How Dayton Tree Service Pros Handles a Job

Dayton Tree Service Pros takes down, prunes and grinds out trees for homeowners and landlords in Dayton and the surrounding Miami Valley, from the older neighborhoods near downtown to the suburbs in Montgomery and Greene counties.

We start at the tree, not on the phone. A price given before anyone has looked at the trunk, the lean, the dead wood and what sits underneath is a guess, and guesses tend to change once work begins. So the first step is a visit. We note the species and its condition, check for the problems that are common around here (ash trees killed by emerald ash borer, silver maples with heavy limbs over a roof, Callery pears splitting at the fork, old wind damage from past storms), and then look at the setting: the house, the garage, the fence line, the neighbor's yard, overhead service drops and the route a crew would use to reach the tree. On a narrow lot in an older part of Dayton, the way in usually matters as much as the tree's height.

We also ask whose tree it is. Trees in the strip between the sidewalk and the curb are often public street trees, and a tree on a property line may belong partly to the neighbor. In Dayton, a tree in the street right-of-way cannot be removed without written approval from the Department of Public Works, so if a tree looks like it could be the city's, we tell you before quoting. Limbs on AES Ohio's lines are handled by the utility's line-clearance contractors, not by a residential tree crew. The service drop to your house is different: AES leaves that line for the owner to keep clear, and we will explain how we would work around it.

Then you get the quote in writing. Each tree has its own line: what will be done, how the wood and brush will be handled, whether the stump is included and what it costs. Nothing gets cut until you sign off, and if anything changes once the job is under way, the change and its price are agreed in writing before the work continues.

What to expect on the day

• Limbs lowered with ropes where dropping them would hit a roof, fence or garden.
• Plywood or mats laid over soft lawns where heavy equipment has to cross.
• Brush chipped on site; chips left for mulch or hauled off, as you prefer.
• Logs cut to firewood length, stacked or removed, as written on the quote.
• Gutters, walks and driveways blown and raked clear before we leave.
• After storms, calls sorted by danger: trees on houses and blocked exits first.

Call (937) 884-1695 to set up a free estimate, or send the form with a few photos.