Charlie Seek Services

Terrible experience and would not recommend this company to anyone at all. the price is low because Charlie does not finish his work as promised.

I called Charlie about the down tree after finding him on angielist. charlie arrived at my home within a couple hours and began cutting down the tree and removing it. he told me that his trunk grinder was broken and he would have to come back to grind the trunk and remove the root system in a couple days. after about two (2) week charlie returned and grinded the trunk but did not touch the root system like promised. charlie also took down a tree for my neighbor and told him the same thing and just like me, my neighbor was stuck with the root system not being touched.
I dont know recommend charlie at all. this is my second review of him and since my first review he has changed his companies name from charlie seek tree service to ccharle seek tree.

We purchased this property recently and noticed the previous owners had neglected the landscaping and maintaining the trees. I contacted Charlie for an estimate. Charlie showed up the next day and provided me with an estimate. I felt this was reasonable and told him to proceed with the work. He completed all the work requested in a timely manner and removed and cleaned all tree and shrub trimmings from my property. The charges were identical to his estimate. Charlie is an honest, fair and hardworking businessman. I would not hesitate to use him again and would recommend him to others.

When the Derecho came throught the Washington DC area i had a tree fall, which was blocking my door to the house. the next morning i hoped on angieslist and saw Charlie Seeks tree removal company and gave them a call after reading the reviews. charlie called me back within the hour and told me he would be to my place in about an hour. charlie showed up before the hour was up and gave me a great estimate. my neighbor needed a tree removed as well so recieved the same price as i did. charlie told me he didnt have a crew working as they had gone fishing that weekend and that he would have to come back later in the day to start the removal process, which he did. he showed up about two hrs later and started removing the section that was blocking my front door. he told me that he would come back later in the week with his crew to remove the rest. he also told me that his tree stump grinder was broken and would be back in a few days and he would return to remove the stump and the root system and promised that it wouldnt look like a tree had been there. a few days went by and the charlie and his crew came back and removed the rest of the tree like promised. as for the stump it took about a week and a half for charlie to return to grind it down. he grinded my stump and my neighbors but left the root system there. no attempts to remove the roots were made. he also didnt clean up any of the grindings to which there was about two large balck trash bags full remaining for both my neightbor and i to clean up. as for the root system its still there and even with numerour attempts to contact charlie and leaving mulitple voice mails. very disappointed in the work done. i do not recommend even tho the price is right.

I had a large tree in my front yard that was spreading roots under the foundation.  I called Charlie Seek as recommended from Angies list and he came over the same day to evaluate the tree and give me a quote for removal.  I was expecting a $1000-$1500, but he quoted $400 for tree, root and stump grind....unbelievable!  After I pull the permits with the HOA and utilities, he came over the next day to remove the tree and tackled some huge roots.  About two weeks later I noticed that some of the roots were still protruding from the soil and discovered additional ones that would have been difficult to find with the mulch.  I called Charlie again and he was over almost immediately to finish off the job.  Charlie is a man of his word and guarantees his work to the end.  He has my strongest possible recommendation for anyone who asks.

Charlie came out and gave me a free estimate on the same day I called, and we went over what would be done. We scheduled the trimming two days after the estimate. He came a little bit late, but he did warn me that this might happen b/c he had another job the same morning. During the trimming, he called me to over (at my request) to verify that the trees were being trimmed as I envisioned. They indeed were, and he even added in some additional pruning (free) to some nearby small trees on my property. Overall, i was very pleased with Charlie's service. I would recommend them.

Charlie was a few days late in getting started on the job, but he called to tell us why and when he would start.  Once started, he worked steadily with one or two assistants to complete the job.  This was done in a matter of a few days.  He was polite, respectful, and professional.  Unfortunately, while cutting a large branch from the poplar, the branch dropped in an unpredicted direction and damaged a segment of our fence.  Charlie was appropriately sorry, promised without discussion to repair the damage, and made good on his promise as soon as some custom pieces were available from the fence company that did the original installation.  Ultimately, the fence is as good as new.Charlies is an old fashioned contractor in the sense that he does his own work and conducts his business with a verbal commitment and a handshake.  He was true to his word. That's something that we appreciated.

Mr. Seek came well recommended by Angie's List, and when I called him he indicated that he would be able to do the work within the  "couple-of-weeks" time frame we needed.   He was able to come out to view the job later that day, and quoted what seemed to me to be a reasonable price.  He indicated that he was scheduling about a week out and that the weather could possibly push it to two weeks.  I called him several days later to have our job added to his list.   I called him again about 10 days later to check on the schedule, and was told he would come out two days later.  Mr. Seek and an employee arrived promptly within the 8-9 am "window" he had specified on the day of our appointment.  During the course of the morning Mr. Seek brought to my attention a small, still-standing-but-clearly-dead tree which I had not previously noticed and suggested that I consider removing it before it fell, since it looked as if it might fall on the neighbor's fence.  I agreed with his assessment, and we agreed on a price for this additional work.  Mr. Seek is a personable man (as was his employee) and my initial impression of him as being knowledgeable in his area of work was confirmed as I watched him work throughout the morning.  He knows how to remove a dead tree limb without damaging the remainder of the living tree, and makes the cut properly, leaving the branch collar intact.  Along with his assistant, he felled a small tree at its base and knew how to place those cuts and to use a guide rope so as to land the tree exactly where it needed to be (in the open space between two large trees -- not on my azaleas, the fence or the neighbor's house!)   I highly recommend Charlie Seek, and will use his tree service again.

I found Mr. Seeks business on Angie's List on Saturday and left a voice message for him, expecting to hear from him on Monday but Mr. Seeks returned my call on Saturday evening.  He came over promptly to check out the bushes I needed to have removed.  He said that he would return on Sunday morning to remove them and he did so at the time he stated.  He was done in no time at all.  I would definitely recommend Mr. Seeks to friends and family.

I needed a total of 8 bushes removed from the front of my home.  I called and left a message on a Sunday, got an estimate first thing Monday morning, accepted the estimate on Wednesday evening (after waiting for estimates from other companies to come in), and then he came out and removed all the bushes on Thursday.  I wasn't there when the work was done, but when I got home the area was cleaned up. This was a smaller job than a tree service would typically do, so I was glad to have him do it at a very reasonable price.  

He started on time, with a slight delay due to rain. He had a crew of three and they were done in an afternoon. Unwanted wood was hauled away, and they offered to cut some branches suitable for firewood into 18 inch lengths.  They raked and cleaned branches and twigs from the yard where the mid sized tree was removed.

Overall, very quick, very professional, and left us very pleased. Would recommend to others.

Excellent.  See above.

The job was expertly done.  Mr. Seek is low key, professional, knowledgeable and did not try to sell us on things we didn't need.  Also note that another firm offered to do equivalent work for $1000, which is about $300 more that Mr. Seek's price.

Charlie was very thorough & professional. He cleaned up the area totally of debris. I would certainly use him again.

Charlie returned my call to him, came to my home, gave me an estimate (which was extremely fair and way below other estimates received) and said he could do the work that day (which was great because the contractor needed that stump out of the way ASAP). Charlie came back with his grinder, did the work, got paid and left for another job. He was very pleasant, professional and knowledgeable. I will certainly recommend him to friends, put him on our community service board, and hire him again. Highly recommended!

Charlie returned my call to him, came to my home, gave me an estimate (which was extremely fair and way below other estimates received) and said he could do the work that day (which was great because the contractor needed that stump out of the way ASAP). Charlie came back with his grinder, did the work, got paid and left for another job. He was very pleasant, professional and knowledgeable. I will certainly recommend him to friends, put him on our community service board, and hire him again. Highly recommended!

Charlie Seek and his crew did an excellent job removing a very large tree that was in an awkward location in our backyard. He arrived on time and when finished left the area clean of all tree limbs, leaves and debris. He was also the least expensive company we called. The next lowest estimate was $2800-$3200 to remove the tree. Thanks Charlie for a great job.

Charlie Seek and his crew did an excellent job removing a very large tree that was in an awkward location in our backyard. He arrived on time and when finished left the area clean of all tree limbs, leaves and debris. He was also the least expensive company we called. The next lowest estimate was $2800-$3200 to remove the tree. Thanks Charlie for a great job.