My Son bought a house to rent, about 90 miles away from here; because he could pay cash for it! He intends to rent it, but with all of low cost properties, it needs a lot of repair. We got a call from his neighbor up there, that a limb was down on his roof.
We went up there as fast as we could, and found this:
The diameter where it separated from the tree was about 16 inches, so it has to come down ASAP!
The first step is to remove as much weight as possible:
Cutting off All the smaller branches that are not protecting the roof from the major weight is step one. I find that an electric chain saw is best for this, because it simplifies the process. A gas saw will do fine, with careful handling.
The goal is to reduce weight as much as possible:
When the limbs are removed and tossed down, we had remove about a fourth of the weight, deliberately leaving the small branches under the limb to act as protection!
The last step is to remove the remaining wood from the roof:
There are two ways to do this. The first is to lift the limb off of the roof with heavy tackle, usually tied up into the parent tree. The second is to cut it, and repair any damage caused when it slides down. We had the gear to do both, but decided to use the second method for speed, since we already had repair shingles on site.
We used a 10 inch pole saw to get distance from the danger zone, even though the limb was about a foot in diameter where we decided to cut it. Randy was the cutter, while I watched for sag and widening of the cut. When the gap began widening, we both ran for safety; and it landed right where I WAS standing! It slid down the small branches we left on, with no added damage to the roof. We passed up supplies, and my Son began repairs; while we began clean up.
The limb was almost too large for the electric chainsaw saw:
The part at the odd angle towards the garage, is the piece that was on the roof originally.
We started cutting it up for disposal:
The limbs in front of the garage were the ones we cut off of the roof, and you can see the diameter of the main limb will be a tough job for the little (16") electric chainsaw. This is where we got lucky, the neighbor that had called us asked if he could have the wood! Then he volunteered to help cut it up, and haul it off.
We said absolutely, and started packing up tools. By this time, my Son had the roof repaired and water tight; so the rain coming in the next day was no longer a problem!
One less problem....
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Your post reminds me of when I lived in Argentina and we had to remove a 14 metre tree because it was on the neighbour's side of the street and he wanted to build, we had to remove it little by little so that it wouldn't damage other houses.
Great job @smithlabs 😀
Trees are nice shade and pretty, but they can become a pain. I have one on the homestead that is 5 foot plus in diameter close to the house. Hoping it stays healthy!
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It's like that, trees are great but sometimes they create problems, the important thing is to make the most of them too. Thank you always!
Making use of them is important! I have a 30" oak tree down on the homestead right now. I plan to cut up for wood, to do repairs inside the homestead itself. That way I don't waste it....
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It can also be used for heating!
Yes that's true! Hoping to use Browne gas (HHO) for heat out there. I can make it from water and electricity, so it should be inexpensive to run! But a wood stove is also planned for deep backup! There is a lot of driftwood on the Lakeshore. Firewood should be easy....
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How great that you are in a place like this, it's really great!
#hive #posh
Thanks for sharing! Be blessed!
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Welcome brother
Wider exposure has a better chance of reaching those needing the information. Thanks!
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Welcome
It is actually great to take the step of removing it as that will do more good for the son
We had rain coming in the next day, so we avoided leaks by fixing it up front; as soon as the limb was down. My Son did the roof repairs, while we took care of the downed limb.
It was done fast and right, then we had dinner at a really good Mexican restaurant!
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This is to show how so much you care for your son and I believe your son will really be happy to see this
My children, and grandchildren are my life, they keep me young! Working with them is always enjoyable, and a good visit. It is nice to watch them doing difficult jobs, and knowing that they grew up well!
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I have never seen an electric chainsaw. That was a tricky situation.Cutting the branch bit by bit was the best.But alternatively the chainsaw could be used to make lumber especially the 6" by 1" ones.
I will be cutting some trees into lumber with a gas chainsaw this spring. The electric one doesn't have enough power for that work. I hope to make the timbers needed for the wallipini roof. Should save me a lot of money, if it works....
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Great neighbors! And a job very well done. I admire your skills in this, and other, areas.
He is a great guy and my Son is lucky to have him there! We plan to take down the parent tree too, and he offered to help with it. It's on the property line, so it's over his house as well; but we need to get it rented first!
I'm just hoping these posts help someone who needs the diy information. I enjoy your posts too....
Be blessed!
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I think I almost always learn something useful from your post, so they are very valuable to me.
Thank you, it make me feel like I'm not wasting my time here! I almost stopped posting on hive when the whale attacked me over a charity post. I'm still looking at my own website on homesteading, to avoid scum-vermin like that!
The daily posting I was doing may not return, but we'll see....
I'll have my Family in town for Christmas this year, should be fun!
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you guys did a fantastic job.
I was glad to see it slide off without doing more damage to the roof, or us! It was a blessing that the neighbor wanted the wood too, saved us a lot of work.
I'm glad you liked the post!
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I'm happy for you 😊
It has been good to watch my Son grow into a Man I am proud of! He getting good at building stuff he needs....
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oh it took a lot of effort
It was, you take problems as they come. This one is off of the problem list now, one less thing!
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Great post.
I can say been there done that. It was my Man cave and the branch poked a one inch hole to patch. How much damage did You guys have to fix. My name is Randy also so cool name. 👍
I love my Stihl gas saws. But I have been 👀 eyeballing the DeWalt electric chainsaw as I have many other DEWalt power tools including the pole saw. We are very impressed with the pole saw.
That is wild! Randy here is a DeWalt Man too, LOL. Stihl impresses me too, just can't afford them yet. Buying way too much stuff for the homestead right now! But it's on my list....
The chainsaw wheel for my grinder surprised me too. It does all stuff faster than anything else, but it ringed a large tree just as easily. I was a bark chip submarine before I was done, because the bark was 4" deep! One more fun tool for tree work....
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