I was a landscaper foreman for 5 years but became discouraged at the quality of work I was seeing out of the company. I decided if I kept my business small and focused on quality over quantity our customers would see the difference, and this has proven to be true.
Emerald Tree Experts started out doing subcontract work as a technical tree climber in the greater metro Boston area in 1998. By 2005, they had logged hundreds of hours in trees, including a couple of winter seasons working in Hawaii. Emerald Tree then worked on Boston's North Shore in communities around Gloucester until 2015, when Emerald Tree relocated to the Mount Washington Valley of New Hampshire.
n 1998, John Marston started Marston Tree Service with only one employee, himself. Today, seventeen years later, Marston's Tree Service has grown into a thriving business concern that employs 14 full-time staff members.
Contractors Are Not Licensed - Homeowner Beware!Although home improvement contractors are not licensed or regulated by the State of Maine , architects, engineers, electricians, plumbers, oil burner technicians, manufacturers, dealers and installers of mobile and modular homes are required to be licensed
Written Contracts Are Required: by Maine law contractors and subcontractors performing all home construction and home improvement projects over $3,000 are required to provide a consumer with a written contract with a specific provision that prohibits payment up front of more than one third of the contract price.
Building Codes: Because of many towns and cities have adopted building codes and enforced them, a homeowner should talk to his town's code officials before starting Tree Removal project.