Storm Damage

Help for When Inclement Weather Strikes

A Headache for Any Cleveland Area Home Owner. Gusting wind, lightning, snow, ice, heavy rain: all are common parts of life in Northeast Ohio and all are potentially hazardous to your trees. Mother Nature can take a serious toll on your tree population at any time of year. In warm spring and summer months, wind storms and excessive rain can cause oversaturated roots to fail and branches to weaken. During Northeast Ohio’s harsh winters, the weight of ice and snow can bring down even the strongest branches. No matter the cause, fallen limbs and downed trees are a real headache for homeowners, and can potentially cause serious injury to your property, yourself, or your family.

What to Do in the Aftermath of a Storm

If you find yourself faced with a yard full of broken branches or a tree on your car or utility line, here are the immediate steps you should take:

  • If the storm damage is confined to your residential property, contact a tree care professional. Never try to remove large debris by yourself; hanging branches and structurally unsound trees can pose a big safety hazard! Most clean up jobs require ladders and heavy branch removal equipment, which should only be handled by a professional arborist.
  • If a branch or tree has fallen near a downed utility line, do not approach it! Potentially fatal hazards are not always obvious to the untrained eye, and will require a professional to safely handle them. Contact your utility company immediately.
  • If the fallen branch or tree is in the street, notify the city as soon as possible.
  • If your or someone else’s car has been damaged by a fallen tree, take photos of the scene and gather all the relevant information to file a car insurance claim.

Even trees that survive a storm seemingly intact may have sustained significant damage that is not apparent to the naked eye. A trained arborist should evaluate the tree’s structure and determine whether it is at risk to fail during the next Northeast Ohio storm.

Experts in Storm Damage Clean-Up and Prevention

VanCuren Tree Services has over thirty years of experience dealing with Northeast Ohio storm damage. From severe ice storm damage on the West Side of Cleveland to miles of wind-felled trees in Cleveland’s Eastern suburbs, we have truly seen it all! Thanks to our 24-Hour Emergency Line, you can rest assured knowing that you can reach us any time a storm strikes. VanCuren’s dedicated crews will evaluate, repair, and clean up tree-related storm damage in a timely manner. We can also review your remaining tree population for any subtle storm damage and intervene as necessary. More importantly, VanCuren also offers hazardous tree assessment and mitigation services to help prevent storm damage from happening again.

You Can Count On VanCuren

If you live in Greater Cleveland or elsewhere in the Northeast Ohio region and are experiencing tree-related storm damage, contact Cleveland’s most trusted tree service company  at any time. We guarantee a quick and safe resolution to any storm damage on your residential property.

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  • VanCuren Services has been our “go-to” clearing contractor since 2009, tackling both residential and commercial projects across Northeast Ohio.  Most notable project include ODOT Innerbelt Bridge, Cleveland Medical Mart and the NEORSD Superior Stones project.  Dave and his crews are experienced professionals and perform each project with safety as a top priority. I can recommend them with confidence.

    - Vic DiGeronimo, Jr.( Independence Excavating, Inc. Commercial Tree Removal (May 2017) )
  • The precision in which VanCuren took down the dead trees around our home was amazing! The only way we knew VanCuren was there is that the dead trees were gone!

    - Meghan( Gates Mills, Ohio Tree Removal May 2017 )
  • The attention to detail in clearing our property in preparation of building our new home was impeccable!

    - Matt( Gates Mills, Ohio Land Clearing May 2017 )
  • I had a lot of tree trimming done and removals and I barely noticed the crew was at our house. They did their work quickly without interfering and cleaned up very nicely.

    - Lurlie( Independence, Ohio Tree Trimming and removal May 2017 )
  • VanCuren came to my house after I left for work and when I came home, all of tree removals and trimming were completed and the yard perfectly cleaned up. Very professional company.

    - Paul( Bainbridge, Ohio Tree Removal April 2017 )