Tree service in Whitehall, Ohio
Whitehall is just west of our base in Reynoldsburg, a quick run down Main Street. Most of the homes here went up in the years after World War II, and the shade trees planted with them now tower over small lots, garages and back-yard power lines. You pick the time. We show up.
Big trees on small post-war lots
Whitehall filled in fast after the war, with rows of modest homes on narrow lots. The maples, oaks and elms planted then have had seventy years to grow, and many are now wider than the lot they stand on. A crown that size usually hangs over the house, the detached garage and at least one neighbor.
That means most removals here come down in pieces, cut small and lowered on rope, rather than felled. It takes more planning than a tree in an open field, and it is exactly the kind of work we do every week. See how a tree removal runs for the steps.
The June 29, 2012 derecho put a 71 mph gust through Columbus, with numerous other gusts of 70 to 80 mph around it. (National Weather Service Cleveland, June 29, 2012 Derecho)
Whitehall collects leaves at the curb from early November through mid-December, working the city in three zones. (City of Whitehall, Leaf Collection)
Lines in the back yard
Where the utility lines run along the back of a lot rather than the street, as they do on many older blocks, they pass right through the canopy of the back-yard trees. The line from the pole to your house is something we plan around. The lines running pole to pole belong to the power company, and clearing those is their contractors' job, not ours or yours.
If a limb is resting on your service line, call the utility first. Once the line is safe, we can take care of the rest of the tree, and regular trimming keeps new growth away from the house after that.
The kind of work Whitehall asks for
What Whitehall callers ask us
My tree hangs over my neighbor's garage. Can you still take it down?
Yes. That is ordinary work on Whitehall lots. The tree comes apart in small sections that are roped and lowered, so nothing falls onto the garage. If the work reaches over the neighbor's yard, we ask them first and plan the drop zone with both of you.
There are power lines running through my back-yard tree. Who handles that?
The lines between poles belong to the power company, and their contractors clear around them. The single line from the pole to your house is one we plan around when we work. If a limb is already on a line, call the utility before anyone touches the tree.
How far is Whitehall from you?
Close. Our crew is based in Reynoldsburg, just east of Whitehall, so we can usually offer a time slot that suits you rather than one that suits a long route. It also means that if a storm drops a limb in your yard after the job, getting back out to look at it is quick and easy to schedule.
Is it better to trim my old maple or remove it?
It depends on its structure, not its size. A sound maple with deadwood and a few long limbs is usually a trimming job. A split trunk, a large cavity or heavy decay at the base changes that. We look at it with you and tell you which one it is.
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We stand under it, tell you whether it needs work at all, and put the price in writing if it does. No pressure either way.