I had been using Clear View for over 5 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.
Needless to say, Mike lost a customer of over 5 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 lost, 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.
Koren Wickenhagen
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October 08, 2025
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!
Justin Fitch
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September 20, 2025
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!
Chris Lotta
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September 11, 2025
Mike and his team did a fantastic job working with a large tree in a real tight area. Clean work, efficient, fair-priced, and nice to work with. Highly recommend!
Dogster Doolittle
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January 29, 2019
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.
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I had been using Clear View for over 5 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. Needless to say, Mike lost a customer of over 5 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 lost, 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.
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!
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!
Mike and his team did a fantastic job working with a large tree in a real tight area. Clean work, efficient, fair-priced, and nice to work with. Highly recommend!
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.