Disaster Remediation

Having experience with 10 previous hurricanes we can develop pre and post recovery plans.

After goals and priorities are set, a thorough evaluation of your property’s condition will be completed to determine the necessary/appropriate measures to safeguard your landscape and property from all levels of hazards to the survivability of trees.
The safest and most cost effective methods will be applied when developing your customized recovery plan. Trees will be triaged and a plan will be created. For example, which trees need to be removed immediately or at a later date; which trees can be saved and are worth the investment of saving through arboricultural practices; or which trees should be removed due to cost of cure.
We can assess the monetary value of a tree or trees (tree valuation) to provide to your insurance company.

Benefits of a Disaster Remediation Plan

Gives you the management tools you need to guide your property towards recovery in the most economical and timely manner
Offers you a step by step guide to perform your contracting at the pace that you, your budget and the plan deems necessary
Takes the guess work out of the equation limiting unnecessary spending or unnecessary removal of otherwise healthy, remediable stable trees
Provides you with a baseline or a second opinion when dealing with several different contractors on a recovery project

Please check our other services as there are many arboricultural applications we can apply that will often aid the tree or trees to a full recovery.

Things to be aware of during post hurricane recovery:

Trees are often pruned improperly after a hurricane creating more harm to the tree than the hurricane itself caused.
Trees often get pruned that inevitably need to be removed due to structural problems resulting in extra costs; These are issues that would have been recognized during a proper hazard tree evaluation by a certified arborist .
At times it is much more cost effective to first clear right of ways and remove hazards; at a later date reconstructive pruning and stable tree removals can be completed.
Do not be persuaded into removing trees immediately. Several companies, particularly after a hurricane, are in the tree removal business and are not aware of the many applications that can save your trees.
Trees that are resting on a roof are not necessarily a hazard and will remain stable until you are able to secure a fairly priced contract from a reputable and insured tree company .
Any tree in any situation can be removed safely without further damage to structures. When a sales representative or a foreman starts making a list of the things that are going to get damaged during removal operations, it is due to a lack of knowledge or care.
Do not pay for work that is not completed .

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