Greater Pittsburgh Tree Service

Worst "business" I have ever experienced. Maybe they can take some time to reevaluate their shortcomings and improve, until then do NOT use

Fabulous! The trimming crew showed up on time and performed all of the trimming that we had agreed upon. Jim booked and scheduled the job and followed it all the way through to completion. Carlos was at my house before the crew arrived on the day of service to review and make sure that what I had discussed with Jim had not changed and get a clear understanding of what to tell the crew to do. Jim also was on-hand to help with the removal of the limbs. All of the branches and limbs were removed and chipped from my house and my neighbor's property. The trees look fantastic and still provide privacy. These guys are true professionals, and I highly recommend them.

they removed the 4 spruce on a hillside and ground down the stumps. they also cut down an extremely tall tree that overhung a play area. All debris was removed. The only thing remaining was the sunlight allowed in from the lack of 4 dying spruce and our relief of having them gone from sight :)

Response and request for quote was fast, service was performed 2 days later due to it being such a small job. Work was done while I was out, if I hadn't know the trees were there I wouldn't have been able to tell they were even at my house.

Carlos’ team was fantastic. They were efficient, worked hard (in the blowing snow) and got everything cut back as requested for a reasonable rate. Polite & professional crew as well.

I have home near Sewickley with about 3.5 acres. It's heavily wooded. I bet I've had to spend $25k plus on tree removal/trimming over the last 5-years to protect life and property. Greater Pitt Tree Service has been by far the best tree service I've ever hired. They are not the cheapest, and deservedly so, but I believe we got good value for money spent. I didn't ask for it, but they made a point of sending me a certificate of insurance prior to starting my jobs [x2 this year] evidencing third party liability [GL & Auto] and Workers Comp - ery professional in my opinion. Many of the situations they resolved for me were extremely dangerous to my home, my neighbors and to their own employees/contractors [Carlson Tree Service]. Greater Pitt used the right equipment, inclding a spyder crane where access was difficult, and innovative tactics to deal with many trees that were over 100' tall [hit by lightning, diseased, etc.]. I would never hire anyone else.

A three man crew worked very efficiently, safely and artistically. They worked very hard in rainy conditions. They trees look beautiful. The clean up was meticulous. The workers professional. The owner came to make sure work details were relayed to the crew as we had wished, very pleased with this company. Communication was prompt, responsive and considerate. Very pleased.

The job was performed extremely well. They were professional, punctual, and did an outstanding job with no damage to the surrounding area. Cleanup was perfect. They also trimmed some of our neighbor's trees at the same time and traffic could still pass through our narrow street. We would hire Greater Pitt again, feel they were real professionals, and would definitely recommend them to a friend.

Greater Pittsburgh Tree Service was doing work down the street from us. I asked for a quote for removing one tree and all the debris, and for cutting down 3 other dead pines and stacking the wood.  No stump removal was involved. They were able to do it that same afternoon. When asked to remove all debris from the foot of the driveway by 4pm so guests could get in the driveway they did it quickly :)
All debris was cleaned from the driveway and work areas.

He was very responsive before the work was done, but now won't communicate. He satisfactorily did the work, but clean up was insufficient. I have raked up five piles of debris from mine and my neighbors yard. I requested he come pick up the rest of his mess, but he will not respond.

As a result of a satisfactory referral from a friend who had previously utilized the services of Greater Pittsburgh Tree Service, I contracted to have them remove a very large tree in my front yard.  The estimate that the owner, Carlos, had given me was $2,200 to cut the tree down and $600 to grind the stump.  We also agreed that I would pay him an additional $200 to remove the surface roots in my lawn, for a total of $3,000.  Carlos and his crew were very accommodating with me with respect to changing the date the work was to commence.  They came when they said they would and worked all day to cut the tree down and grind the stump.  Prior to cutting the tree down, they took care to remove all my lawn ornaments, etc. so that they would not be harmed when they cut down the tree.  Everything was piled up on my front porch.
Earlier in the day, Carlos told me that he would give me a $100 discount if I paid him all in cash.  I had no problem doing that.  At the end of the day around 5:00 pm, as it was getting dark, Carlos and his crew stopped working and he came to me and gave me a bill for $2,800 less a discount of $100, which I paid him in cash.  As they were leaving, I asked Carlos what I was supposed to do about the big pile of sawdust in the middle of my front lawn.  He said that he left it there rather than leave a big hole in my front yard where the tree used to be and that the sawdust would settle down and eventually the yard would be somewhat level again.  Carlos and his crew then left.
Here we are a little over a month later, and the sawdust pile has not settled at all even with the snow and rain we've had.  Needless to say, my front yard looks awful.  I was pleased that they came on time, cut the tree down as I requested, but I was dissappointed that they did not remove any of the surface roots in my lawn that I really wanted them to do and would pay extra for.  I feel like as soon as it became dark, they were done.  It would have been nice for them to make an effort to come back out another day to cut out the surface roots.  At least Carlos didn't charge me for that, but now I am going to have to find someone else out to come out and cut out the surface roots and remove the majority of that sawdust.  Although previous reviewers mentioned that Carlos and his crew left the area clean when they were done, unfortunately, I was not pleased with the way mine was left.  They left my lawn ornaments piled on my front porch and they did not clean the front lawn area of all the twigs, etc.  Because I had minor surgery that morning on my hands, I could not put my lawn ornaments back or remove the twigs for a couple of weeks.  As I'm trying to sell my house, having the front yard look the way it does does not sit well with potential buyers. 
Bottom line:  I was happy with the work they did, the accommodation they afforded me with respect to rescheduling due to my surgery, the fact that they came on time and worked hard to complete what they did in one day, but I would have liked to have had them remove the surface roots that I was willing to pay for and to clean up a little bit better in the yard.

Greater Pittsburgh Tree was fantastic. They cleaned up so well there was no trace of work had been done. They were 2 hours late because the job earlier ran over.

When Carlos came to bid the job he was very professional and took time to explain what had caused the tree to die.  The bid was very reasonable for the amount of work involved.( had two other bids).  The work was completed today.  The crew did the job quickly and were very good about explaining how the job would be accomplished.  They did a great job of cleaning up the work site.  The crew chief Ben  was very customer service oriented and was most concerned that I was satisfied with the job.  I was very satisfied and would be pleased to recommed this company to anyone needing this type of service.  A very positive experience.

They were the lowest bid I got.  There were other bids that were astronomically high but these guys came out and worked out a deal with me and have made it possible for me to have my oaks removed. The guys are all professional and are dressed the same.  They wear all the safety gear.  They’re respectful and they use proper manners.  I couldn’t be any happier with a tree service.  I would give them an all-day-long A. I don't see me ever using any other tree service. 

Found Greater Pitt Tree service at the Pittsburgh home show. Had Carlos come out to give me a quote. I thought his price was very reasonable, so I decided to have him remove 4 fir trees that were overgrown and had become an eyesore.

His crew showed up a day earlier than expected, and did the work very quickly. They probably had the entire job done in 30 minutes, which was very impressive. They did exactly what I asked for, and I have no complaints.

I was very pleased with the service they provided. They worked steadily and cleaned up very well (even though it was raining). I would highly recommend this company to anyone who needs trees removed or cutback. This is the experience of Donna Rechtorik of Pittsburgh. Donna is a family friend.

This was a stressful ordeal and it would have been worth the money to go with a more expensive, more professional service.  I work with contractors often and this is the first conflict I've ever had.  

An enormous, 100-year-old maple tree in my backyard was dying and needed to come down.  Several huge limbs had already fallen off (a little over half of the tree was left standing), creating a potential danger to me and my neighbors / their pets.  Knowing that it would cost a fortune to remove the stump totally, I asked for an estimate that would leave only the stump, which I figured I could cover with ivy or put some pots on.  Carlos wrote me out an estimate for $1,100 to have the tree taken to 6-8 feet.  This was a bigger stump than I had hoped to leave, as the tree is on a hill and is visible to everyone on my side of the block, so I decided to get more estimates.  Carlos called a week later to lower the price to $900 since he would be in the area, so I decided to take the inexpensive offer.  His crew didn't show up on the day scheduled because the job before mine had gone long.  I understood completely and had no problem having them come the next day.  

During the tree removal the next day, I received a phone call that my (usually very friendly and accommodating) neighbor was threatening to call the police because they had piled much of the wood in his yard, for some reason thinking it would make no difference.  They then had to move the huge logs over the fence to my property, something that Carlos complained about later and likely contributed to his leaving the job incomplete.  When I returned home I found a 20-25 foot monstrosity -- the entire trunk, plus two huge branches sticking up into the air.  It looked hideous.  The brush that was there before he came was also not removed (something I didn't even mention to him).  When I spoke to him on the phone, he said that they had run into metal inside the tree and couldn't get it any lower without a risk of breaking another chainsaw blade.  He offered to take 150 dollars off the price, and said that leaving the tree looking like that was more aesthetically pleasing than just a stump!  I found that comment to be disingenuous.  I asked him how much it would cost to finish the job with another company, he said it would be no more than 300 additional dollars.  When I said that I wanted to get an estimate first, he became irritated and asked if I was going to "screw [him]" out of the money, and that he had four kids to feed, etc., trying to guilt me into paying him for an unfinished job.  He said that the main purpose of the job was to make sure they branches didn't fall off and hurt anyone, and that he had fulfilled that task, but I disagreed, saying that the tree's present condition was unacceptable and that I would only pay what was left of 900 after the job was completed by someone else.  

Carlos called again later that night, offering to come by later that evening or the next morning with old blades, to finish the job for the full payment.  I heard nothing from him the next two days until two of his workers came on Saturday morning, unannounced.  They were unfriendly and visibly irritated with being there.  They cut the tree down to 12 feet and said they were done.  I apologized for being picky, but again explained that it was unacceptable.  They finally brought the tree down a couple more feet (good enough, I guess), but then again left giant, immovable pieces of wood in my neighbor's yard as well as my own.

I called and left an admittedly nasty message on Carlos's voicemail.  After some exchanges, he sent out one of his workers on a Sunday (during a Steelers game) to cut up the two huge pieces they had left.  I appreciated him rectifying the situation quickly.

In the end, I think the job ended up being a much bigger pain for them than they had expected.  They probably lost money on it but then tried to transfer responsibility to me.  I just wanted the job to be completed as discussed, as this was a big expenditure for me.  Or, maybe I'm just a jerk.   They assumed that I was going to be a push-over or that I would accept a job halfway done.  It looks like the other reviews for this company are pretty good, so maybe it will be fine for others as well, as long as nothing goes wrong.

Everything went well regarding cutting down the tree. They did a good job of cleaning up. The one downfall was that I didn't realize that the stump removal wasn't part of the tree removal. I called him 3 times to have him remove the stump, but he failed to show and follow-up.

Carlo was a pleasure to deal with from the get go. I had a tree fall from my unbuilt lot onto the house next door which was just built. This was on a weekend and Icalled many Tree removal services that claimed to offer emergency 24/7 service. Carlo at Greater Pitt was the only one who actually called me back immediately. He was willing to come out on a Saturday evening to remove the tree and did not even charge a "premium" for emergency service. The price was comparable to what i had paid in the past to have trees taken down with a weekday prescheduled appointment with other tree services. While Carlo was onsite, I asked him for a bid to do a complete lot clearing (removing all trees from the lot) as I was in the process of gathering bids for this project. His price was by far the most reasonable and he and his crew showed up when he stated they would. This undeveloped lot has houses on both sides which were built during the last year or so. This made this a tricky project as the trees on the lot were extremely high, and in some cases quite close to the adjoining residences. Carlo and his crew worked quickly and professionally to remove the trees without causing any problems for the adjoining properties. In fact, the owners of these houses (my future neighbors who had had their lots cleared in the recent past) told me how impressed they were by the skill of Carlo and his crew. I would not hesitate to recommend Carlo at Greater Pitt Tree Service to anyone who needs any kind of tree service. From my experience, you will receive a great price and professional service no matter how big or small the job.

They did an excellent job. The work was done on time and on schedule. They did a good job cleaning up. I was very satisfied with the work. Everyone was very professional to work with.

Everything was going well, until the chipper truck managed to get their wheels stuck on the inclined portion of my back yard. Who would have thought that truck tires could get stuck in moist, soft, spring turf? During the course of removing the stuck vehicle, the yard got pretty chewed-up. After the truck got unstuck, the driver peeled-out on our driveway leaving about 10ft of double skid marks that cannot be swept away. Most, if not all, of their vehicles leaked hydraulic fluid or motor oil wherever they were moved. For their clean-up, I would have graded them 6/10.

We are planning to widen our driveway and install drainage but due to the slope,grade,pitch, of the yard our contractor said this big old tree had to go before work started. We decided to have the tree removed ourselves so we began shopping around. I thought there was no end to the lunacy and story telling of tree trimmers. I got estimates that made my heart skip several beats and and stories about how this is a difficult job because the tree is close to my house and another maple tree. I kept shopping...... The crew from Greater Pitt Tree Service came out on a wednesday for an initial evaluation of the tree. They laughed when I told them the stories that were told to me. They explained that they had a few different ways to attack this tree removal job. They also explained what different types of trees can present specific challenges to them as tree trimmers but that my tree was not anything they couldn't handle. They also offered to grind down the stump if I desired that service. When I told them this land was going to be excavated they were happy just to take out the tree. We talked dollars and cents and settled on a price. We had a full schedule of projects and it appeared that we would have to schedule this tree removal project at some point in the future. The guys did some checking and rearranging of their own schedule and then asked if it was possible to come back in two days instead of waiting a week or more!!! The crew showed up two days later on friday, jockeyed their boom truck into position, and went to work. Soon enough these adventurous guys were scurrying up and down the tree on gaffs and eventually the tree was reduced to a stump. They cleaned up the mess and left. High quality work and a fair price means I will look to these guys first should I ever need a tree service again. Thanks GPTS!