Called a guy to remove a tree from my yard He charged $750 Asked how many he does per week “Oh God, are you one of those morons who post about how easy it is to make six figures in the trades by assuming I’m fully booked and have zero costs? You know what, I’m actually going to charge you $1,750 for this job or I'll just let the tree fall into your roof.” Incredible. $1,750 for just a few minutes of work. Imagine if he does just 10 other jobs aweek. That’s $70k+ per month. Almost amillion a year. I need to get into tree trimming!
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[–] 11 points 2 months ago (7 children)

Depends on the tree. But one cost nobody is mentioning is insurance. It's pricey for these guys because a small mistake can do a million dollar's damage and kill 3 people in about 5 seconds.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Who needs insurance?

    if you drop a tree on a house. Just close up shop. Claim all your vehicles were stolen, and open up TreeTrimming 2.0 - a legally distinct Limited Liability Company.

    That's what LLC's are for after all...

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  • [–] 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

    Would arborists be liable? Or would they demand you in the contract to take all and any consequences?

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    You can't sign away liability a lot of times. Contract law isn't as simple as "they signed it!". There are limits to what can be signed away in a contract and liability is a classic

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  • [–] 0 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    You can't sign away liability a lot of times

    Yeah, but do arboristic works fall into these "a lot of times"?
    I can't find anything particular on the internet.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    Dropping a tree on a house is covered under gross negligence which you can't sign away, under contract law. But also, state licensure often limits further what you can sign away.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago*

    You can put whatever you want in a contract, but it can't contradict the law.

    If an arborists is negligent and fucks up, they can still be sued for their fuck up, no matter what some boilerplate contract says.

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