What Tree Removal Costs and What Changes the Price
Tree removal in Raymore typically runs $546 to $741 a tree. How big it is, how we reach it and what it could land on decide where yours falls.
Free, no-obligation estimates. We quote the whole job before we start.
The Typical Tree Removal Price Range
Tree removal is priced job by job, and in Raymore the usual charge typically runs $546 to $741 a tree.
That is a published local range, not a flat rate. Where a tree lands in it, or outside it, comes down to the tree itself and the yard around it: a modest tree in an open front lawn is a quicker job than a big one leaning over the garage with no way in for a truck.
So we do not price a tree over the phone. We come out, look at the tree and what sits under it, and quote the whole job before any work starts.
What Changes the Price
Height, trunk size, lean, how we get equipment to the tree and what it could fall on change how long the work takes and how hazardous it is, and those two things set the price.
What moves a tree removal price:
Height
A taller tree comes down in more sections, and every section is another cut and another lowering.
Trunk diameter
A thicker trunk means heavier pieces, more wood to haul off and sometimes a bigger machine.
Lean
A tree leaning toward the house has to be cut and steered away from where it wants to go, which is slower than dropping it into open lawn.
Access for equipment
An open drive lets the truck and chipper pull up close. A narrow side gate means a "spider lift", a small tracked lift that fits through, or carrying everything out by hand.
Structures and lines nearby
A roof, a fence, a shed or overhead wires under the canopy mean "controlled rigging": each piece lowered on a rope instead of dropped.
Dead or decayed wood
Dead wood is brittle and harder to climb and rig safely, so every cut takes more care.
The OSHA Tree Care Industry page sets out the fall, falling-object and electrical hazards of this work, which is why a tree over a roof costs more to take down than the same tree in an open yard.
Why Storm-Damaged Trees Cost More
Storm-damaged trees take more labor and more care than a tree taken down on a scheduled day, so the work often costs more, sometimes roughly double.
A split trunk, an "uprooted tree" lying on its roots or a "hanger", a broken limb caught in the canopy, can shift as it is cut, so it comes apart slowly and with more rigging. When a tree is already on the house, that is "emergency tree removal", and the call comes first.
We answer the phone or call back the same working day.
Cleanup, Hauling and the Stump
Not always: some quotes leave out the cleanup or the stump, so a quote should say whether hauling, chipping and stump grinding are in the price.
Where removal is quoted at an hourly rate, cleanup is often left out of it and billed separately as an add-on crew. That is how a low number on the phone turns into a bigger bill with the brush still lying on the lawn.
We quote the whole job before we start and clean up when the work is done, and the quote says in writing whether the stump is being ground.
More about stump grinding
What a Written Quote Should List
A good quote names the trees, the method, what happens to the wood and the stump, the cleanup and the total, with no charges added after.
What a tree removal quote should spell out:
Which trees
Each tree named or marked, so nobody guesses on the day which ones come down.
How they come down
Felled whole into open ground, cut in sections and roped down, or lifted out in a "crane-assisted removal".
Wood and brush
Whether the brush is chipped and hauled, and whether the trunk is left in rounds for you or taken away.
The stump
Ground out or left standing, and if it is ground, what happens to the grindings.
Cleanup
Raking the lawn, clearing the drive and hauling off the last of the debris.
The total price
One number for the whole job, with no charges added once the work is done.
We quote the whole job before we start, with no surprise charges after.
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What neighbors say about the work
Peyton and his crew were amazing to work with. They removed a very large tree from my backyard that was near houses. They got it out safely and fast. Would definitely hire him again!!
Peyton responded to bid request very quickly and completed work as promised. I would use his services again and high recommend him for any tree service and stump removal.
Peyton and Nick are hard working individuals who get the job done right. Besides working for us I have seen many jobs they have been completed and everything is top notch. Would highly recommend their services!!!!!
Want a price on your tree?
Call and tell us about the tree and what is under it. We come out, look at it and quote the whole job for free.
- Free, no-obligation estimates
- Whole job quoted before we start
- Cleanup included