Fallen trees can often be stressful and even dangerous occurrences, especially after severe rainfall, high winds or a violent storm, and it’s vital that you know how to react, quickly, in order to save human life, property and nature. Storm damage tree removal experts have often been found to be necessary where an unstable, and thus highly dangerous, tree has fallen.
This guide covers the most important steps to take if a tree has fallen upon your property.
Prioritise Safety First
Everyone’s safety should be your immediate concern. You need to keep children and other family members, other people or even pets well clear of the fallen tree and the danger zone around it. Don’t try to climb over, cut up, or move sections or large branches yourself.
The fallen tree can be under strain, whereby branches or sections can suddenly spring about or fly off under disturbed or impact action, should there be electricity cables nearby do not go near the tree and immediately call the relevant services and electricity provider.
Assess the Situation from a Safe Distance
When everyone is far enough from the house to be safe, get up at a distance and examine your house. Look at how much it may have been damaged as well as your garage, fence, and/or vehicles. Check to see if trees close to yours have been affected.
Do not stand directly underneath any damaged, precarious trees, or partially fallen trees, since they have been known to fall down on an unsuspecting unsuspecting person without notice.
Taking a photo of your damage from a safe distance can serve as excellent insurance claims documentation, and in communicating the damage to professional tree removal services.
When to Call for Professional Help
In many cases, you’ll want to call a specialist for an emergency tree removal. Immediate professional help may be needed when a tree has fallen:
- Blocks access to your drive way/property.
- Has caused damage to a building/vehicle.
- Is near to power lines.
- Is leaning and is not fully fallen yet.
- Blocks a walkway or road that is used by the public.
- Is presenting a danger to property and/or individuals.
Understanding Storm Damage Tree Removal Costs
Storm damage tree removal cost will differ as it depends greatly upon the size of the tree, its condition, whether it has fallen in a plain garden or against a house, also accessibility, how urgently the tree needs removing and equipment to cope with high-rise or low-access jobs and whether an emergency fee applies. Clarify that “quote costs are inclusive of all services, such as tree-cutting, branches and disposal or not,” before allowing the contractor to begin.
Can a Storm-Damaged Tree Be Saved?
It doesn’t always mean that the entire damaged tree needs to go. A trained arborist can assess whether pruning or a skilled branch removal will allow the tree to remain.
A deeply split, tipped out, or otherwise compromised tree may necessarily warrant full storm-damage tree removal. A professional assessment should always guide the decision.
Conclusion
Although dangerous, a fallen tree may be much easier to control by acting prudently and methodically. Remember to keep your distance and analyze the destruction without getting any closer to risky areas, then if there is damage, find experts to handle the situation for you.
When managing fallen storm damage, there is a tree service provider that is experienced, efficient, and dependable in handling those services for your home and property whether you need a storm damage evaluation, emergency service, cutting services, or a full removal of a tree- experts can provide an assessment with care, knowledge, and diligence that must follow a storm.
FAQs
What should you do immediately after a tree falls?
Keep people out of the area, assess and mitigate any immediate threats, and get professionals involved if appropriate.
How can you safely assess storm-damaged trees?
Examine them at a distance;do not touch any broken, overhanging or un-stable branches.
When should you call for emergency tree removal?
Contact this service immediately whenever any tree is perceived to present a risk to life, property, vehicles, roads, or utility lines.
What hazards can fallen trees create on a property?
It damages the buildings, can block pathways or power lines and the risks caused by unstable branches.
Can storm-damaged trees be saved instead of removed?
Yes, a tree can sometimes be saved and maintained through specialist pruning and treatment, if it is not too far gone.
