April 16th Storm in Northeast

[RedMax Man]

Got a Call from a client that i just did a spring cleanup for on sat. They're in Florida for a vacation and asked me to stop by their property because someone called them to say a limb or branch fell on the lawn. This is what i found when i got there...:eek:

My area (Merrimac Valley, Lowell area, MA) and southern New Hampshire got hit very badly with winds over 50 mph and flooding rain. They've declared a State of Emergency for my here and in NH.

So i will be doing storm cleanups in addition to spring cleanups and the people who i've already done are going to need me back because every yard is a mess. this one is the worst though so far. I know someone in NH who's suv was totaled by a tree.

Was anyone else badly effected by this weather?

[Idealtim]

Hope you had a nice, sharp saw with you, and plenty of mix....

Around my area of ct, there was no real damage except for a couple downed trees and some wash outs. It was amazing to see how much taller the water mark on the trees and other stuff was compared to the normal marks.

[TazLandscapes]

Up here in Portland we got hammered pretty much every part of the city is still without power.I got called on by 4 of my customers about doing tree removal and storm cleanup.So i went out to check on them and at one of my clients two trees in his yard were down including one that is rotted and his entire yard is under about 4-5" of water. so it looks like i will have a very busy weekend.
I will try to post some pics up when i start work on thursday..

Thanks
Mike DiBiase

[lawncare18]

15 inches of snow .. heavy wet snow for me... 60s next week.. from winter to mowing.. anyways lots of snaped trees etc etc..

[THEGOLDPRO]

Atleast it cleared the fence

[markam70]

it was pretty bad here in va too. over 3" of rain and then 50+mph wind gusts.

[Uranus]

I'm willing to bet the neighbors insurance should pay for it. By the looks of thing it was the neighbors tree. I would get up there and take care of it before the neighbors call there insurance and have it taken care of. You need to beat the tree guys on that one.

[NNJLandman]

im a vol. firefighter, we pumped out 25+ basements more than once, had about 5 working electrical fires, and spent a lot of time evacuating/rescuing people...48 hours non-stop....think were done now.

[RedMax Man]

I'm willing to bet the neighbors insurance should pay for it. By the looks of thing it was the neighbors tree. I would get up there and take care of it before the neighbors call there insurance and have it taken care of. You need to beat the tree guys on that one.

I actually do the landscaping for both of these houses, the one with the tree on the lawn and the house on the other side of the fence. Both of them went to Florida at the same time, just a coincidence and the people with the tree on the lawn will be home today, the neighbor will be home later on. So i've been working on both properties while they're on vacation.

I took pics. when i got there in case they need proof of anything. I'm not touching it until they get back today. I was only expecting a couple small limbs or branches when i showed up.

TheGoldPro - Yeah, amazingly it didn't damage the fence, swing set or the house. I just barely cleared these and put some ruts in the lawn that can easily be fixed.

[DoetschOutdoor]

Are you having to take down the whole tree or is there more? That little limb should take about 5 mins to cut up and about 10 to load. We got hit with 2 ice storms this winter and every single house in town had trees down like that. Best money Ive ever made though, actually wouldnt mind a few more ice storms a year due to the money that can be made

[mikes landscaping]

My dad's bosses house on the water, had the shingles blown off the roof, had to go patch that with some ice and water barrier, then the basement had 4 inches of standing water. Nice vacation this week for me lol.:hammerhead: :laugh:

[Petr51488]

Are you having to take down the whole tree or is there more? That little limb should take about 5 mins to cut up and about 10 to load. We got hit with 2 ice storms this winter and every single house in town had trees down like that. Best money Ive ever made though, actually wouldnt mind a few more ice storms a year due to the money that can be made

That would take at least an hour to clean up. I don't see where you see 10 minutes to load??

[RedMax Man]

That would take at least an hour to clean up. I don't see where you see 10 minutes to load??

Oh yeah a good 1-2 hours to cleanup everything completely and load up.
Probably need a tree service to remove the tall trunk left on the other side of the fence.

[RedMax Man]

My dad's bosses house on the water, had the shingles blown off the roof, had to go patch that with some ice and water barrier, then the basement had 4 inches of standing water. Nice vacation this week for me lol.:hammerhead: :laugh:

A farm not to far from me, the wind ripped of a few large (20ft) sections of roof right off the buiding. Town hall got a massive pine on top of it. Neighborhoods near the river got severe flooding and damage, roads closed, street light ripped of the lines. Homes evacuated, not as devastating as last May though when we got that huge flood.

[Shuter]

I did have a few customers with trees down. It makes for some extra work right now, while waiting for the grass to start growing so I can start mowing, since the snow plowing was way off this year.

[H2O]

Its hard to schedule irrigation start-ups when the yards are flooded.
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