leaning toward the house.........

[rustynut]

Seems i have an ash which broke about 4 ft from the ground and is leaning toward the house. Looks like it is probably tall enough to hit when is breaks free from the one its leaning against. I can probably get a rope on it
about 1/3 the way up but not sure if that would be enough to change the drop direction. Any thoughts ?
rn

 

[Woody Stover]

Hard to say without (or even with) pics, but it already sounds dangerous...

 

[NordicSplitter]

Thought.............Call your home owners insurance company and explain the situation. Tell them if it hits the house..they will be out a pretty penny. With that said...ask them to send a tree service company over to take it down. I'm sure the insurance company would rather pay the 1K up front for the removal than the HUGE CLAIM you will put in if it hits the house. Its not crazy...depending on your insurance company..you may be in luck. Just a thought,,,

 

[bigbarf48]

What he said^

I wouldn't fool around with a broken snag leaning towards the house. That's a job for a pro. A GOOD one at that

 

[bassJAM]

As much as it'd kill me to do it, I'd hire a pro to mess with an already broken tree leaning toward the house.

 

[Applesister]

Its usually the bottom price to just have a guy drop it on the ground. You do the rest. But my experience with professional sawyers is they can buck in 1/10 the time it would take me. The downside to that is they dont measure. 400.00 to 450.00 in my area for one tree.
Get an insurance certificate from them. If they argue tell them your homeowners insurance will cancel you if you dont.
Trees that can fall on the framing of your roof can be VERY expensive.

 

[rustynut]

hey,
It came on down durring the storm on wednesday. And yes it did hit the house. Took down 1/3 of 63 ft gutter and some fascha. Not sure yet but i think it did not disturb the roof. I'll get a good look at things this weekend. I got pics last nite and it looks like i'll be doing the repairs myself unless i find further damage. Sure could have been alot worse.
Thanks for the replys.
rn

 

[Shawn Curry]

Yikes! Good thing it wasn't worse. Homeowner's should cover it. Good luck!

 

[bassJAM]

Sounds like things worked out ok. Glad nobody was hurt!