When a storm brings a tree down, Stratford Tree Service handles emergency storm damage cleanup across Stratford and the surrounding area, day or night when the situation calls for it. Every job is insured. A tree touching a hydro line is the power company's problem first, so call them before you call us.
Call (226) 602-0607.
Freezing rain causes more of our storm calls than wind does. A crown handles ordinary snow without much trouble, but an ice storm bonds a hard casing onto every twig on the tree.
The accumulated weight by the next morning can run several times what a crown normally supports, and that is when emergency storm damage cleanup calls spike, wind or no wind. Older, wide-spreading shade trees on the mature streets near downtown tend to be the first to give way, because they simply have more crown surface for the ice to cling to.
A few things done before we get there make the site safer and any insurance claim easier:
- Call the utility first if the tree is touching a hydro line, and keep back from the fences, vehicles and gates around it until they confirm it is safe - Anything left standing deserves a wide berth; wood that has already failed once is under hidden strain and can give way a second time without notice - Photograph the damage before anyone moves anything, since an insurance claim usually asks for that record - Write down what came down, where it landed, and whether a door or a driveway is now blocked
We do not simply work through emergency storm damage cleanup calls in the order they arrive; the most dangerous situations jump ahead, and we would rather tell you that upfront than have you assume otherwise. A tree resting on a house, one blocking the only way off a property, or anything sitting across a public road gets attended to first.
Sheds, cars, fencing and anything dangling over a path get handled next in line. A tree lying flat on open grass with nothing beneath it at risk generally sits fine for a few extra days.
A bent branch, or one pinned under another, is storing real tension whether it looks like it or not. Cut it in the wrong place and it can whip back before you have time to move.
Knowing which piece is carrying the load, and the order to release each one safely, is the most important skill in emergency storm damage cleanup. A chainsaw bought for firewood is not the right tool for a storm-thrown tree, and we would rather you wait for a crew than take that on yourself.
There are really two halves to emergency storm damage cleanup: getting the property safe first, then hauling away everything that came down. Both go on one written sheet, so you never get a surprise second bill.
A single price covers what comes off, what stays standing, and whether the stump gets ground right away or booked for a later visit. Section-cutting a tree off a roof and running the chipper afterward are really two separate skill sets bundled into one quote.
Has a storm put a tree down on your property? Stratford Tree Service runs emergency storm damage cleanup across Stratford and the surrounding area, any hour the job requires it. Reach out today, or start at the home page to see everything else we do.
Call (226) 602-0607. A tree on a hydro line means the utility comes first.
A property usually needs more than one kind of tree work sooner or later. Below is the rest of what we offer.
Homes and businesses across Stratford and the surrounding area rely on Stratford Tree Service for tree trimming and pruning, insured on every job and sized to handle any tree. A tree kept on a regular tree trimming and pruning schedule costs less to maintain over its life and is far less likely to lose a limb when a storm rolls through.
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Dead, broken and hanging branches come down safely with Stratford Tree Service, working across Stratford and the surrounding townships. Insurance covers every job, whether it is one branch or a tree that has lost most of its crown to dieback.
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Stratford Tree Service provides tree removal for trees of any size across Stratford and the surrounding area. Every tree removal job we take on is fully insured, and we handle difficult access on the older, tighter lots near downtown as readily as an open backyard. You get that quote in writing before a single cut is made.
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Mature trees across Stratford and the surrounding area get crown thinning and canopy reduction from Stratford Tree Service, insured on every job. We plan each visit around what keeps the tree healthy for years, not just what solves today's complaint, and you get that plan in writing before we cut anything.
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A tree can be otherwise sound with just one weak point worth reinforcing, and that is exactly the gap Stratford Tree Service fills with tree cabling and bracing across Stratford and the surrounding area. Every job carries insurance, and we tell you plainly whether hardware will actually help before a dollar figure ever comes up.
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Left-behind stumps come out with Stratford Tree Service's stump grinding and removal, offered across Stratford and the surrounding area. All of our work carries insurance, and grinding is quoted apart from any tree removal, so grinding the stump stays entirely your call.
View Stump Grinding and RemovalGive us a sense of what is going on with the tree and roughly your location, and we will get a visit scheduled. What you get back is a written price laying out our approach to the work, where the cut material ends up, and anything left out of the number.
Knowing the species and a rough height lets us quote tree trimming or tree removal more accurately, and your street matters just as much, because how easily equipment can reach the tree changes the cost more than its size does. Note what the tree is positioned over, and flag the urgent box if storm damage is why you are writing in. Realistically, a working phone number or email is the only field we genuinely cannot skip. Prefer to talk it through instead? Call (226) 602-0607 directly.
