W & T Tree Trimmers

DO NOT HIRE
DO NOT HIRE
DO NOT HIRE!!!
If i was able to give it less than one star I would!!!
We made an appointment with W & T Trimmers about one week ago and we were completely dissatisfied. They did a horrible job taking down a small 13in in diameter. They left all their mess on the ground and didn’t bother to pick it up. If I pay $ 200.00 for you to cut down my tree please make sure that my beautiful lawn is kept beautiful. We did the mistake of hiring them again for another tree. This time we were going to be home to supervised to make sure everything went smoothly for us. Guess what? THEY NEVER SHOWED. We were schedule for 4:00 pm and 7:30 pm comes along and no word from them other than being stuck in traffic. We get it traffic could be hectic at times but not to be 3 ½ hours late. We continuously called to see if there were any updates on what time they would be arriving and no answer!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME! We were very very upset with their customer service. I would recommend paying a little extra and getting they job done correctly the first time.

STAY AWAY FROM THE SHADY COMPANY. Lori is a Thief and a liar. I paid her for a job that she never completed and from reading the other reviews what she never had the intention of completing. It is very sad and disheartening that you have people out there, that still operate this way. Lori used every excuse in the book of why she couldn’t come out. The rain (which it didn’t rain AT ALL WHEN SHE WAS SUPPOSE TO COME) her brakes went out in her truck. It was always a horrible excuse. She would also say she would be at my home in the morning and then when my husband talk to her she would tell him in the afternoon and then not show up at all. MIND YOU AFTER WE ALREADY PAID HER. This is fair warning guys that she is a crook and to stay away from LORI AND HER CROOKED WAYS.

DO NOT HIRE!!! We paid Lori in full to install sod in our front and back yard. She had her nephew and some of his friends come over and a job that was supposed to take 2 days took over a month. We have a small back yard and front yard but she always had an excuse as to why she was unable to come to finish the job. She only came to our home twice. Once to do the estimate and then to bring the workers. She left debris in our driveway for 5 days even though it was in the contract that she would haul it off. The job was never completed and the grass that was installed was half dead and the seams were not lined up. We have to remove the dead grass and reinstall new sod. Worst decision ever. The two reviews that I read singing her praises have to be completely fake. Do yourself a favor and go with ANYONE ELSE!!!

LORI, IS A THEIF! Do not use this company! She stole almost $ 2,000 from our family after we naively paid her in full mid-​way through a job that we hired her for, which included the removal of 5 trees and trimming several others. My dear sweet and trusting mother who is a senior citizen was played for a fool. Lori started the job as a prompt and responsive company owner, only to abandon the job entirely and cut off all communication once she was paid in full. She left my mom’s trees untrimmed and removed only two of the five trees, leaving behind all of the debris piled up fifteen feet high in the backyard, despite having been paid in advance to haul all of the debris off of the property. We are now having to pay someone else nearly $ 1000 to remove it.
Lori is liar and a crook. She has no morals, ethics, or conscience. And after reading other reviews that have been posted after we hired her, it is clear that this is her normal pattern of behavior and the way that she operates her business. She has used all of the same excuses that she used on us on other clients– «my grandmother died», «my tree guys got into a car accident». Had these reviews been posted before we hired her, we may not be in this situation. I hope that this review saves many others from the grief and troubles that this evil lady has caused our family. W&T Tree Trimmers is a sad excuse for a company and Lori is a cold, heartless, untrustworthy, crook who will take your money and run and never look back. PLEASE take my advice and steer clear of this scam that is known as W&T Tree Trimmers. If she will lie and steal from the vulnerable elderly, there is no telling what else Lori is capable of.

First, this is the first negative review I have ever written. Also, I have built two houses and remodeled four without ever having encountered a contractor who behaved so badly.
I signed a contract with Lori for the removal of three large trees on a building lot with an old vacant house on it for $ 3,200. It was by far the low bid and this should have been a warning signal that this job was beyond her scope. My other bids were over $ 6,000 but because of her strong reviews I gave her the job. My mistake!
Lori was initially prompt, professional and promised the job would be finished in TWO days (Thursday and Friday, Nov. 13 and 14)). It took NINE days (Friday, Nov. 21) for her to haul off the bulk of the debris but the rest of the job was never finished. We caught her nephew stripping/​stealing materials out of the house during this period.

1) Lori hired her nephew to be one of the crew workers. Antonio asked if he could have the old stove and fridge in the house. I said yes because we were planning to eventually demolish the house. Three days later, at dusk, I caught her nephew with two others with a trailer full of copper pipes and other materials in the driveway. They admitted they stripped/​stole out of the house. It was dusk, I was alone, and I was afraid of a confrontation with these men and told them to leave the property and never return. I had someone immediately come and board up the back door and the front door remained locked. I assume it was the same group that returned later that night to break into the locked house — they trespassed inside and totally vandalized the house removing anything of value. Even though the house was going to be eventually demolished, Lori’s nephew stole and lied. She later said that it wasn’t her problem and that I could send him to jail as far as she was concerned. I had no interest in making myself a target in that way. And this is one of her WORKERS???
Lori Blanton violated her contract as follows:
2) the work was NEVER completed even though it dragged on for NINE days and we reduced the number of trees to be removed from two of the three large trees originally listed in the contract. Although this meant that ¹⁄₃ of the workload had been eliminated, I only reduced the amount of the contract by $ 200 out of the $ 3,200 b/​c she was clearly in over her head and I just wanted to move on after the stealing episode under her watch.
3) We discovered that her workers «hid» two very large sections of tree trunks in the cellar of the house and inside the garage — two massive logs weighing hundreds of pounds — this was done under her watch and she claimed at the end of the job that she had no idea how that happened. Lori refused to help us. She NEVER removed them even after she was paid all but $ 200 on her contract. We had to hire another company to finish her work!
4) Throughout, the site was strewn with logs that extended past the front sidewalk next to the street. I received multiple calls from the neighbors about the debris. A huge trash trailer overflowing with tree trunks and debris. Five days into the job Lori said her mother had emergency bypass surgery so I was willing to work with her but it became clear that she didn’t have the «pull» to get anyone out there to finish the job up. It became apparent that she had underbid the job and didn’t have the money to finish paying her workers. They refused to come. She began hounding us to pay her the remaining $ 400.
5). Even though I texted her photos of the front yard debris and the huge logs in the cellar and garage, she denied it was there.. Her behavior became erratic, unprofessional and frankly, disturbing. She hounded us to pay the last $ 400 on her contract even though she clearly hadn’t performed.
6) At the very end, Lori began calling us up to 15 times a day to get her final $ 400 payment. The job was STILL not finished. She appeared unstable at this point. My husband met her at the site on Friday, Nov. 21. The debris had finally been removed but the large tree trunks were still sitting in the garage and cellar. My husband paid her $ 200 of the remaining $ 400 to get rid of her.

I read reviews elsewhere saying how great these guys are and they still impressed me. They did fantastic work, quickly and efficiently. They were careful with all of my property and my neighbor’s. Lori is super quick to respond and sweet as can be. All around a very professional operation at a great price. It was worth every penny.