Sarnia Tree Service answers emergency storm damage cleanup calls throughout Sarnia and the surrounding Lambton County communities, day or night. The work is fully insured. When a live hydro line is involved, reach the utility first and call us second.
Call (226) 602-0621.
Sitting where Lake Huron narrows into the St. Clair River leaves Sarnia with nothing standing between an incoming storm and the shore. Wind, more than ice, drives the bulk of our storm cleanup calls, and the season runs longest from October through May, when the lake wind is at its worst.
Winter adds a second pattern on top of that. Cold air crossing the still-open lake can wring out a sudden, heavy squall well after the forecast has already moved on, and even a light coating of wet snow is enough to snap a branch that a dry crown would have carried fine.
A short list of steps keeps the site safer and makes any insurance claim easier to sort out afterward:
- Where a hydro line is touching the tree, call the utility before anything else and keep clear of every fence, gate and vehicle it is in contact with - Keep back from anything still standing, because a tree that has already partly failed is under strain and can let go a second time without warning - Take photographs before anyone moves so much as a branch, since an insurer will ask for them - Write down what came down, where it landed, and whether the damage has trapped or shut out anyone
After a storm we triage calls by how dangerous the tree is, not by the order people phoned in, and we say so plainly rather than let anyone assume it works differently.
A tree resting on a house, sealing off the sole way in or out, or lying across a public road moves to the front of the queue. Sheds, vehicles, fences and anything hanging over a walkway come next. A tree stretched across open lawn, with nothing valuable beneath it, can usually wait a few days.
A branch bent or pinned under another one is carrying real tension, and cutting it in the wrong spot lets that energy go faster than a person can react to.
Reading which piece is under load, and the sequence to release each one safely, is the part of this work that actually takes skill. A saw kept around for firewood is the wrong tool for a wind-thrown tree, and we would sooner you left it for a crew than took the chance yourself.
An F4 tornado tracked across the St. Clair River into Sarnia in 1953, tearing through roughly 150 homes on its way through the city. Nothing close to that scale comes through most years, but it is a reminder that a shoreline property is worth checking after any hard blow, not only the storms that end up in the news.
Did a storm off the lake put a tree down on your property? Sarnia Tree Service covers emergency storm damage cleanup across Sarnia and Lambton County, around the clock. Reach out today.
Call (226) 602-0621. Bring in the utility company first when a hydro line is anywhere near the damage. The full range of what we do is described on the home page.
A tree rarely needs only one kind of attention over its life. Here is everything else this crew handles.
Sarnia Tree Service prunes and shapes trees on residential and commercial properties throughout Sarnia and the nearby Lambton County communities. Every job we take on is fully insured, no matter how large the tree is. Keeping a tree on a regular trimming schedule costs less over time than letting it grow unchecked into the next windy season.
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Sarnia Tree Service takes down branches that are dead, cracked or hung up in the canopy, working throughout Sarnia and the surrounding area. The crew is fully insured on every call, whether it is a single limb over a walkway or a tree that has already shed most of its crown.
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Sarnia Tree Service takes down trees of any size across Sarnia and the surrounding Lambton County communities, including tight access on the city's older, narrower lots. The crew is fully insured, and nothing is cut until the price is in writing.
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Sarnia Tree Service opens up dense crowns and shortens overgrown limbs on mature trees throughout Sarnia and the surrounding Lambton County communities, aimed at keeping a tree healthy for the long run. Every job is fully insured, and the price is confirmed in writing before anything begins.
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Sarnia Tree Service fits cabling and bracing hardware to trees with a structural weak point that are otherwise sound enough to keep. The crew is fully insured, and we would rather say hardware will not help than fit a cable that accomplishes nothing.
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Sarnia Tree Service grinds stumps throughout Sarnia and the surrounding Lambton County communities, quoted apart from any removal so it stays entirely your call whether the stump comes out now, later, or not at all. The work is fully insured.
View Stump Grinding and RemovalTell us what is going on with the tree and roughly which part of Sarnia you are in. We will come out, then follow up with a written quote covering the method, where the wood goes, and anything left out of the price.
It helps to know what kind of tree it is and about how tall it stands, and your street matters too, since getting equipment in changes the price more than the tree's size does. Tell us what the tree hangs over, and flag the request as urgent if a storm is the reason you are calling. Everything except a way to reach you back is optional. Call us directly at (226) 602-0621 if you would rather talk it through.
