Forrest · Tree removal over a house

A liquid amber that kept flooding the gutters

A towering liquid amber was blocking gutters, causing flooding and mould inside, and had already failed onto the house once. It came down with rigging over the roof and service line.

Location
Forrest
Work
Removal over a house
Method
Climbing and rigging
Finish
Full clean-up
Before: the bare liquid amber towering over the house roofline

The situation

This large liquid amber in Forrest had grown right over the house. Its leaves kept blocking the gutters, and the overflow was causing flooding and mould inside. It had also already failed onto the house once, so the owners had good reason to want it gone.

The approach

With the tree towering over the roof and the house’s service line, there was no room to drop anything. The job needed careful planning and advanced rigging: the tree was taken down in controlled sections, each lowered on ropes clear of the roof, the line and the yard.

The result

The tree is gone, the gutters can do their job, and the crew finished with a full clean-up of the yard.

Before and after

The difference

Before: a tall liquid amber growing against a brick house in Forrest
BeforeBeside the house
After: the liquid amber removed and the ground cleaned up beside the house
AfterBeside the house
Before: the bare liquid amber towering over the house roofline
BeforeFrom the yard
After: the same view with the liquid amber gone
AfterFrom the yard

Before and after photos were taken from slightly different positions.

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