So I had a very large forked tree limb fall on my house earlier this week. The emergency arborist crew cleared it from the roof today, with a quote price of $3500. Fortunately, that portion of the removal should be covered by my homeowners insurance, as will any roof damage, and the chimney repair that is needed. The arborist company has condemned the remaining standing portion of the tree due to the extensive rot, the way this section broke away, and the immediate danger of the rest of it falling onto multiple buildings (mine, and the neighbor's rental unit).
The hope is that we can get that covered by insurance as well - if not, it's been quoted at $3750 to take all the way down, including stump grinding and replacement of topsoil. They will be clearing out all brush smaller than 5" diameter, but leaving the rest for me so I can cut it up & use it for firewood. that saved me around $200. I'll have to cut the large sections into fireplace-sized chunks, and then eventually split it (once I get my maul repaired). Definitely a good workout, but it'll take me a week or two.
In the meantime, I have an insurance adjuster coming over tomorrow to prepare estimates for repairing the damage to the roof and chimney (and hopefully, the remaining tree). I have no idea what kind of time frame I might be looking at, but I hope it's soon. When the chimney person comes out to check it, I'm going to ask them about removing the siding from the rest of the chimney, and then repairing any mortar issues there may be. I've been wanting to do that anyway, as I think it will help with the resale eventually. Vinyl siding fully covering a two-story natural brick fireplace is, frankly, tacky, in my opinion. Now, if they've painted it, I may change my mind, so I'll have to wait & see.
There's more about other things, but that's enough for tonight.
6:40 p.m. - 2021-06-03
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