treelooker
Treehouser
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YES!
Send an email back and give an houly price for the 2 of you
This is what i did with the quote; i figured 3.5-6 hours depending on level of detail. Drive time itemized o heck no free estimates unless convenient or prequalified.
"It seems like her concern is that although seen as a necessity, she doesn't know what she will getting as a result of her pruning job. Perhaps supplying a drawing of what you think the finish job will closely resemble, can alleviate her fears to some extent...maybe a large extent. It might help you as well to formulate a plan, so to speak. I know it is a bit unconventional to do that. I think I would ask for some payment to supply that, and then if you get hired, reduce that from the overall costs. That isn't uncommon with work where people are unclear about what the design will be. Some jobs are worth the extra effort to get them, and it can walk the talk for the lady, to show just how serious she is about preserving her beautiful tree and paying well for a good job. If maybe a hundred bucks or so isn't worth it to her to get clear on the approach and to help settle her worry, I think it kind of shows where she is really at about the project as a whole. I guess some better pictures would be needed in order to create a working plan. I'd ask her for them."
Done! Drawing lines with Paint is pretty quick; I do it fairly often. Not unusual at all--the UK standards recommend illustrations in job specs. Have any Californians here seen Jacks Oak lately?
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