There was one limb of a tree in my backyard, close to the house looking suspiciously weak. I thought it needed to be cut down before it fell on the house. Too late. Hurricane Helene's remnants came through Friday night with a lot of wind. Down came the limb. No pictures. I forgot.
So the limb, probably 30 feet long, is lying partially on the roof. At the tree, it's about 24 inches. It's still attached to the tree but cracked at a 90-degree angle. My main concern was any roof damage. But it didn't seem like there was any. But I couldn't be sure until I got the branches off.
The really good part of all this was what didn't happen. It missed two windows and the outdoor AC unit. So I needed to check the roof out and if nothing was wrong with it, 4 thumbs up for no problems.
I trimmed many of the smaller reachable branches that night just to get some room to work on the bigger branches on Saturday.
Saturday I trimmed as much as I could from the ground then went up on the roof. It was like playing Jenga. If I cut this branch, what's going to happen. I got most of the branches cut back so when it finally comes down it will clear the side of the house. I cut another branch and heard the break on the tree make a noise. Oh oh. Then another noise. Stand back! Down it came!
It missed a window again and made two small breaks in the siding. Success! And two minor shingle breaks on the roof. So basically no problems considering what could have happened.
I spent the rest of the day cutting the branches down to a manageable size. All that's left is the main limb. It's about 12 inches around and about 15 feet long. Maybe I'll get to that today. Maybe I'll take some pictures... if I remember.
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😲 Wow! Glad you are okay 👍🏽
I didn't even hear it happen. Claudia heard the thump when it hit the roof.
You don't need pictures. Your words are vivid enough.
Like Cloudia I am glad you are OK and that the damage is minimal.
Still, pictures would help.
Minimal damage was a big surprise.
Well done you and thank goodness for only minor damage.
We're glad you and Claudia are okay. This whole mess is a reminder of the damage that can be caused by intense, damaging winds other than those generated by Der Furor and his minions.
What does insurance cover?
Thank goodness it didn't do any major damage! Glad you're able to handle the removal yourself. Enjoy using that chainsaw.
It was quite a storm. Glad to hear that you didn't have major damage.
I have a little more to cut up.
Speaking of his minions, I was out front the other day and got two 'F yous' from passing cars within 5 minutes because of my Harris sign. They are such a lovely bunch, aren't they?
$0.00 There's not enough damage to even think about calling the 'if you make a claim we'll drop you' insurance company.
I've got another tree that I thought would come down long before this branch. Then I would have had an excuse to buy a 24" chainsaw. Damn! There's just one cut where I'll need something bigger than what I have and I've got one borrowed from someone already.
Claudia heard the thump but didn't know what it was. I was in the basement on the computer and didn't hear anything.
Helene was still just a number when she was closest. As she moved away, she got bigger and stronger and the weather got worse after the government gave the all clear!.
Now it looks like there's another brewing the same way .
Glad you're (mostly) ok
Be safe - that sounds like hard work for the old bod.
I knew that branch was eventually coming down. I just waited a little too long.
I was definitely tuckered out at the end of the day.
That's a lot. Glad you all are okay!!
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