All reviews for Clear View Tree Service

They were doing some work at a neighbors house the other day and I asked the foreman if, when they were done if they could come over and take down a snapped “widow maker” branch hanging over my hammock area from the last windstorm. After a quick call to the owner they came right over, dropped it, chipped the branches and cut the log into rounds then stacked it even. Top notch service and great price. Will def use them to shape up my trees in the near future!

I had twelve 125'+ doug- and hem-firs that had been keeping me up during the stormy nights in North Bend. During the frequent winter storms the trees leaned way over my house, directly over my children's rooms. During the 2019 multi-foot snow storm one of the trees fell, taking out power to the street. I knew that the trees had to go, but I was hesitant to call anybody because I feared the guesstimate price tag that I was hearing from colleagues.

Finally, after countless hours of worrying about the trees I called Mike at Clear View and asked for a bid, just to see what the cost would be. Mike showed up the next day (in the pouring rain) and we walked through the situation, time-frame, recommendation, and concerns. Mike offered many solutions that would help save some money and we were able to come to a final agreement. Mike's price and plan was so bullet-proof that I knew that I should not even waste my time calling another tree service - which I was planning to do - so we had the plan set and work agreed upon before Mike left my house that day.

I told my colleagues that were offering guesstimates the bid and I had to pick their jaws up off the floor!

Per plan, Mike and his crew showed up on the afternoon of a 90 degree day and started limbing trees. By the next afternoon the eleven trees were gone. Five of the trees were limbed, topped, and removed from the property. The other six trees were limbed (with the chips sprayed in the flower beds) topped, fallen, and cut into fire wood rounds for my family to come grab!

The best part of it all was that they found a bird's nest in one of the trees and the care that they took in dealing with it. They carefully brought it down the tree and called my family out to take a look before moving it to an adjacent tree that was not being removed. Awesome!

Mike and his team were extremely efficient, professional, and kind. I could not recommend a company more than Clear View.

We used Clear View Tree Service for site development on a Custom home build. They did an excellent job at a great price. We will be using them again on our next project. Highly recommend.

Mike & his team took down 10 big trees in 6 hours w a lunch! They are timely, professional, communicate clearly and cleaned up nicely, the price is fair
Thank you Mike!

We highly recommend Clear View Tree Service.

It is refreshing to still be able to find such great service. These days finding honest and competent professionals isn't always an easy task. I'm not sure why that is, but that's a subject for another day.

We had two big hemlocks right next to our house that were dangerous and had to come down. I don't mind telling you that I was scared to death. Mike and his team had them down safely in just a few hours. It was amazing to watch.

Mike and his crew did a great job. We will be having them do some more work for us again this spring.

Can't recommend Mike and his team enough. They took out some really big trees around my property that were dead and worrisome for me and my neighbor. They got it done in short order before a big storm came in. Great communication, friendly team, and a great price for the amount of work done. Had a Japanese maple that I was expecting would have understandable collateral damage from removing the 65 year old noble fir right up next to it, but it came out completely unscathed and looking great. They are definitely thoughtful how they approach situations! Grateful for Mike and his awesome team.

Great job and professional service!

Highly recommend Mike and his team. They did a very good job on trimming my backyard tree for the safety of our and the neighbors' houses. A kind and friendly crew, thank you!

Edit: Mike contacted us and tried bribing us to remove this review claiming " it's a small town". Maybe you shouldn't try to screw over your long time customers in a small town if you don't want negative reviews Mike.

I had been using Clear View for over 7 years. All other jobs from Clear View I got a quote up front and paid in cash promptly. This last job was an insurance job and Mike billed after the job was complete. He had a line item on the invoice for "debris removal" when they didn't remove any debris from my property. When I contracted Mike about it he said, "it's just the cost of doing business". I told Mike i would've gladly paid to have them remove the debris and he could keep the money. He then insisted that "it's just the cost of doing business" and I still owed him for debris removal. I said insurance paid someone to do debris removal so either come do it or remove the line item from the invoice. I then contacted insurance and they said they would need another invoice with the "debris removal" removed or replaced if Mike wanted the additional money for work he didn't do. Obviously it would look very suspicious to insurance if Mike resubmitted an invoice for the same price with a line item removed. It was at this point Mike caved (after wasting hours of my time) and removed the line item from the invoice for work they didn't do.

While trying to get him to remove the "debris removal", he got mad at me and said, "most people just pay their bills". Well, most contractors don't charge for work they didn't do Mike. Maybe you shouldn't insult your customers. It's obvious he charges people for work he didn't do and expects them to not look at the bill and just pay it.

They also damaged some 8' cedar boards my fence in the process of removing the tree from it and did not notify me. I'm guessing they probably didn't notice since Mike didn't send them over here until 7pm when it was dark and raining. I would say "maybe you shouldn't send your guys on such a late night run" but he pocketed $172 per MINUTE, even after removing the "debris" charge from the invoice. They were here no more than 15 minutes based on my Ring camera footage. It's obvious that's why he took the job since that equates to $10,000+ an hour (extrapolated). That seems a little excessive to remove a comparatively small tree from my shed and fence that took less than 15 minutes. I thought "maybe they have a minimum time for invoices" but if that was the case they should've stayed longer than 15 minutes and removed the debris (or other work) from my property like I requested. My mistake for not getting a quote up front but his price was never that outrageous on any other job he did for me so I didn't think anything of it. Mike's crew did the bare minimum for the highest price on this job. Clear view tree service is not the same as they were when I started using them 7 years ago. They just became more expensive for the same amount of work while trying to do the bare minimum.

Needless to say, Mike lost a customer of over 7 years for trying to charge me for work that was not completed, damaging my fence when removing the tree from it, insulting me, calling me a liar, and overcharging insurance (in my opinion). Be sure to check your invoices for work that was itemized but not completed or overcharged if you go with Clear View tree services. And check to make sure they didn't damage your property in the process.

I've switched to using Watson Family Tree Care and they are much more professional, more reasonably priced, and cover most all the areas Clear View does. I highly recommend Watson Family Tree Care over Clear View any day of the week.