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When wet snow and ice load up the old maples over your roof, we're the crew that shows up - big removals, storm cleanup, and clearance trimming for Cortland's in-town blocks and the towns around the county.
Yes - On the House Tree Removal serves Cortland and the surrounding Cortland County area. As the county seat and a SUNY college town about 30 miles north of Binghamton, Cortland is full of older in-town homes shaded by tall, mature street trees - and it sits right at the edge of the snow belt. Heavy, established hardwoods plus heavy snow load is exactly the combination we plan our jobs around.
Cortland's trees grow tall and old, and they live in a tougher winter than the towns south of here. Mature crowns hanging over close-set in-town homes, plus snow-belt loading on the limbs, change how a job has to be planned.
Cortland's in-town neighborhoods were built around big shade trees, and decades later those sugar maples, red maples, and oaks now tower over rooflines and porches that sit only a few feet apart. Taking a tree like that down whole isn't an option - we rope and lower it in sections so nothing drops on the house next door, the wires, or the cars on the street. Tight, mature blocks are the kind of work we set up for carefully every time.
Cortland sits at the edge of the Central New York snow belt, so heavy, wet snow and ice pile onto limbs that aren't built to carry it - and that's when big branches let go onto roofs, driveways, and power lines. Tall eastern white pine and hemlock catch the worst of it, and ash killed by the emerald ash borer turns brittle and unpredictable fast. Black walnut and storm-cracked maples round out what we see. We'll tell you straight which trees should come down before winter does it for you.
On Cortland's mature in-town blocks and through the long snow-belt winters, these are the jobs we get called for most - though we handle the full range of tree work too.
Big, old maples, oaks, and pines towering over close-set in-town homes. We rig them, lower them in sections, and haul everything away - no surprises for the neighbors.
Learn moreWhen the snow belt loads up the limbs and they come down, we answer 24/7, clear the mess off your roof and driveway, and work straight with your insurance.
Learn morePulling heavy limbs back off rooflines, wires, and porches before the next wet snow turns them into a storm cleanup. Less weight up top, fewer 2 a.m. calls.
Learn moreAfter a removal we grind the stump down below grade and clean up the chips, so you get your yard and your mower line back.
Learn moreRight around Cortland, we're in these towns just as often. Don't see yours? Check the full list - we cover all of Cortland County and the wider Southern Tier.
Yes. Snow-belt limb loading is one of the most common emergencies we get in Cortland, and our storm line answers 24/7. If a limb is bowed over your roof or already on it, call (607) 242-6967 - we'll secure the damage, get the weight off safely, and start your insurance paperwork the same day.
That's most of our Cortland work. On close-set in-town blocks we never fell a big tree whole - we climb or use the bucket, rope each section, and lower it down piece by piece so nothing lands on the house next door, the wires, or the street. We'll walk the lot with you and explain exactly how we'd take it down before we start.
Cortland is only about 30 miles up the road from Binghamton and well inside our regular service area, along with Homer, McGraw, Marathon, and Cincinnatus. There's no out-of-area surcharge for Cortland - you get the same free, no-pressure estimate as anyone closer in.
From one snow-loaded maple over the porch to a yard full of ice-storm damage, we've got Cortland covered. Call now or send a quick request - we'll get right back to you with a free, no-pressure estimate.
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