Pics of Trees on Houses.

[Eric_E]

Last one. /forum/images/graemlins/applaudit.gif

 

[Mark Chisholm]

Ouch, great (horrible) pics guys.

Here's one from NJ.

 

[Mark Chisholm]

Front view

 

[Colin]

Whoa! /forum/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

 

[Oxman]

Howzabout trees IN houses?

 

[Mark Chisholm]

Where's the house? /forum/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

 

[Oxman]

Right here.

 

[Eric_E]

Ox,

Moses Lake WA ?

 

[Norm_Hall]

Mulberry which took out the brick chimney and is resting on 1 corner of the chimney.

 

[Norm_Hall]

View looking up to see how little is holding the tree up.

 

[Norm_Hall]

Rooftop view.

 

[Norm_Hall]

Siberian Elm completely uprooted and resting on the house. The structural integrity of this house was compromised to the point where the homeowners couldn't live in it until the tree was removed and the house rebuilt. 18 ton crane removed the tree in 6 picks.

 

[Norm_Hall]

35" Red Oak resting on a stucco home. One limb had gone through the roof and attic. The 8" stub stopped 6' short of a 10 year old boys bed while he was sleeping in it. The client wouldn't let me take pictures inside the home until the insurance agent was there. Total damage to the home approx. $25,000. 35 ton crane all day to remove the tree. We couldn't get the limb in the roof out without doing further damage, so it stayed.

 

[Mark Chisholm]

Norm,

You're like the Grim Reaper or something. Lot's of destruction when you're around huh?

 

[Norm_Hall]

It seems like it, huh? The last 3 trees were on prints, so they had to be scanned. They are 2 or 3 years old.

 

[Mark Chisholm]

I'm just playin' Norm. I know that you've been around long enough to see a lot more damage than that! (Not to imply that you're old or anything. /forum/images/graemlins/smirk.gif. Heck, I could say the same for myself!)

 

[Oxman]

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Ox,

Moses Lake WA ?

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This one was in Merlin, Oregon. If you look carefully at my first pic a few messages back, on the right side of the tilted mobilehome, you can see the tailgate of this camper shell. Crushed the pickup parked next to the house, and killed the homeowner seated on the couch in the living room.

What triggered the wrongful death litigation was a report he made to the trailer park management about limbs blocking his parking space about a month before the tree fell. The arborist who had topped the tree about 10 years previously came out and reportedly said there was no visible problem. Then the tree fell on a windless winter day.

The tree had mostly decayed roots, but just enough circulation to keep the top green.

 

[Oxman]

Is that pic bad?

 

[Oxman]

Here's a shot of the roots of this 60" dbh bad boy.