all done in one day.

They came within a week and took out the tree, ground out the stump,cleared and took
away all the debri. They filled in the hole and leveled the ground.
I was very pleased with the work they did and would not hesitate to call them again.

I had them come over to evaluate the condition of the tree. When it was determined that the stability of the tree was compromised and was risky to leave up, they scheduled to come and take it down just two days later. They were able to take it down without the use of the boom truck and thus helping me avoid taking down part of my fence. Because they had to move the tree out of the back yard with some sort of a little front loader, it did tear up my grass quite a bit. They cleaned up all the branches in the yard very well and even took some branches I had piled up next to the fence from an earlier wind storm. I have used Pray's twice now and have been very happy with the job they have done. I would definitely recommend their services.

I would not recommend them. I have a big yard. The owner's teenage son did the work and he wasn't very responsible. He did a great job when he showed up but he just did not show when he said he would. The price was great. It was very hard to reach him.

Price seemed reasonable and was prompt and convenient -- able to do work while I was away and sent me a bill shortly after. Will be the first place I call if/when I need more trees removed.

I needed a tree gotten out of the way right away due to new construction. He was able to accommodate my urgency with a fair price. His employees showed up on time, performed their job with competency and cleaned up the mess very well. I was very pleased with the job done.

Trees were very large.  Some of them were more than two feet in diameter.  There were more than five trees. In fact, one large oak tree could fall on the house.  They did what was needed. Well done. Highly professional. Price, as before. was reasonable considering the amount of work involved. We have used their service for more than ten years.  They are good. It is a small family business.  Hardworking and honest. Hard to find nowadays.

They did what they were suppose to do and took everything with them. They were very fair on their prices. I was very pleased. They are very easy to communicate with.

I contacted Joel Pray at the end of August to get some trees trimmed and (1) fairly large cedar tree removed. My son also needed a tree removed that had been split in a windstorm. Joel did take longer to get to our work than I had originally anticipated, but that was not a concern for our purposes. When they did arrive on Friday, October 7, 2011, they began the work at my sons. The work was completed at his house early on Saturday (They began work about 7 AM Saturday). They brought a truck, a boom truck, a Toro Dingo, a shredder and a stump shredder. I requested that they remove an additional tree that was near a shed that we were going to be working on. Joel gave me a price right away for the additional work, which was $250 for this tree, which did not have to have the stump removed. All-in-all, the crew worked hard and finished quickly. Although the cedar turned out to be a little more difficult than anticipated, he stuck with the quoted prices for all work. Joel was very careful to make sure that the work was performed as we wished.

I intend to bring him back for additional trimming and removals within the next year or two. He is quite reasonably priced and has the proper personnel and equipment to do the job professionally and quickly. I actually paid him an extra $50 since he did such an excellent job (that is included in the $1100 total shown).

Quality work. On time, on budget. Competitively priced, and did more work than originally anticipated. I will use Pray Tree service again in the future and have recommended them to friends and family.

The project was difficult because there was no way to get a truck with a bucket in near the tree. One other tree service declined to do the job for that reason. It was also difficult to get the tree out once down, because the workers had to use wheelbarrows. When they left, the yard was so clean I could not see one leaf, let alone any small branches.