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Storm Damage Cleanup in Shingle Springs

Need storm damage cleanup in Shingle Springs? Wind's died down and now your Shingle Springs yard looks like a logging show? Call (530) 771-8785. We'll track down a local tree company to clear it out, cut it up and haul it away. Tree service in Shingle Springs is what we line up.

We handle the calling around and the scheduling. You just show the tree company the mess.

What storms leave behind in Shingle Springs

A good blow off the valley does the same things every winter. Broken tops on the pines. Long oak limbs snapped off and lying in the grass. A tree or two tipped right out of soaked ground.

The weather service has a ladder of wind alerts. A High Wind Watch means strong winds are possible, so tie down loose stuff. A High Wind Warning means it's already here: steady strong wind, with gusts even stronger on top. Thunderstorms can bring gusts of 58 mph or more.

Winter brings it too. After the record snowstorms of early March 2023, the county said power outages, downed trees and unplowed roads were taking a toll on everyone. In January 2017 the county declared a local emergency after a storm, and downed trees were on its damage list.

Sometimes the tree doesn't break. It just tips over, root ball and all. Fixr says that tends to happen in a wet spell or a storm, when the soil can't hold.

And it isn't always the tree you'd guess. UC's pest experts say decay can be hidden inside a trunk with no sign outside. A tree that looked fine on Friday can drop a limb in Saturday's wind.

What cleanup usually involves

First the pro walks the place and sorts things out. What's safe and lying on the ground. What's still hanging up in a tree. What's near a fence, a well house or a line.

Hangers get dealt with first. A broken limb caught up in the branches can fall without warning, and it's the most dangerous part of a storm yard.

Then the down wood gets cut up. Big pieces can be bucked into firewood rounds and stacked, or loaded up and hauled off. Brush either goes in a chipper or into a pile for you to deal with later.

Torn limbs on trees you're keeping should get a clean cut. According to UC, decay mostly sneaks in where limbs broke or got pruned badly, and stubs left behind are an open door.

Fixr points out that a tree beaten badly by wind or heavy snow often isn't worth saving. Your pro can tell you if a damaged tree is worth keeping or should come down while the crew is already there.

Doing some of it yourself

Lots of folks out here handle the small stuff. If that's you, the county has two handy options for brush.

When grant money allows, the El Dorado County Fire Safe Council sends a chipper out free to Western Slope homes. It's two visits a year per main home, and the count resets every January 1.

Their rules are simple. Piles go right beside the driveway or road, with all the cut ends pointed toward it. The chipper takes wood up to 7 inches across. It won't do pine needles or leaves, and it doesn't run on Red Flag days.

Want to burn instead? County fire says burn permits are online and free, for dry brush from your own land. Keep each pile to four feet by four feet and scrape a ten foot ring to bare dirt around it. You can only burn on permissive burn days, so check first.

The weather service also suggests keeping a charged reciprocating saw handy before a wind event. It's good for clearing light debris. Anything big or hung up, leave for the pro.

What storm cleanup costs

Here are ranges from the cost guides. They're not quotes. Your pro gives you a price after a walk around.

All six lines come from the Fixr removal guide. Looked up in November 2026.

A tree lying flat is about as cheap as tree work gets. Most of the hard part is done. A tipped tree costs more because the root ball still has to be cut free.

Where the wood ends up matters. Hauling everything off costs more than cutting it into rounds and stacking it. If you heat with wood, that's an easy way to save.

Insurance usually won't pay for limbs that hit nothing. Consumer Reports found that fallen trees caused seven percent of settled claims in its member survey, with a median payout of $4,110. Those were trees that did real damage.

Shingle Springs storm cleanup: why call us

• After a big storm the good crews book up fast. We do the calling while you start on the small stuff.
• We look for pros who don't mind a gravel drive and a field full of limbs.
• It's free to you. No sign-up, no charge.
• Need a separate price on just the hangers? We'll pass that along.

Storm cleanup in Shingle Springs: the steps

1. Walk the place in daylight. Look up for hangers before you walk under any tree.
2. Call (530) 771-8785 and tell us what's down and roughly how much.
3. Send a couple of photos through the callback form if that's easier.
4. We get a visit booked with a tree pro from your corner of the county.
5. The pro prices the job, hangers and haul-off included.
6. You pick what gets done. Rounds stay, brush goes, or whatever mix suits you.

Back to tree service in Shingle Springs. East of us, see tree service in El Dorado; out in ranch country south, tree service in Latrobe.

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