Addison Tree and Outdoor Services

Beware of Addison Tree &;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; Outdoor Services:

On April 15, 2021 I hired Addison Tree to remove approximately 35 Black Locust trees from my property. The owner and sales manager saw the job and quoted a price to include removal and stump grinding and would complete the work in 4 days.

They came with a crew of 6-7 and started out ok,

but then it became a nightmare...

- IF they showed up, they only worked a few hours

- No communication as to if/when they would be at my property to work

- Used my property as a TOILET! I have multiple dogs that found it, ate it, rolled in it and brought it inside my house, which necessitated a call to clean up companies which informed me I needed to call a specialty BIOHAZARD cleanup company to take on the problem. As this foul incident occurred on a Friday evening, the Biohazard teams charge double the rates for weekends/evenings. To sanitize a home the size of mine would cost $8k. There would be a minimum 4 hours and team of at least two with respirators and full hazmat gear.

- My dog groomer also charges a biohazard fee and to wash and blow dry all my (multiple, long- coated, large) dogs with smeared, encrusted human *** she quoted $2k.

- Addison Tree dumped about 40 yards of wood chips, some diseased from other properties, right next to my house. I was informed by other tree experts that the chips generate heat and could have spontaneously combusted and caused a house fire.

- The wood chips were dumped on my garden which killed the plants and made it difficult to clean up.

- Logs were left haphazardly across the entire property so the grass could not be mowed, inviting ticks etc. and it looked like a tornado went through.

- Big logs were left for weeks on my driveway making ingress/egress difficult

- Fencing destroyed

- Left brush in front of gates preventing ingress/egress

- Tree dropped on a cement pad crushing it

When confronted, the owner, who in my opinion, smelled of alcohol, stated he had bid the job too low and that I should pay him twice the contracted amount. He was unconcerned about the damage and devastation he caused to me and my property and tried to justify the time overage (supposed to take 4 days and it had been 7 weeks).

After quotes from several other companies, I hired another company to clean up the mess Addison Tree left on my property . The company owner said he, "had never seen such a poorly done job in his career" and that I am "fortunate the huge chip pile didn't catch on fire". He also said that the mess on my property was so bad it reminded him of the cleanup he was involved in during Hurricane Michael."

So beware of Addison Tree. I feel an obligation to warn others so no one else ends up with a devastating catastrophe likdid. (SS of a portion of our text messages).