Miramar Tree Service trims trees near the power and utility lines that run across your property. These are the lines that feed your house, the ones that run from the pole to your service drop and across your yard. Limbs growing into them are a real hazard, and in hurricane season they are a leading cause of outages and fires. We clear them back safely.
This is dangerous work, and it is not a do it yourself job. A limb touching a live line can carry the current straight through a saw, a ladder, or a person. Even a limb near a line can arc when the humidity is high. We are trained to work around utility lines, and we use the right clearance and the right technique so the work gets done without anyone getting hurt. That is the whole point of hiring us for it instead of going up there yourself.
Why it matters in hurricane season is simple. Wind whips limbs into lines, and a limb across a line can take out power to your block, start a fire, or bring the line down onto your yard. Trimming those limbs back before storm season is one of the most useful things you can do to keep your power on and your property safe in a storm. A line pulled down by a limb is a live wire on your lawn, and that is a danger to anyone who walks near it.
We handle the clearance work on the yard side lines, the ones on your property. We cut the limbs back to a safe clearance, we do not just hack them to the line, and we clean up and haul off everything we cut. The goal is enough clearance that the limbs are not a problem again next year, not a quick shave that grows right back into the wire. We cut to the right distance so the tree stays healthy and the line stays clear.
One thing to know. Trees on the utility company's own high voltage lines, the big lines running pole to pole along the street, may involve the power company. Those are usually their responsibility to clear. We handle the lines on your property, and we will tell you honestly if a situation is on the utility side so you can call them. For everything on your side, we are the crew for it.
The technique we use matters. We do not top limbs back to stubs near a line, because that sends up weak, fast growth that grows right back into the wire. We cut back to lateral branches that direct growth away from the line, so the tree grows in a direction that is not a problem. That is called directional pruning, and it is the right way to keep a tree clear of lines without butchering it.
If you have limbs growing into the lines on your property, call us or request a free quote before storm season. We come out, look at the clearance, and give you a written estimate at no charge and with no obligation.
What is included
- Free on-site estimate with no obligation
- Full cleanup and haul away of all brush and wood
- Guidance on protected trees and permits
- Travel included across our service area