ballpark cost to cut a 40ft tall tree in Pittsburgh (real estate, credit)

[XRiteMA98]

Hi, I was trying to Google this kind of info up but I couldn't find anything. Basically I have a 40ft tall tree adjacent to a detached garage. This is a house I made an offer to buy and the inspector said that the tree has to go because its roots caused damage and will continue to damage the wall that it pushes against.

Right now I'm compiling a list of damages and ballpark figures of the repairs in order to negotiate with the seller, who doesn't live in Pittsburgh anymore and therefore he cant fix anything.

I tried to call someone up but they said well, they have to see, wanted me to schedule an appt. I dont have time for this; I cant hire him right now, it's not my house yet.

I thought that if someone does this for a living they sort of know how much this would cost: min and max. A ballpark figure, but I guess they didn't want to tell me.

So could anyone please help me? Thank you so much.

[robrobrob]

We had a similar thing when we bought our house. We ended up getting a credit from the seller.

Not sure how complex the job might be but if they can't drop the branches then they will need a crane. We took a tree down (a very big tree) with a crane and it was about 3500. However, our credit was around 5000 since we were stuck dealing with it.

Have the listing agent assemble the quotes.

[guy2073]

Make sure it is not a city tree first, if not 5 grand is a good starting point for your negotiations like robrobrob said.

[doo dah]

Originally Posted by guy2073

Make sure it is not a city tree first, if not 5 grand is a good starting point for your negotiations like robrobrob said.

Good point. Here is the Treekeeper Database.

[szug-bot]

Odd, my experience is similar to someone else's (never happens). I would have put it at $2G, for starters, and from the info you provided, Xrite, woulda guesstimated the final bill at $3000 or a little more.

[XRiteMA98]

Thanks. The tree in question is inside the yard, not on the sidewalk or anything like that. How can I find out if it is a city tree?

[doo dah]

Originally Posted by XRiteMA98

Thanks. The tree in question is inside the yard, not on the sidewalk or anything like that. How can I find out if it is a city tree?

I think if it actually in the yard, then it is not a city tree. But see if you can find it on the Treekeeper page.

[szug-bot]

Xrite - not a city tree. Sorry. If it's in your yard, chances are it is not within the right-of-way.

Is is close to the edge of your yard? Rarely, people's yards ARE within the public domain. In case you don't know, check here for some resolution, to see your prop. lines:

Real Estate Portal | Search | Allegheny County

When you enter your street name (JUST THE NAME, without 'street', 'avenue', etc.), and the house number, hit enter, then hit "map" to see the property.

[XRiteMA98]

It's not a city tree, thank you so much for the link.