candoarms
TreeHouser
FireFighterZero,
That job was one of the most difficult I've ever done. We had less than 4 feet of room to work on the back side of that house. There was no room to drop the limbs after they were cut loose from the trees. To overcome this, we decided to take large sections at a time, then stand on the roof to dismantle the tops, piece by piece, as we slowly lowered it.
We had to be very careful not to remove too much weight from the bottom of the now horizontal limb, because we didn't want it to roll over. Just two feet below the roof line was the lady's picture window. We took small pieces off the bottom, then lowered it to remove pieces and weight from the top, working hard to maintain balance and to eliminate any roll. Back and forth we went, until we were left with nothing but a bare limb, which we could then lower into that narrow space below. The spider leg came in very handy for that job. It allowed us to keep the limbs horizontal as weight was slowly removed.
The homeowner stopped by to inspect his home after we finished the job. Not one bit of damage to the house. Not one broken shingle...not a scuff on the paint. I'm very pleased with the result.
I don't normally take such large pieces at a time, but in this case the climber was going to be hanging in the tree for hours while the limbs were being cut up for removal. We decided that it would be far more efficient if the climber would take part in the ground work....well....roof work.....to help speed up the process.
Joel
That job was one of the most difficult I've ever done. We had less than 4 feet of room to work on the back side of that house. There was no room to drop the limbs after they were cut loose from the trees. To overcome this, we decided to take large sections at a time, then stand on the roof to dismantle the tops, piece by piece, as we slowly lowered it.
We had to be very careful not to remove too much weight from the bottom of the now horizontal limb, because we didn't want it to roll over. Just two feet below the roof line was the lady's picture window. We took small pieces off the bottom, then lowered it to remove pieces and weight from the top, working hard to maintain balance and to eliminate any roll. Back and forth we went, until we were left with nothing but a bare limb, which we could then lower into that narrow space below. The spider leg came in very handy for that job. It allowed us to keep the limbs horizontal as weight was slowly removed.
The homeowner stopped by to inspect his home after we finished the job. Not one bit of damage to the house. Not one broken shingle...not a scuff on the paint. I'm very pleased with the result.
I don't normally take such large pieces at a time, but in this case the climber was going to be hanging in the tree for hours while the limbs were being cut up for removal. We decided that it would be far more efficient if the climber would take part in the ground work....well....roof work.....to help speed up the process.
Joel
