Working with Construction Contractors

Generally, tree care work can be risky, but tree removal is dangerous. Felling a tree successfully requires knowledge of biology, tree physics, advanced cutting techniques, cutting tools and much more. If you attempt tree removal by yourself, you could be injured by malfunctioning equipment, falling limbs or the tree itself. Here is a list of tree hazards you should know and avoid.

Improper equipment

When removals professionals are doing their job, they normally wear protective gear from their heads to toes. The professionals have also been taught how to use equipment like cranes, chainsaws, wood chippers and ropes to safely fell and get rid of a tree. As a homeowner, you will require all these equipment as well as the expertise to perform a safe and successful removal. Without this, you will be exposing yourself to unnecessary risks.

Power lines

Its risk to work near power lines and you need always to assume the wires are live. In case you, the tools, or tree you are trying to fell hits a power line, you can knock out power in the entire neighbourhood or most likely get electrocuted. Most homeowners make a mistake of believing that the black coating found on power lines is insulation, but this isn't true. You will still get electrocuted since the black coating is weatherproofing for the cables.

Gravity

When a tree starts falling, you will not have control over where it will land. The tree might also not fall wherever you expected it to no matter how you influence it with your ropes or carefully cut indentations. A slight mistake or poor judgment can cause the tree to fall on people, homes vehicles or power lines.

Decaying wood

A dying or dead tree tends to decay from inside out. This makes it very unstable. In fact, professionals sometimes choose to use cranes to get rid of such dead wood. In case you think your tree has started decaying, be sure to hire a tree removal expert to get rid of it before it collapses. Remember that there are essential tree biology processes you must understand to remove decayed trees, and only professionals understand this.

In a tree removal process, tree pruning professionals follow certain procedures to get the tree down in a safe way. They know how to estimate the tree's felling zone. Simply put, they do their job perfectly. Homeowners should always contact tree removal professionals to get quality and safe services.