It is a fact, hazardous weather conditions can cause trees to fall and create extremely dangerous situations. For this reason, declining trees that cannot be saved or dead trees in close proximity to residential properties should be removed before a windy storm could knock them down. Each year, a significant number of trees fall on houses, automobiles, buildings, structures, power lines, etc. Many homeowners who face the unfortunate occurrence of a tree that has fallen and damaged their property are frantic and unacquainted with what to do. They think, hm...
Is this covered by my insurance company?
Is this my neighbor's tree or my very own?
If my tree falls into my neighbor's yard, am I responsible and liable for the damage?
What about damage to my very own property - am I covered?
Is a local tree service available immediately to remove the large tree that fell on the house?
How long will it take to fix the complete in my roof?
Who is Tree Surgeons North London for fixing the whole in my roof, and at whose expense?
These are all excellent and common questions that arise during a crisis situation. Normally, it is an insurance company that is responsible for footing the bill for emergency tree removal. That's, in case a tree falls on a structure for instance a house, shed, fence, or car. That is generally when a home owner should contact their insurance provider for help. Insurance companies have preferred vendor lists of local tree companies to provide the home owner. The home owner will call to obtain a free estimate to perform the work. Occasionally whenever a tree falls on a house, an insurance company provides the homeowner with an over-all contractor who is in charge of handling all aspects of repair, including finding a tree service. Occasionally, if a home is situated in an HOA, the association representative will handle the problem. Usually, this burden falls on a homeowner them self, and usually the tree company who responds the soonest and contains the opportunity to perform the work the quickest are awarded with the duty. Often, if a tree falls onto the roof of a house, a crane must help perform the removal. Tree companies with a fully staffed crane operator and their own crane are suitable for this type of tree removal.
In case a tree falls through a house, the job is usually performed within hours of the occurrence, unless it really is pouring down rain at 3am when it's dark outside. In this case, a tarp is normally put on the house, or the part of the house that has been damaged is blocked off for the night until daylight. The estimate and emergency tree job is then completed when the sun rises that morning. It is much safer to execute emergency tree removals during daylight hours. There are various emergency tree removal scenarios, and local tree removal companies are immediately available for the customer. Once a fallen tree is taken off a house, a contractor will fix and enclose the whole in the roof. Fixing the whole in the roof is completed by different contractor, and is separate from the tree removal.
So what if it was my neighbor's tree that fell onto my house, then who is responsible? This is often a dicey situation since neighbors want to keep a good relationship with one another. Technically, any section of a tree which has fallen on an individuals property, it is that individuals responsibility. Therefore, it does not matter who's tree it originally was when standing. There is one scenario your neighbor could be responsible if it had been originally their tree to begin with. That's if the neighbor was negligent and denied or rejected to remove a hazardous tree from their property after being told by someone. Then the burden can possibly fall onto them. The property a fallen tree lays on generally determines who is responsible for cleanup.
To perform a surgical procedure as complicated as emergency tree work, tree services must have the appropriate expertise and equipment. There were often when large storms sweep through the DC metropolitan area and caused major tree damage. It is known that the tree service industry is probably the most dangerous on the planet. Hiring a licensed, and fully insured professional tree service is an absolute necessity. Lives are lost, and major injuries occur each day in the tree service business. It is a priority to hire an established, experienced, and well equipped company that may get the work completed safely.