Emergency tree removal, 24 hours a day

Storm calls in Cobb County are rarely spread evenly. A single squall line comes through, and for six hours everyone in East Cobb is calling every tree company at once. How a crew handles that queue matters more than how fast they claim to be. We work down the list by danger: occupied structures first, blocked exits and driveways second, hazardous hangers third, yard cleanup last. If your tree is down in the back forty, we will tell you honestly that it is tomorrow — and we will show up tomorrow.

Do these four things before you call anyone

1. Get people out of the rooms under the impact and keep them out. Ceilings that have taken a trunk do not always fail immediately.
2. If any wire is involved, treat everything as live. Stay at least 30 feet back, keep the family and pets inside, and call Georgia Power or Cobb EMC before anyone steps into the yard. A tree in contact with a line can energize the ground around it.
3. Photograph it from a safe distance — wide shots showing the whole scene, then closer angles of the damage. Your adjuster will want both, and photos taken before anything moves are worth far more than photos taken after.
4. Then call us at (770) 802-1864 and describe exactly what the tree is resting on: roof, car, fence, line, or ground.

What our crew does on arrival

The first step is stabilization, not removal. We assess load paths — what is holding what up — and secure anything that could shift while we work. Trees on structures come off in pieces, working from the outside in so weight comes off the roof gradually rather than all at once. Where the roof is already breached, we can tarp the opening to stop water damage getting worse overnight, then come back for the full removal in daylight.

Driveways and street access get cleared early so you can get a car out and other trades can get in. Then the rest of the tree comes down, gets chipped, and the site gets cleaned.

What our 24 hour tree service covers

Storm cleanup, storm tree removal, fallen tree removal, hung and broken limbs, split trunks, blocked driveways and debris removal — the whole aftermath, not just the headline tree. Emergency tree removal in Marietta GA is answered at any hour, and the same crew handles the tidy-up so you are not chasing a second contractor for the brush pile.

Insurance claims: what actually helps

Georgia homeowner policies commonly cover removal when a tree strikes a covered structure, and often cover damage repair regardless of whose tree it was. A tree that falls in the yard and hits nothing is frequently not covered, or covered only up to a small cap. That is a policy question, not a tree question — but the way the work is documented affects how smoothly the claim goes.

• We photograph the scene on arrival, during, and after — timestamped.
• Our invoice is itemized: emergency response, removal, structure work, debris disposal, stump.
• We note the species and approximate size, and where the failure originated, because adjusters ask.
• We do not inflate a storm invoice because insurance is paying. That is fraud, it delays your claim, and it is a reason to walk away from any contractor who suggests it.

Call your insurer as soon as the immediate danger is handled. Most policies require reasonable steps to prevent further damage, which is exactly what emergency tarping and stabilization are.

Why Marietta trees come down when they do

Two patterns cover most of what we see. First, saturated soil: Georgia red clay holds water, and after several inches of rain the root plate of a shallow-rooted loblolly pine loses its grip in wind that would not have touched it a week earlier. That is why the worst call volume is not during the storm but during the second storm.

Second, pre-existing decay. The water oaks planted through Cobb County in the sixties and seventies are now at the age where internal decay is common. They stand through decades of wind and then fail in a fairly ordinary thunderstorm because the shell finally gave. Spring, roughly March through May, brings the strongest straight-line wind events; summer afternoon storms drop individual limbs; January and February ice loads split Bradford pears and overextended hardwood laterals.

After-hours and weekend work costs more — here is why

Emergency removals across metro Atlanta commonly run $1,000 to $3,000 and up. It is night work, in worse conditions, on a tree that is already damaged and therefore less predictable, often with a full crew called back in and a road or utility to coordinate around. A daylight, scheduled removal of the same tree would cost less. That is the honest trade you are making for getting it handled tonight.

If nothing is on a structure and nothing is blocking your way out, it is worth asking us whether it can safely wait until morning. Sometimes it can, and we will say so.