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Hurricane and tropical storm tree removal money saving tips
that's what i'm going to share with you on my next video
hello youtube and welcome back to my channel if you're new my name is Mark
Schreier and i'm a licensed sales associate with century 21 American Homes
Real Estate right here in long island New York i'm
going to share with you some money-saving tips
if you have a tree that you think needs to be removed because
we are in hurricane season which officially started june 1st
and that tree has been on your mind like a tree that i've had in the back of my
house for many many years and i'm thinking about getting it
removed but it would cost me a significant amount of money if i did it
we just experienced a tropical storm fae here on long island
and my luck that tree sustained a significant
crack in one of the large limbs that's lingering about 30 feet above the ground
about 10 feet above the utility company power lines
so luckily for me it did not fall at that time
i needed to get that limb removed and i knew it could
cost me a significant amount of money so what i decided to do
is call up pseg a local utility company here on long island
because i was thinking that there's a good chance they might cover the cost or
at least give me some tips on how to remove it
because of its proximity to the power lines
so i did just that i called up pseg they sent down
a um team to come look at the actual problem and they actually sent the team
pretty quickly so when that team came they
assessed the problem and they said yes they will remove it however they told me
that they're not going to remove the debris because unlike when they prune
the trees every fall here on long island and
they come and cut down the healthy branches that are around the power lines
they said this is a different scenario they will cut it
and they're going to leave all the debris my lawn and
i'm like all right go for it i can't cut that limb down and it's going to save me
a lot of money anyway in the long run so that's exactly
what i did they cut down the tree they did a great
job actually doing it very professional
didn't hit my fence didn't actually hit any part of my property and they also
mentioned and gave me a good tip they said to me
if i wanted that tree removed that instead of calling a local contractor
which they told me legally the local contractors the tree
removal contractor should not even be getting
involved in anything close to a power line but
they call if you call the utility company they'll come down and assess
the actual each tray and this tree because of its
um actual distance from the power lines they said they will remove majority of
that tree at no charge again they're not going to
remove the debris from the tree but if you coordinate it
with a local tree removal contractor they'll come to the brunt of the work
it's about 100 foot tree by about 30 or 40 feet wide with a lot of limbs
on it they'll remove a significant amount from
the power lines up pretty much and leave whatever is
their safety requirement for the local contractor to remove
all the debris chip it up per se and also remove
or grind out the stump and everything else so that would save me
a significant amount of money so i went on their website and i'm going to share
that with you if you see right here you go on
um and this is actually pseg's website under tree removal
and you look down where it says tree removal hazards
and you just i will actually include a link on
to the website down in the comments below but if you go down how can you
tell if a tree is a problem i'm not going to read through all that you can
do it yourself what's not a hazard who do you call and
then i came upon this which was something that was
definitely new to me if you need a healthy tree removed
even if you don't think it's that close to a power line if there's power lines
anywhere in the vicinity of the tree and it doesn't just have to be the base
of the trunk of the tree they will come out and assess it and
they might not remove the whole tree but they'll remove whatever part of the
tree is what they call a liability or a possible safety issue for a local
contractor to come and do and whatever they do they're doing at no
cost other than your utility bill naturally
so it says need a healthy tree removed if you need a healthy tree removed
that is within 10 feet of a primary or secondary wires now here is
the caveat it's got to be from pole to pole
if it's from the pole to your house it's not going to be
they're not going to pick it up and do it however if you're not sure
call them they don't charge you to come out they'll assess the situation they'll
give you feedback on what you need to know whether it's
something your local contractor can do or something they will assist your local
contractor in doing with that being said you're better off
being safe than sorry anything that's near a power line
definitely call up your utility company if it's not PSEG
find out what the utility company is that supplies electric in your town
and it could save you a significant amount of cash
i would go on this website for all those people that look live on long island
find out all the contact information give them a call and uh hope this was
helpful it saved me some aggravation and
this is Mark Schreier from Century 21 American Homes
and thanks again for watching my video
you.
