24/7 Emergency Tree Service — Hampstead & Pender County

A tree just fell on my house — what do I do first?

Get everyone out of that part of the house, then call me. If the tree is touching a power line, or a line is down in the yard, stay well away from it and call the power company before anyone walks out there — a line on wet ground is dangerous a long way from where it landed.

Once people are safe, photographs help. Take them from a distance, from a few angles, before anything is moved.

What does emergency tree removal cost?

Emergency work runs $6,000–$15,000+. It costs more than a planned removal for three reasons: the tree is usually already resting on something, so the pieces have to come off in an order that does not make the damage worse; the ground is often soft and the light is bad; and it is unscheduled, so a crew comes off whatever else was booked.

See how that compares with planned removal prices, or read how a scheduled tree removal runs when the tree is still standing.

What counts as an emergency?

Anything that is already on something or about to be. A tree through the roof or across the drive, a trunk split and leaning at the house, a big limb hung up in what is left of the canopy, a root plate lifted out of the ground after days of rain. If you are looking at it wondering whether it will hold until morning, that is the call to make.

If it is still standing and you are trying to work out how bad the lean is, here is what I look at when I walk up to one: a leaning tree after a storm.

Do you clear the mess, or just the tree?

Both. After a storm the tree itself is often the quick part — it is the snapped tops, the limbs hung up overhead and the brush piled across the yard that take the day. That is part of the job, not a separate one.

Storm cleanup — what it covers once the emergency is over.

How far out do you come at night?

Hampstead, Wilmington, Jacksonville, Surf City, Sneads Ferry, Holly Ridge, Rocky Point, Burgaw, Topsail Beach, Scotts Hill / Porters Neck — across Pender County, New Hanover County, Onslow County. After a big blow the whole corridor calls at once, so the sooner you ring the sooner you are on the list.

Storm questions I get asked

Do you handle emergencies after hours?

Yes — open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, weekends and holidays included. That's what 24/7 means here.

What does emergency tree removal cost?

Emergency work runs $6,000–$15,000+. It costs more than a planned removal because the tree is usually already on something, the pieces have to come off in an order that doesn't make the damage worse, and we're working at night or in weather.

A tree just fell on my house — what should I do first?

Get everyone out of that part of the house, then call me. If the tree is touching a power line or the line is down, stay well away from it and call the power company before anyone goes near the yard.

Can you give me something for my insurance company?

Yes. The estimate is free and it's yours to send to your insurer — what they cover is between you and them, but I'll put the work and the number in writing.

Do you handle the cleanup after a storm, not just the tree?

Yes. Snapped tops, limbs hung up in what's left of the canopy, brush piled across the yard — that's the part that takes the longest after a storm, and it's part of the job.