Tree Service Contracts, Waivers & Pricing Calculator

Most tree service disputes start with something nobody wrote down: a stump the customer thought was included, logs they expected hauled away, ruts across the lawn, a sprinkler line nobody knew about, a branch over the neighbor's fence, or a customer who added "just that one by the garage too" with no price. This kit gives a tree service business the paperwork and the pricing to list every tree and what stays, check for power lines and underground lines first, get ownership, changes and named risks signed, and finish every job with a walkthrough and clear after-care.

You get 8 contract templates: a tree removal agreement with a tree and work list, a pruning and trimming agreement with written goals for each tree, a proposal and estimate with up to three options, a one-page customer terms sheet with initial boxes, a property, lawn and underground waiver for named risks only, a stump grinding agreement with an 811 locate record, an owner authorization and boundary consent form for trees on or near a property line, and a storm and emergency work authorization that handles the federal 3-day cancellation rule correctly. 8 job forms cover the site visit and tree inventory, the property condition record, a utility, locate and hazard check, change orders, a crew job briefing record, the final walkthrough, concern reports and a customer and tree log. 6 customer care sheets cover what to expect, getting the yard ready, work day, after removal and stump grinding, after pruning, and storms and firewood.

The Pricing Calculator (Excel and Google Sheets, no macros) prices tree removal and pruning in 4 height classes and stump grinding in 4 diameter classes from your own costs: crew size, labor cost, equipment cost per hour, job hours, disposal loads, drive and overhead. It adds a minimum charge, rigging and carry-out surcharges and 6 add-ons (hauling grindings, firewood cutting, extra brush piles, clearance pruning, extra stumps, topsoil fill), works out a deposit and balance, fees and change orders, and logs jobs, 811 tickets, balances, approvals, waivers and concerns. A 2-page editable price list uses the same numbers. The 40-page guide explains the site visit, the OSHA 10-foot rule for overhead lines, 811 and private lines, ownership and permits, licensing examples, each clause, what a waiver can and can't do, storm work, pricing and the final walkthrough, with worked examples and sources checked in November 2026. The contracts are samples to have reviewed for your state; they are not attorney-drafted and not legal advice. The kit is not safety training, and the example prices are not advice on what to charge.