removal of tree blow down

[JamesHW]

If you’re going to use explosives, why not just use a throw bag to position a line near the top of the tree and haul up a small explosive charge just enough to blast the top off. Rinse and repeat every six foot or so until most of the weight has been removed from the tree leaning on the structure.

That or a high caliber weapon.

 

[Dutch445]

one of the 2 contractors showed up, $2k not including removal.
tomorrow i'll contact my insurance agent, as this property is supposedly
covered as an additional location on my main homeowners policy,
like a rider i think.
and yes, it is technically the neighbors tree, and i haven't contacted him
yet, am waiting to get my insurance all sorted out first.

and yea, i was all for Coby's plan, it was what i thought of doing originally, but i have had
many other people other than TBN tell me not to be on a roof anywhere near that
tree while attempting to saw thru it with all the unknowns involved, what's going
to go where etc.

the property is located with a lot of good neighbors around, many who contacted me
about the tree, and i'm in pretty good graces with them.. unlike some other people
that don't know or understand lake front properties and the neighbors that watch
what you do all the time! so i am always cautious of what i do that would cause
the neighbors to talk, they can be very influential when applying for permits and
variances etc in the future.

stay tuned...

 

[Oldoak]

Good thinking and decision on your part. Getting advice is fine, but it's your decision to make. :thumbsup:

 

[CobyRupert]

Good thinking and decision on your part. Getting advice is fine, but it's your decision to make. :thumbsup:

:thumbsup:

Ignore my previous jest.

 

[dmccarty]

Sorry for being so slow to get back to this thread. Saw it when it opened, had a thought but been too busy to respond.

Anywho,

The only way I would try to cut that tree would be with a rope saw. With pine it will be sorta easy compared to a hardwood. Never used a rope saw but I don't see how else I could cut the tree leaning past the porch/deck. No way am I going into the air with a chainsaw. Nope. Nope. Nope. I have cut down a big tree limb on a tree that was killed by lightning. I used a ladder and a hand saw. Took a couple of days since the branch was about 12 inches in diameter and oak. Just did as much cutting as I could until my arm gave out. :laughing:

Hopefully, when the main part of the tree trunk is cut the tree will fall back up, and if it does not, maybe it can be pulled off the structure with a come along.

Otherwise I would be hiring the tree monkeys to take care of this mess. I saw a crew take down a dozen or more pine trees, on a small city lot with multiple houses under the fall line of the trees, without a problem. How they cut down those trees was amazing. Real skill that I don't have and do not want to have. Sometimes it pays to pay someone. :laughing::laughing::laughing:

Good Luck,
Dan

 

[ultrarunner]

Something similar happened at Lake Tahoe neighboring cabin with a Ponderosa Pine...

One call to the insurance and later that day a tree crew with crane arrived... it was a precision surgical operation... no damage, even the pine needles removed... word was the bill came to just under $3,000...

Amazing a 8 am call resulted in the tree gone before dark...

I hired the same crew later to remove some large trees... they were 100% professional and have the largest crane in the area... we were credited back so much a board foot for mill timber... the crane plucked the large lengths right over the house and laid them on the waiting timber dolly... they got exactly a full load...

 

[EddieWalker]

I like the idea of using a crane. I'm not sure how you could do it any other way and not risk damaging the building, or somebody getting hurt. If there was more room to maneuver, I'd rent a lift and start at the end and work my way in, but I just don't see how a lift would fit in there between all those trees.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

That is one where I'm glad i can sit back, grab some popcorn, and watch...

 

[Dutch445]

hoping to sit back and watch also, but, i have submitted the estimate for a crew with bucket truck to
my insurance, spoke with an adjuster last wednesday, called my agent friday, and still no answer
on how the insurance company is going to handle this,, i'm getting worried another storm could
push it down off the roof onto my new decks.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Good luck. Friend of mine has a huge tree near and above his house to take down. Got prices from 2K to 4k. His is easy access, but will have to come down in chunks. Also has power lines running thru to the house.

Never saw one bent over a house like yours, and your lack of good access makes it worse.