fallen tree on a house roof after a storm in Raymore

Emergency Tree Service in Raymore, MO After Storms

A tree or limb down on the house, the car, the fence or the drive. We make it safe, cut it up and clear it away once any power lines are dealt with.

Wire in the tree? Call 911 or the utility first, then us.

First, Power Lines and Safety

Stay clear and call 911 or the electric utility. Tree crews do not work on live power lines, ours included, and the utility clears its lines before anyone else starts on the tree.

What to do in the first minutes:

  1. Stay clearKeep well back from the tree and from any wire touching it, sagging near it or lying on the ground. Treat every wire as live.
  2. Call about the linesCall 911 or the electric utility and say a tree is on a line. They cut the power and make the line safe.
  3. Keep everyone backKeep people and pets out of the area, and out of the rooms under a damaged section of roof.
  4. Then call usOnce the lines are dealt with, call us on (816) 586-5304 and tell us what came down and where.

The utility only trims what it must to make its lines safe and get the power back on. The tree and the debris stay with the property owner, which is where we come in. The MU Extension guide, First Aid for Storm-Damaged Trees, puts the same order on it: people and power lines first, the tree after.

Calls After Hours and After Storms

We answer the phone during working hours, Monday to Saturday, and set a time to come out and look at the tree. A call outside those hours goes to voicemail, and we return it the next working morning.

Leave the address, what came down and what it landed on, so we can plan the visit before we call you back.

Call About a Fallen Tree

We answer or call back the same working day

Emergency Tree Service in Raymore After a Storm

After a storm, a tree or limb that has come down on a house, a car, a fence or a drive is made safe first, then cut up and cleared away.

"Emergency tree removal" is the urgent job: a tree that has already failed, or one that is about to. We take the weight off whatever it is resting on, take it apart in pieces and haul the wood away. "Storm damage cleanup" is the rest of it, the broken limbs and brush across the yard, and we do that on the same visit.

Before any of it starts, you get one price for the whole job, and when the last piece is gone we rake and blow the area clean.

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  • A tree on the roof

    The weight comes off in pieces, never dragged across the shingles, and any opening is covered.

  • A limb on the car or fence

    Cut free where it lies and lifted clear, so nothing shifts onto what it has already hit.

  • A trunk across the drive

    Sectioned and hauled off so you can get the car in and out again.

  • A "hanger" in the canopy

    A broken limb still caught up in the tree comes down on our terms, before it falls on its own.

Why a Storm-Damaged Tree Should Not Wait

Not for long. After a storm the ground is saturated and the roots are broken, so a tree that has started to go can keep shifting and do more damage the longer it stands.

A tree hung up in another tree gets more dangerous every day it hangs, and a whole trunk can weigh thousands of pounds. That is why storm damage is not a do-it-yourself job. OSHA's tree care industry page sets out the fall, falling-object and electrical hazards behind it.

Leaning, cracked at the base or soil lifting by the trunk? Call before it comes down.

Getting a Fallen Tree Off a Roof

We look at how the tree is loading the roof, cover any hole, then lift and cut the tree off piece by piece instead of dragging it. Residential or commercial, a home or a business, the order is the same.

  1. Read the loadsOn site we look at where the trunk and limbs bear on the structure and which branches are under tension before a single cut.
  2. Cover the openingWhere the roof is broken through, a tarp goes over the opening so rain cannot do more damage while we work.
  3. Lift it off in piecesSections are cut and roped or lifted clear, with "crane-assisted removal" where the weight calls for it, so nothing drops back onto the roof.
  4. Clean upWood, limbs and debris are hauled off, and the yard and drive are raked and blown clean.

More about our tree removal service

emergency tree service crew cutting a fallen limb off a roof

What storm tree work costs

Every fallen tree is priced as its own job, so we quote it after we have seen it, and the estimate is free.

What moves the price:

  • How big the tree is and how much wood has to be cut and hauled
  • What it landed on: a roof, a car, a fence, a drive
  • Whether sections can be roped down or have to be lifted off
  • How we get to it, through a gate or across a soft lawn

Storm work usually costs more than taking down the same tree on a scheduled day, because a broken or uprooted tree takes more care and more hands to handle safely. You get the whole price before we start, with no surprise charges after.

What customers say about the crew

Google reviews
Peyton and his crew were amazing to work with. They removed a very large tree from my backyard that was near houses. They got it out safely and fast. Would definitely hire him again!!
Jacob Eshleman Google review
Peyton responded to bid request very quickly and completed work as promised. I would use his services again and high recommend him for any tree service and stump removal.
Tim Akers Google review
Peyton and Nick are hard working individuals who get the job done right. Besides working for us I have seen many jobs they have been completed and everything is top notch. Would highly recommend their services!!!!!
larry Baker Google review
Concrete driveway swept clear after a storm with cut limbs and brush stacked neatly at the curb

Tree down after the storm?

Once any lines are dealt with, call and tell us what came down and what it hit. We come out, quote the whole job and clear it.

  • Free estimates
  • Whole job quoted up front
  • Cleanup included
Call (816) 586-5304