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Storm Damage & Emergency Work
A nor'easter comes through, a white pine goes over, and it is on the roof or across the driveway. That call does not wait.
After a real storm the whole South Shore calls tree companies at the same hour, and anyone who promises to be at your house immediately is guessing. What we will do is answer, ask what is under the tree, and tell you honestly where you land — the same afternoon, tomorrow morning, or later in the week.
What actually determines your order is what the tree is on. A trunk across a driveway is inconvenient. A trunk on a roof is letting water in. A tree on a line is a utility call before it is a tree call.
If a tree is touching any wire, treat it as live and stay away from it — including the wire lying in the grass. Call the utility first and us second. We will not put a saw near an energized line, and no reputable outfit will.
If the tree is on a wire, call your utility company before you call us. In Massachusetts that is the number on your electric bill, and they will not charge you for it.
What the job includes
- Trees and large limbs off roofs, decks, vehicles, fences and driveways
- Hangers and broken limbs taken out of the canopy before they come down on their own
- Split and leaning trees taken down before the next storm finishes the job
- Debris hauled out so the property is usable again
- Photos of the damage for your insurance claim if you need them
Sound familiar?
When to call about this
- A tree or a large limb is on your roof, your car, or your fence
- A trunk is across the driveway and you cannot get out
- A tree is leaning into a wire or a pole
- A broken limb is hung up in the canopy over where the kids play
- The root plate lifted out of the ground and the tree is leaning further each day
Questions
About Storm Damage & Emergency Tree Work
Do you take the wood and the brush with you?
Yes, hauling it out is part of the job unless you tell us you want the wood left for firewood. Cleanup is the thing our customers bring up most, and the standard is that when we pull out you should not be able to tell where we were working except that the tree is gone.
There is a tree touching the power line to my house. Who do I call?
Call your electric utility first — the number is on your bill. Treat any wire the tree is touching as live, including one lying in the grass, and keep people and pets away from it. If the tree is in the primary lines at the top of the pole, the utility has to de-energize or drop them before anyone can work. Once that is handled, or if it turns out to be the service drop to your house, call us and we will take it from there.
Which trees come down first in a storm here?
Eastern white pine, by a wide margin. It is shallow-rooted, it holds its needles all winter so a wet snow or a nor'easter loads the whole crown, and the wood is brittle enough that big limbs snap before the trunk gives. Red maple and red oak with included bark at a main fork are the next most common failures. If you have a white pine leaning toward the house, that is the one to deal with before the season.
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The more you can tell us — how big, how close to the house or the wires, how soon — the closer the number is before anyone drives out.
Rather just call?
(508) 510-2899Call or text. If it is a tree on a wire, call your electric utility first — the number is on your bill.