Above & Beyond Tree Service

They were just great and cleaned up very well after they were done. They even had a crane that stayed on the driveway and lifted over the house with no incident. We would highly recommend them to anyone.

We contracted with the estimator Matt while he was removing my neighbor's large ash tree. I was amazed with the size of the crane they used to remove my neighbor's tree without damaging all of the other trees around it. Matt gave me an estimate to remove 3 trees that was very competitive with the cost of treating the trees for the next three years by a competitor ---- with no guarantee that the treatment would work. A simple choice. A competitor had removed another dead ash tree on my property last year -- so I knew approximately what the cost would be. The competitor's crane was much smaller & they were only able to remove a small section of the top of the tree they removed. The rest of the tree was cut into 2 foot rounds and dropped onto the lawn below. In the process the competitor broke some branches on some adjacent trees and left some pretty sizeable divots in the lawn for me to deal with. By contrast, the boom on the crane used by Above & Beyond was large enough to take 24-30' sections of tree from the back of my property, lift them over the other 60 foot trees on the property and drop the sections in my driveway or the street where the limbs were bucked & shredded. The remaining logs were cut into 12-15 foot sections and lifted into their dumpster. Cleanup around the yard was excellent ---- things looked better than when they started. While they were working here, other neighbors were favorably impressed with their work & the following day they removed three more large ash trees from my neighborhood that were in in close proximity to other trees ---- also without any damage. I would suggest that if you want to minimize the size of the remaining stump that you remove the soil in about a 2-3 foot radius around your tree before they start the job --- maybe 6 inches below grade. The sawyer can get the chain saw lower on the base of the tree when he does his final cut if you do this.

We didn't use their services. The price was higher than other estimates and the arborist never contacted us.

The service was very positive. They did a great job. They were quick with the work as they got in and got it done. The clean-up was good as well. I had no problems.

We were put in touch with Dan Dawson through a local pond retailer while looking for quotes to have a pond dug on a piece of land we purchased to build a new home. We have 4.23 acres we are building a pole barn and 9,000 square foot home on. They have done a few projects for us so far and will be working with us on others throughout the build of the barn and home.

The project cost significantly more than anticipated, though some of this over-run was a result our our expensive tastes. Dan (the owner) has a very difficult time with following through on promised timeframes and deadlines. While the bulk of the project has been completed, I am still waiting on some trim work that should have occurred weeks ago. Long story short, the quality of the work performed is much better than average, but the continual prodding to get the work completed can be unbelievably frustrating.

We were very impressed and happy with the work performed for us. This company was professional, thorough in the work performed and cleaned up so we could hardly tell they were here. We would definitely use them again if we need to have this same type of work done.

I asked about maintenance and he said that I shouldn’t have to do anything. He said if I did not get the sealer for $500 per year the color may just fade a little. When we had an issues and it faded by the garage, We called and were interested in the sealer. But this time when we called they said it would be practically 2000 dollars to reseal it each year. I was so upset by this.

I actually saw Above and Beyond Tree Service working on a tree in our neighbor's yard across the street. I was impressed at how safely and courteously they worked. They made sure that they didn't block our narrow street, and guided cars around their bobcat without disrupting the flow of traffic. Last night, we had a lot of storms and strong winds, and multiple large branches broke off of a maple tree in our backyard. The branches filled our driveway, and also fell across our neighbor's fence. My husband asked for the name of the business that was working on the house across the street yesterday, and as I told him, Above and Beyond showed up at that house again. I guess they still had some work to do there. So I asked them to talk to my husband about our tree problem. They gave him a quote and did the service today. I was very impressed with their work, picked up all branches and twigs and leaves. We will definitely use them again if needed.

My husband and I went to the Indianapolis Home Show and met the owner and the horticulturist who works for the company. We were impressed with their knowledge and ideas for our backyard and front yard. We had them come out and look at the area in order to get an initial sketch for a master plan together (on 2/25). They said they would send it to us by the following Friday (2/29). We have waited for about 2 weeks now and have heard nothing from them. I have read a few reviews on Angie's list that they tend to flake out but I thought that since we were planning on spending about $100,000 that this wouldn't be a problem. I am moving on and getting quotes from other companies. Dan, the owner, called us back after this review was posted to try to make things right, but we still felt more comfortable trying to find someone else for the job.

My mom is 76 and the trees and storms make her nervous. She used Above & Beyond a couple of months ago when an entire tree landed on her roof. This time, it was a branch that was large enough and strong enough to jam her garage door. My mom called and the owner was at her doorstep within an hour. Rather than making her incur weekend rates, he moved the branch out of the way & got her garage door working, then came back on Monday with the chipper. She now has them on speed dial :)

Driving out of our neighborhood, I notice a house with a new driveway--noting the company's #, I called them the next business day--much to my surprise, the owner answered. Very polite--said he would take a look at our driveway and would provide me with a quote. Sure enough, the next day I received a quote emailed to me, loved the price (as we had been thinking about this for the last 2 years and had received other quotes). Set up the work for the following week--they showed up as agreed and started the removal process. The crew were all very nice. Day two, concrete was poured. Forms were pulled the next morning and we were instructed no driving on the new concrete for 1 week (probably the worst part of the whole experience!). The driveway looks great--communication was easy and I would highly recommend Above and Beyond.

We had our driveway, walk and porches torn out and replaced. Dan and Dylan were very helpful in giving us ideas and showing us options for our concrete work. In order to pour concrete on our main front porch, we had to have some repair work done. Because it rained that morning, my handyman could not come out and Dan pulled his handyman off another job to complete my repair. We also replaced our roof the next week with Above and Beyond and were very happy with the men working at our home. If I had to run an errand, they would make sure no nails would end up in my tire before I pulled out of the driveway. They also did a super job in clean up. Very happy with their work and have referred them to many friends.

They say you can't judge a book by it's cover and I would say - While Angie's List USUALLY gets the contractor right, the reports missed the mark this time. While I was concerned by the reports I saw, my mom decided to hire Dan and his crew anyway. I am now eating crow, as they came in, removed the tree, raked the yard & after my mom mentioned there were still branches on the top of the roof, Dan had his crew climb up on the roof & get them down. The ONLY issue was that they left the tree on my mom's front yard overnight, as it was late when they took the tree down. A better approach might have been to either wait till the morning to remove it as that section of her yard will need to be reseeded. Given the 90+ degrees outside each day, it's not a big deal this year, but it could be for others. They did exactly what they promised, were polite & cleaned up the debris. On of the workers even helped my mom get her garage door down since the power had gone out! Overall, I would absolutely rehire!

They were here when the storm was over and quoted me a price, which I thought was reasonable. They started the work that day and finished the next day. Great job and I am completely satisfied. Would hire them again

From beginning to end, the project went smoothly. The owner, Danny Dawson, was available to answer questions and concerns, he quickly resolved issues that popped up. His on site manager was polite and a diligent worker. The workmen as a whole were hard workers and polite as well. I highly recommend Danny Dawson and his company Above and Beyond.

They took more than what we wanted done.They ruined our driveway with their equipment. They brought in a logging truck. They left debris everywhere. They completely damaged the lane back to our pasture. They also damaged our fences. They promised to fix everything and never did.

Above and Beyond approached us while we were standing outside a home we had just purchased. They offered tree removal services, which we desperately needed, and talked to my husband in great detail about what they could do and what it would cost. We were very interested in their services and followed up with them a few weeks later to get a written proposal. I made an appointment with Dan to come back out, and he didn't show up. I called to see if he could come out the next week and proposed a day and time. He neither called me back nor came out to the house at my suggested time. My husband called to tell him we were going with someone else as they didn't seem interested, and then Dan set an appointment. Dan came out to that appointment, and while we were talking, he doubled the estimated amount of time and the cost of the project, and agreed to follow up with a written quote. We never received that quote by email, and several weeks later Dan called to follow up on it, and I told him we never got it. He promised to resend it, which he did several days later. By then, we'd hired someone else.

Everything went very well. The workers were friendly and courteous. They were excellent.

They claimed they had never damaged any property or had any insurance claims filed. They came out and did the work after a rainy day. They tore up my yard and there are huge ruts. Now that the grass is growing back there are large 6"-8" indentations in the yard, when I mow my lawn it is like going over speed bumps. I have called them several times to come out and repair the damage but they have not come out to fix it. I have contacted their insurance company and they will not cover the damage because the trucks aren't covered by that policy. Half of our property is now ruined because of these large ruts. The fix would be easy for them to do, but this damage is a major inconvenience to me. They purchased the trees from my elderly neighbor who is ill. They told her they would come back to take the stumps out so she could replace her fence. They never came back and this poor women was left to fix it herself. I am very dissatisfied. He claims they are the best at what they do, but this is far from the best. I gave given him ample time, over a month, and they have made no effort to resolve this issue. Now he is ignoring my calls and will not return my messages. *Update* After leaving the first report I was contacted by the company and after he had promised to make right what had gone wrong I removed the original report. It's been a month and they still haven't fulfilled their obligations or promises that he has made. It's just a bunch of empty promises and talk so I've decided to repost the report and have given up on them making anything right.

I negotiated to ask him to take out a couple of other trees in yard. They came and took out the walnut trees without taking out the trees i negotiated. When it happend he told me would come back for the other trees while the ground was still frozen because he was slower in the winter time. I have called him and spoke with him multiple times and left multiple messages with no results.

Dan Dawson and I agreed to a meeting time the next morning after he dropped off his children at school at 8 AM. He thought it would be 8:20 to 8l 30 AM. Dan did not show and did not call. At 9:50 AM I called him to find out what was going on and he stated that the meeting time was not a firm time. He then told me he was waiting for a person who buys tress to show up at a job that Dan was at and then he would come to my house. He did not do this. It was obvious to me that after he talked to me in the afternoon he had the opportunity to sell the wood from the tress that he was removing and that he decided to do that rather than give me an estimate at 8:30 AM as we discussed the afternoon before. No phone call. No show after we talked when I called him. No professionalism.

It started out great. They showed up within 30 minutes of when I called. They removed the tree from the pool and started the work on the other trees. At the one month mark, they still had not completed trimming the trees and removing the logs from the trees. I called several times and left numerous emails, but the owner was unresponsive. It wasn't until I threatened to take them to small claims court that they finally removed the logs and finished with the rest of the trees. They still left the huge pile of mulch, because they said I asked for mulch. I didn't ask for an entire truck load that they were more than glad to give me because that meant they didn't have to go back and dump that load before moving on to the next customer. So now, I have a huge pile of mulch in my yard and every company that I have called for pricing will not come out and remove the mulch for any less that $500. I never received a phone call from the owner stating that he was sorry for the unprofessionalism. I found the owner extremely rude and condescending.

They brought cranes in, left my yard a mess, and refused to come back out to fix it. He had done good work the first 2 times I hired him. This time he didn't do what he said he was going to.

He came the next morning (Friday), said it was a big job but he had the machine to do it. They started that day and finished the next morning, Saturday. They had a Bobcat on tracks with a winch and claw attachment. It got close to the bank with minimal damage to the woods. They had to remove a couple of small trees to get in. All the logs were stacked at the back of our field, well away from the creek, where we asked him to put them. They would have hauled them away but we wanted the wildlife habitat. The jam was much larger than we had imagined. Dan and his crew were great! The guys had to balance on the unstable debris and logs. They had to go under water to attach the chains to the deeper logs. The winch pulled the large logs to the shore where the claw grabbed them and brought them on shore. Then the claw carried them to the pile. The guys floated smaller logs and wood to the bank where the claw picked up several at once.