Emergency tree removal

It’s a fact, dangerous weather conditions can cause trees to fall and create extremely dangerous situations. For this reason, declining trees that cannot be salvaged or dead trees in the vicinity of residential properties must be removed before a windstorm can bring them down. Every year a significant number of trees fall on houses, cars, buildings, structures, power lines, etc. Many homeowners facing the unfortunate occurrence of a tree that fell and damaged their property are desperate and don’t know what to do. They think, hm …

• Is it covered by my insurance company?
• Is this my neighbor’s tree or mine?
• If my tree falls in my neighbor’s yard, am I responsible for the damage?
• What about damage to my own property? Am i covered?
• Is there a local tree service immediately available to remove the large tree that fell on my house?
• How long will it take to fix everything on my roof?
• Who is responsible for fixing everything on my roof and at whose expense?

These are all very good and common questions that come up during an emergency situation. In most cases, it is an insurance company that is responsible for paying the bill for the emergency tree removal. That is, if a tree falls on a structure such as a house, shed, fence, or car. This is generally when a homeowner should contact their insurance company for help. Insurance companies have lists of preferred providers from local tree companies to provide to the home owner. The homeowner will call for a free estimate to do the job. In some cases, when a tree falls on a home, an insurance company will provide the homeowner with a general contractor who is responsible for handling all aspects of the repair, including finding a tree service. In some cases, if a home is located in an HOA, the association representative will handle the situation. Most of the time, this burden falls on the owner himself, and usually the tree company that responds the earliest and has the ability to get the job done faster is assigned the task. Often times, if a tree falls on the roof of a house, a crane is required to help with the removal. Forestry companies with a fully staffed crane operator and their own crane are best suited for this type of tree removal.

If a tree falls through a house, the work is usually done within hours of the occurrence, unless it’s pouring rain at 3am when it’s dark outside. In this case, a tarp is usually placed on the house, or the part of the house that was damaged is blocked overnight until dawn. The estimation and emergency tree work is completed when the sun rises that morning. It is much safer to perform emergency tree removal during daylight hours. There are many emergency tree removal scenarios, and local tree removal companies are immediately available to the customer. Once a fallen tree is removed from a home, a contractor will fix and enclose everything on the roof. Roof assembly repair is performed by a different contractor and is independent of tree removal.

So what if it was my neighbor’s tree that fell on my house, then who is responsible? This can be a dangerous situation as the neighbors want to maintain a good relationship with each other. Technically, any part of a tree that has fallen on a person’s property is the responsibility of the individual. Therefore, it does not matter whose tree the tree originally was when it was standing. There is a scenario that your neighbor could be responsible for if it was originally your tree to begin with. That is if the neighbor was negligent and was denied or refused to remove a dangerous tree from their property after someone told them to. Then the burden possibly falls on them. The property on which a fallen tree rests generally determines who is responsible for the cleanup.

To handle an operation as complicated as emergency tree work, tree services must have the right expertise and equipment. There have been many times when major storms hit the greater DC area and caused significant damage to trees. The tree service industry is known to be one of the most dangerous in the world. Hiring a fully insured, licensed professional tree service is an absolute must. Lives are lost and serious injuries occur every day in the tree service business. Hiring a reputable, experienced, and well-equipped company that can safely complete the job is a priority.

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