Do you consider yourself a handyman around the house?

[andalusian]

Can’t use the Blazers logo, or, everyone will know that no one is guarding the cave.

Put #10 and sign it Przybilla

 

[andalusian]

I do small stuff. I do not do Electric work, not on the house, nor on the cars. Anything that requires exposing wires I do not do.

Only stuff I like doing is building wood outdoor furniture - I usually build something once a year.

 

[Sinobas]

I usually will not try to tackle something if I can't get it done in a day. I also wouldn't try to do something like install quartz countertops.

 

[Orion Bailey]

I need to get this removed this year. You can see it's in a tough spot and leans over the house.

 

[oldfisherman]

This heavy wet snow may bring down a lot of those branches. Hope they do not damage your roof, but it could make the job of removing the tree easier.

One of my trees has every branch bent so far over from the snow, I am sure they have cracked near the trunk. Probably lost that tree.

 

[Orion Bailey]

This heavy wet snow may bring down a lot of those branches. Hope they do not damage your roof, but it could make the job of removing the tree easier.

One of my trees has every branch bent so far over from the snow, I am sure they have cracked near the trunk. Probably lost that tree.

In the first pic you can see how the top splits into two tips. One of them broke last week in the ice storm and is now hanging by a thread and that is what turned on the light bulb for me that this thing needs to go asap.

Last thing I need to do is pay for a tree removel AND a leantoo/deck repair replacement.

 

[oldfisherman]

In the first pic you can see how the top splits into two tips. One of them broke last week in the ice storm and is now hanging by a thread and that is what turned on the light bulb for me that this thing needs to go asap.

Last thing I need to do is pay for a tree removel AND a leantoo/deck repair replacement.

If I was younger, I would take that tree down for you. But, my balance is not what it used to be, and I do not trust myself climbing trees anymore.

My guess is, your tree will need to be cut into small sections, and then dropped by rope so the small sections do not land on your roof. The good news is. The main trunk is not very thick, so the sections should not require a large expensive crane.

It’s a very doable job, you just need to find someone that knows what their doing.

 

[Orion Bailey]

If I was younger, I would take that tree down for you. But, my balance is not what it used to be, and I do not trust myself climbing trees anymore.

My guess is, your tree will need to be cut into small sections, and then dropped by rope so the small sections do not land on your roof. The good news is. The main trunk is not very thick, so the sections should not require a large expensive crane.

It’s a very doable job, you just need to find someone that knows what their doing.

Pretty much what I thought. And I can get a scissor lift up next to the front side of the lean to. The other side of the house is has more room with a large gate. I'm concerned about climbing though because for the last 20 there is not a branch that will hold anything.
I am 6'4 240# so I damn sure ain't climbing it, lol.
Home Depot has bucket style scissor lifts for rent, but I am thinking like you. Rather just find the right guy who knows what he is doing. The fee to me is not as important as getting it out sooner than later and being safe about it.
I made contact with a couple people on craigslist who said they were tree removers, but they were flakes...

 

[oldfisherman]

Pretty much what I thought. And I can get a scissor lift up next to the front side of the lean to. The other side of the house is has more room with a large gate. I'm concerned about climbing though because for the last 20 there is not a branch that will hold anything.
I am 6'4 240# so I damn sure ain't climbing it, lol.
Home Depot has bucket style scissor lifts for rent, but I am thinking like you. Rather just find the right guy who knows what he is doing. The fee to me is not as important as getting it out sooner than later and being safe about it.
I made contact with a couple people on craigslist who said they were tree removers, but they were flakes...

A pole saw will extend your reach and get most of the high up thin limbs. You would need to cut very small sections and small limbs at a time. Not sure of a safe way to attach a rope that high up? Without a rope to lower them, you may want to protect the roof somehow because those limbs will be dropping all the way. Maybe plywood sheets?

I have a decent manual pole saw with about a 12’? adjustable telescoping reach. I have added more extensions to that, but it gets very hard to work with the extensions, easy without them. It is in Idaho, but I can bring it back on my next trip if you want to use it.

It is very similar to this one. Basically what you do is whittle the tree down in very small sections. I normally spread the work out over several days. You do not want to overwork yourself when up on a lift, safety first, but you know that.

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[Orion Bailey]

A pole saw will extend your reach and get most of the high up thin limbs. You would need to cut very small sections and small limbs at a time. Not sure of a safe way to attach a rope that high up? Without a rope to lower them, you may want to protect the roof somehow because those limbs will be dropping all the way. Maybe plywood sheets?

I have a decent manual pole saw with about a 12’? adjustable telescoping reach. I have added more extensions to that, but it gets very hard to work with the extensions, easy without them. It is in Idaho, but I can bring it back on my next trip if you want to use it.

It is very similar to this one. Basically what you do is whittle the tree down in very small sections. I normally spread the work out over several days. You do not want to overwork yourself when up on a lift, safety first, but you know that.

Amazon product ASIN B001TAPNCK

Thanks, I have a buddy who has a gas powered pole saw, but it wont come close to getting to where the first cut would need to be.

The tough part is the lean to because it is just thin greenhouse style plastic roofing, so it wont be able to handle much of any type of impact.

 

[andalusian]

Get a proper tree service to do it right - make sure these guys are properly insured. We removed some giant Eucalyptus trees - and these guys know what they are doing. It is not cheap, but it is well worth the hassle - rather do it with someone that knows what they are doing than have your roof wrecked or deal with someone that fell to his death performing a service.