Directional felling and sectional takedown for large trees in open lots and tight yards.
People use "tree cutting" to describe the actual felling and cutting-up of a tree: how it gets from standing to on the ground and out of the yard. That is the part of the job where the risk is. The other half of any tree job, cleanup and haul-off, is easy by comparison. This page covers how we handle the cutting. For the broader job of deciding whether a tree should come down, see tree removal in Rome.
When a tree has room, we fell it whole. The crew reads the tree before the first cut: lean, weight in the crown, dead sections, and wind. We cut a notch on the side we want the tree to fall toward and a back cut behind it, leaving a strip of wood that acts as a hinge and steers the fall. That is standard felling technique. It works on open lots, acreage, and along fence lines where there is clear ground beyond the tree.
On a lot with a house, a shed, and a neighbor's fence, there usually is not enough room. That is where sectional work comes in.
Sectional cutting means taking the tree down from the top. A climber goes up, ties off a section, cuts it, and lowers it on a rope to the ground instead of letting it drop. The next section follows until the trunk is short enough to fell or lower whole. Rigging controls the weight of each piece, so the tree never lands on the roof, the pool, the power line, or the vegetable garden.
After a storm, a tree can be split, hung in another tree, or lying on a structure. Those are the cutting jobs with the most stored energy in the wood. We assess the load and decide which cut goes first. A cut in the wrong order drops the load on the person holding the saw. If a tree is on a power line, stay clear and call the utility company. We cut once the line is dealt with.
Cutting is done when the tree is on the ground in pieces. We then cut the trunk into rounds, haul the brush and wood, and clean the yard. If you want firewood-length rounds left on site, tell us beforehand. A stump stays unless you ask for it to be ground. See stump grinding in Rome for that step.
We visit, look at the tree and what surrounds it, and give you a free written estimate before work begins. The price depends on the tree's size, its condition, and how hard it is to get equipment and a crew to it. A dead tree in an open yard is a smaller job than a living oak over a roof. We schedule Monday through Saturday, 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM.
Tell us what is going on and we will get back to you with a clear, no-obligation quote.
Call (762) 249-5926