If you want to do this stuff right, you'd demand a certificate of insurance from the tree trimmer, naming you as the beneficiary, before the work starts. That's another reason not to file the homeowners' insurance claim: they probably don't cover unlicensed work. Of course any arborist/tree trimmer/lumberjack who has liability insurance will be a lot more expensive than two guys with a truck, a few ropes and a chain saw.
The real lede in this story is that Chandler AZ has trees big enough to fall over and damage anything.
Probably everywhere. Any dangerous occupations (like carpenter, roofer, tree trimmer) have sky-high workmans comp rates (like $1.60/dollar of salary for a roofer) and liability insurance is just a dream for a little contractor.
Yep, your house is on a Hohokam burial ground, dude.
I took down a tree this weekend, myself. Couldn't get my cursed chainsaw lit, so I had to do it with a Sawzall. Fucking drought, anyway.
If you want to do this stuff right, you'd demand a certificate of insurance from the tree trimmer, naming you as the beneficiary, before the work starts. That's another reason not to file the homeowners' insurance claim: they probably don't cover unlicensed work. Of course any arborist/tree trimmer/lumberjack who has liability insurance will be a lot more expensive than two guys with a truck, a few ropes and a chain saw.
The real lede in this story is that Chandler AZ has trees big enough to fall over and damage anything.
Mesquites are usually wider than they are tall.
unrelated ,[ but just seen at Eschaton]
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USA!USA!USA!
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Probably everywhere. Any dangerous occupations (like carpenter, roofer, tree trimmer) have sky-high workmans comp rates (like $1.60/dollar of salary for a roofer) and liability insurance is just a dream for a little contractor.
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A triumph
All the way from Sedona north, it's true. But Chandler's a Phoenix exurb.