Emergency Hurricane Tree Removal in Nokomis, FL

After the storm in Nokomis

The first calls out of Nokomis are the same every time. A laurel oak split at the crotch and half of it is on the lanai. A cabbage palm went over into the pool cage. A pine came down across a driveway in Mission Valley Estates and nobody can get out. Those get handled first, because they are safety and access problems, not cleanup.

Waterfront work adds a step. On the canal lots off Shakett Creek and along Casey Key we are usually working next to a seawall, a dock or mangroves, and you can't drop a top and sort it out later. We rig it, we stage it where it won't go in the water, and we haul it out. Mangroves are protected in Florida, so if the damage involves them we tell you up front what we can and can't touch.

• Trees on roofs, lanais and pool cages made safe first
• Driveways and private lanes opened so you can get out
• Hangers and split leaders taken down before they drop
• Storm debris hauled off, not stacked at the curb
• Photos and written scope for your insurance claim
• Crews that arrive with their own fuel, water and lodging

The First Hours After the Storm

Trees on structures come first. We get the weight off the house, make the area safe and get a tarp over the opening before the next rain band arrives. That order matters. Once the roof is open, water gets into the ceilings, the insulation and the drywall, and the repair bill grows every time it rains.

Once the house is secure we work outward. Leaners with lifted root plates, limbs hung up in the canopy, trees across driveways, fences and vehicles. We haul the debris and clean the site before we leave.

• Trees lifted off roofs, garages, lanais and cars
• Emergency tarping over roof openings
• Driveway and access clearing so you can get out
• Hazard removal for leaning and hung up trees
• Debris hauled away and the property raked clean

Large and Dangerous Removals

Storm damaged trees do not come apart the way healthy ones do. Trunks are split, limbs are loaded with tension, and root plates are half out of the ground. A cut in the wrong place puts the rest of the tree, and the crew, back on the house.

We own our equipment and we bring enough of it. An ISA Certified Arborist is on staff, so the plan for a compromised tree gets made by someone who reads the tree before anyone starts a saw.

Insurance, Billing and Paperwork

Many homeowners policies cover tree removal when a tree comes down on the main house or an outlying structure. Policies also tend to cap what they will pay toward removal, coverage varies by policy, and your carrier has the final say, so we will not promise you an outcome. What we can do is document the damage properly from the first hour.

We write the job up the way an adjuster needs to see it. Photos, measurements, clear line items and emergency mitigation recorded as mitigation. Complete paperwork will not change what your policy covers, but it does keep the claim moving.

• Photo and measurement documentation on site
• Itemized invoices written so an adjuster can process them
• Emergency tarping documented as mitigation work
• Straight answers about what is likely covered

We Travel for Storm Work

Sarasota, Charlotte and Manatee counties are home, and we go well past them when a storm lands somewhere else. Our crews carry travel trailers, generators and their own fuel, so we are not competing for hotel rooms or waiting in line at a gas station with no power.

That is why we can get started early instead of waiting on hotel rooms, power or fuel to come back. We move as soon as the roads are open to us, and we can provide references from past storm work on request.