Storm Damaged Tree Cleanup & Debris Removal

The second failure is the expensive one

Property owners deal with the obvious damage — the tree across the driveway, the branch through the shed. What gets missed is the cracked union forty feet up, the hanger resting in a crotch, and the tree whose root plate shifted just enough to lose its anchorage. Those come down in the next system, three weeks later, and the second claim is always worse than the first because it was foreseeable.

Storm cleanup done properly is two jobs: clear the debris, and assess everything still standing.

Post-storm scope

Debris clearing and haul-off

Downed trees, snapped leaders, brush fields and scattered wood, cut up, chipped and removed. Access routes cleared first so other trades can get to work.

Hanger removal

Broken limbs lodged in canopies, taken down under control from the tree or by aerial lift. This is the most-skipped item after a storm and the one most likely to injure someone.

Assessment of standing trees

A canopy-level look at every significant tree on the property: torn unions, cracked stems, lifted root plates, stripped bark, and one-sided crown loss that leaves a tree unbalanced going into the next event.

Corrective pruning

Clean cuts back to appropriate points on trees that lost limbs — because torn stubs and ragged tear-outs invite decay and shorten what's left of the tree's life.

Removals where retention isn't realistic

Sometimes the answer is that the tree is finished. We'll say so, with photographs and reasoning.

Ground and landscape repair

Rutting from equipment, crushed beds, torn sod, damaged interlock and fencing — repaired by our own crews.

Landscape restoration →

Storm-felled tree blocking a road, snapped at the stump

Multi-property and portfolio response

After a major event we work through properties by triage rather than by call order: structures and life-safety hazards first, blocked access second, then cosmetic and cleanup. If you're a restoration contractor or property manager with several sites hit in the same system, send the list — we'll sequence it and report back per address rather than making you chase updates.

Each property gets its own photo set and its own scope. Bulk work does not mean bulk documentation.

Documentation that survives review

Storm claims get scrutinized, because volume invites scrutiny. Ours are built to withstand it:

Timestamped photographs of pre-cleanup condition at every address
Close-ups of failure points showing storm-consistent damage — fresh tear-out and green wood rather than old decay
Itemized scope by task and unit, mapping onto Xactimate line items
Progress and completion photography from the same vantage points
Written notes on hazards identified and recommendations made

That last one protects everybody. If we flag a compromised tree and the owner declines removal, that's documented — and it matters if the tree comes down later.

Common questions

My tree lost branches but looks fine. Is it?

Maybe. What matters is whether the remaining unions are sound, whether the crown is balanced, and whether the root plate moved. None of that is visible from the ground.

Is storm cleanup covered by insurance?

Coverage varies by policy and by what was damaged. Broadly, removal is more often covered when a tree hits an insured structure than when it lands harmlessly on the lawn — but that's a question for the adjuster, not for us. We provide the scope and documentation; the carrier determines coverage.

How soon can you get here after a big storm?

Emergency calls first — trees on structures, vehicles and access routes. General cleanup follows as crews clear. Getting on the list early matters.

Do you handle multiple properties for one contractor?

Yes, with per-address scopes, per-address photo sets, and consolidated invoicing if that's easier for your file.

Send us the loss address

We'll get you a documented, itemized scope for the entire exterior — trees, hardscape and landscape on one file. Scoping and photo documentation are no charge.

Send loss details 24/7 dispatch: (437) 567-2199

Storm-Damaged Tree Cleanup