Getting your trees storm-ready — before the SES tape goes up
Almost every tree that comes through a roof in a storm gave a warning first. The difference between an anxious night and a claim on your home insurance is usually a pre-season check and a modest bit of pruning.
What we look for in a storm-readiness check
- Dead limbs over roofs, driveways and trampolines — the first things to come down in wind
- Cracked or weakly attached branch unions that flex too far in gusts
- Fungal growth at the base or on major limbs — possible internal decay
- A lean that's new or getting worse, or soil lifting on one side of the root plate
- Over-dense canopies that catch wind like a sail — often fixed with selective thinning
Proactive deadwooding or a canopy reduction costs a fraction of an emergency callout plus a roof repair — and unlike an emergency, you can schedule it at your convenience.
And when a storm gets a tree anyway? We respond around the clock: making the site safe, clearing access, and photographing and documenting the damage for your insurer.