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re: Shreveportians lose their minds over tree trimming
Posted on 5/6/16 at 9:32 am to slackster
Posted on 5/6/16 at 9:32 am to slackster
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but I'm pretty sure you can get oak trees insured.
I'm not sure. I think you can in Texas. Not sure about LA, though. We already have high rates and high deductibles. Seems like it would be one less thing insurance companies would want to take liability for.
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I also thought that the actual appraisal would take into account the landscaping/surrounding vegetation,
They do to some degree but it's not very significant at all. The ROI is probably as bad as a pool if you pay to have landscaping done. That's why I said it adds more desirability than it really does value.
This post was edited on 5/6/16 at 9:33 am
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Posted on 5/6/16 at 9:32 am to Clyde Tipton
Your buddy is trashy, right? 
I bet you cropped the picture to remove the car on cinder blocks that was in the front yard.
I bet you cropped the picture to remove the car on cinder blocks that was in the front yard.
Posted on 5/6/16 at 9:33 am to taylork37
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but if a developer/city/state were to ask for lines to be placed underground (which happens quite frequently in nicer areas) the power company will most likely oblige
I've seen it all over in new developments, but I wonder if they'd go underground in areas where they are already above ground.
It just seems so much more efficient and cost effective in the long run, not to mention it looks much better.
Posted on 5/6/16 at 9:33 am to Clyde Tipton
Man, Shreveport looks like a real shithole.
Posted on 5/6/16 at 9:34 am to slackster
Shreveport is spending millions on replacing its old, crumbling sewer system
they don't have the money to run utilities underground right now
they don't have the money to run utilities underground right now
Posted on 5/6/16 at 9:34 am to stout
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They do to some degree but it's not very significant at all. The ROI is probably as bad as a pool if you pay to have landscaping done. That's why I said it adds more desirability than it really does value.
Fair enough, but the desirability is unequivocally connected to the value of the property. A property with 150 year oak trees will go for more than the same one without trees.
Posted on 5/6/16 at 9:35 am to Salmon
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they don't have the money to run utilities underground right now
Yeah I'm not really questioning if it is plausible, just if it is feasible. Will they do it once they're already above ground.
Posted on 5/6/16 at 9:35 am to slackster
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Fair enough, but the desirability is unequivocally connected to the value of the property.
the trees add value to the neighborhood as a whole
Posted on 5/6/16 at 9:37 am to slackster
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but the desirability is unequivocally connected to the value of the property
To some degree but comparables are comparables. A 10 acre tract is only going to appraise for what the market is allowing it to appraise for no matter what trees it has on it. Now the people buying may be willing to pay above appraisal price for it due to those trees (desirability) at which point they set a new comparable to be used and push the market up for everyone.
This post was edited on 5/6/16 at 9:39 am
Posted on 5/6/16 at 9:38 am to slackster
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but I wonder if they'd go underground in areas where they are already above ground.
Yes they will, like I said, they may not for a single homeowner, but for larger areas and if the developer/jurisdiction is willing to pay.
There is also reliability issues that arise when you are dipping back and forth between overhead and underground.
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It just seems so much more efficient and cost effective in the long run,
One other thing to think about is finding where the problem is when it happens on an underground line. If it is overhead most problems are a lot easier to find.
Posted on 5/6/16 at 9:40 am to Clyde Tipton
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Moral of the story: Don't plant trees under power lines. Do we have any arborist in here that can rate the trimming job?
I'm pretty sure most of the trees in those pictures weren't planted by the current homeowner.
Posted on 5/6/16 at 9:42 am to ruzil
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Your buddy is trashy, right?
On a related note some older fella got busted in the neighborhood going super trashy on some of our less trashy neighbors. He vandalized any Alabama stickers, signs, or flags he could find.
I like his moxy and motor, but c'mon man, you can't do that!
Posted on 5/6/16 at 9:45 am to Clyde Tipton
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On a related note some older fella got busted in the neighborhood going super trashy on some of our less trashy neighbors. He vandalized any Alabama stickers, signs, or flags he could find.
this story made my day yesterday
old boy was caught going to town on the Bama bumper sticker
doing God's work
Posted on 5/6/16 at 9:48 am to taylork37
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One other thing to think about is finding where the problem is when it happens on an underground line. If it is overhead most problems are a lot easier to find.
Yeah I can appreciate that, but I'd also imagine that being underground alleviates many of those problems in the first place. Obviously I'm no expert, but it seems like it is the better long term play if you can overcome the initial capital outlay.
Posted on 5/6/16 at 9:51 am to Motorboat
Trees are a protected class in Baton Rouge.
It is almost as bad in Mandeville, but they look the other way after Katrina.
It is almost as bad in Mandeville, but they look the other way after Katrina.
Posted on 5/6/16 at 9:53 am to Scooba
Nah. Looking at how flat the street is I would guess that's Broadmoor area. Probably not a tree in that subdivision that wasn't planted by a homeowner.
Posted on 5/6/16 at 9:53 am to Clyde Tipton
quote:Didn't they have a war with the Klingons in Star Trek IV???
Shreveportians
Posted on 5/6/16 at 9:54 am to Clyde Tipton
A guy in my area's house went from being completely shaded to completely exposed to the sun by the tree trimmers. They dramatically altered his front yard.
On the plus side, if you talk to the trimmers, you can get free mulch.
On the plus side, if you talk to the trimmers, you can get free mulch.
Posted on 5/6/16 at 9:58 am to Salmon
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old boy was caught going to town on the Bama bumper sticker
Why not just toss an LSU sticker over the top of it. It would take a second and you could walk away.
Posted on 5/6/16 at 9:58 am to stout
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but I'm pretty sure you can get oak trees insured.
Trees are covered by HO policies for damage caused by fire, lightning, vandalism, theft, and vehicle not owned by the insured.
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