Storm damage cleanup
After a mountain storm the tree is rarely where it started. It is hung up in another tree, across the drive, or resting on something it should not be resting on. That tree is under load, and load is what makes storm work dangerous.
What this covers
- Trees down across driveways, roads, and access to the house.
- Trees leaning on a roof, deck, shed, or fence.
- Hung-up trees resting in another tree, still under tension.
- Broken tops and split limbs left hanging after wind.
- Brush, limbs, and wood hauled off.
Why storm work is its own job
- It is under load. A leaning or hung-up tree is holding tension. Cut it in the wrong order and it moves somewhere nobody planned.
- It has already failed once. Whatever brought it down, rot, wind, or saturated ground, is still true for the rest of it.
- Access is usually worse. The thing blocking the drive is normally also the thing you would use to get equipment in.
- Speed matters. A tree on a roof keeps letting water in until it is off the roof.
Where we work
Based in Clayton. Most of the work is in Rabun County and around Lake Burton and Lake Rabun, and we travel up to about two hours out for the right job. That reaches most of northeast Georgia, western North Carolina, and upstate South Carolina. If you are not sure whether you are in range, call and ask.
Common questions
Do you handle emergency storm work?
HW's own service list includes 24/7 emergency storm work. Call (706) 968-8951. If you cannot get through, text a photo, because a photo of what came down answers most of the first questions.
A tree is leaning on my house. What should I do first?
Stay out from under it and call. Do not try to cut anything that is holding load. A tree resting on a structure is usually the most dangerous kind of cut there is.
Do you haul the wood off?
Yes. Brush, limbs, and wood go out unless you want the wood left for firewood, which plenty of people do.
Other work we do
Send a photo and get an answer
Texting a photo of the tree is the fastest way to get a real answer. Call if you would rather talk it through.