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Originally posted by OneWorldt:
We've had a lot of rain off and on and no water has come into the house that I've seen... the tree is pretty much supported, too... A good portion of the root system is pulled from the ground but it's all connected (the canopy, trunk and root system)keeping some of the weight off of the house. Maybe the impact to the roof wasn't as bad as it could have been because of this??? It looks like it just leaned over onto the house and the canopy is covering half of the roof...

We have a VERY STEEP angle to our roof... the house is two story, as well... So husband is kind of dragging his feet while gathering the tools he's going to need. He wants to do it safely... He's going to have to harness himself to the roof, and use heavy duty rope and other aparatus to support removal of the bigger pieces of the trunk. He's had a good amount of experience cutting down large trees... so he's confident he can handle it... He's been having some trouble finding just what he needs, all the tools he needs are 200 miles away from us at his parents house... so he's trying to gather up some new stuff here.

I'm still worrying because branches were flying from all different directions... As I said before, we have four trees close around the house, and they all were ravaged to a degree... so there could be damage that he didn't see... But what am I to do when he's so adamant it's all okay??? I put my two cents worth in, but it is his department...

He's been cleaning up the yard and we have mountains of brush and logs out by the curb... city will remove... luckily... We got the least of it compared to our neighbors... and everyone is still waiting for their insurance adjusters to come out I think... no one is removing all of their downed trees... They're all still scattered about... It looks like a war zone to me...

Well, I'm going on again... Thanks for the advice...

"Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup."

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Originally posted by bibliomaniac:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by OneWorldt:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by bibliomaniac:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by OneWorldt:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by bibliomaniac:

Our roof doesn't sound as steep as yours. I take it you can't get tree removal people out to your house then? I know you have to wait for insurance and then of course, a lot of those tree removal companies are working elsewhere and you'll be on a list, etc. Good luck with that.

You said the canopy is on the roof, I hope there isn't any damage that you haven't discovered, even if it isn't affecting the inside of the house. Part of our gutters got smashed. If your roof is really steep, perhaps yours survived intact.

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Originally posted by DenverKat276:
30 hours and counting,..... I can't hardly sleep!!!!!

Yeeee ha

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Originally posted by OneWorldt:

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Originally posted by bibliomaniac:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by OneWorldt:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by bibliomaniac:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by OneWorldt:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by bibliomaniac:

Our roof doesn't sound as steep as yours. I take it you can't get tree removal people out to your house then? I know you have to wait for insurance and then of course, a lot of those tree removal companies are working elsewhere and you'll be on a list, etc. Good luck with that.

You said the canopy is on the roof, I hope there isn't any damage that you haven't discovered, even if it isn't affecting the inside of the house. Part of our gutters got smashed. If your roof is really steep, perhaps yours survived intact.

Husband has inherited the great German spirit of frugality!!! Even when it means taking his life into his own hands... His grandparents are of German origin on both sides... He's the second generation to be born here in America... They were proud farming families. He'll just have to fix anything he finds out of place!!! But he's convinced not much is wrong up there... He can fix just about anything to do with the roof... Just gotta give him time... He's a big (6'7"), strong guy!

Luckily, gutters, trim, and soffits look good. The tree fell on the most narrow part of the roof... there is a hip roof on that side, so no gutter there... gutters are at the front and back of the roof... I'm sure going to miss that tree!!! It was my favorite because of it's striking, golden, autumn leaves...

"Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup."