[Aggie93]

I'm unsure only because I've never done it and I know it could go south quickly without any way to stop it.

The possibility of property collateral damage is very small and frankly, I've love to get rid of the gazebo, but even if it fell on it, I don't think it would do much damage. Frankly, I'd love to get rid of it. (previous owners put it up. It replaced a half-pipe they had while their kids were young.). If it fell where where the 2c bet is above, that would be fine. Everything is far enough away.

I think I'm leaning toward calling someone. That way they can all off the wood. I'd like to do it myself mainly because I like learning. And for felling a tree, this seems to have more room for error than most. I have a few emails to some friends to see if they have done this before. Safety in numbers, right? I had other crap to do today. I'll report back when it is down.