Nice Place for New House

[TheTreeSpyder]

i had a buddy bring me over to look at 3 dead trees at a nice house on lake in a restricted, gated community today. We parked next door where it looked like others parked on an open field next to construction. It was about 5 o'clock and one car was already filling most of driveway, narrow curvy street.

i said move that truck quick, as it was fixing to storm. Actually there are 2 houses being built side by side that someone could get hurt, especially as they are doing the roofs presently.

Going to visit them in the morning, at least let them know if nothing else they should stop working...

 

[glens]

Are you an arborist or a logger?  Just fill the crack with mortar and slather some pitch on the bare wood to help seal it until new bark can grow over.

Maybe a couple of barn spikes to help hold it together until the mortar sets... "orr something like that"!

 

[Guy Meilleur]

Let's see; bark falling off, big crack in plain view, and still they don't see the problem. Amazing!

If that's the tree behind the garage, it should have been "logged" long ago.

 

[Kneejerk Bombas]

Lucky, it looks like an easy notch and drop.

 

[SilverBlue]

Some builders don't get it do they?

 

[treeman82]

My favorite thing about some builders is that they will build the place first. THEN they call you in for a big tree which is a few inches off the building.

 

[glens]

Hmm, any fool can see that tree ain't gonna make it.  Should I call the tree guy now or work in the shade?  I'll call him later...

Builder Bob

 

[Froggy]

People outside the tree industry don't think like we do. They don't see the problem till it's all finished and done with. Then they call the "tree guy" to come fix the problem that should have been fixed earlier. Or at least it seems that way. The tree pictured is an exception. It seems as though any Joe could have figured it out.

 

[Kneejerk Bombas]

This could be a great opportunity to educate the builder. Drop the tree right on his garage.

 

[TheTreeSpyder]

We got blown off with that, they have their own tree people (real estate agency) and wouldn't give builder or homebuyer's name, like that our urgency was to make a sale; and not save a life etc.

There is presently an empty lot tree stands in; i think the crack should be bound and both heads pulled as one unit. Both leads are fairly evenly sized and 'feathered' so should move and resist wind similarily, easier to keep as one. i would consider binding the crack on the stump side also, end with just tight loop twisted with stick, stick secured with wraps with throwline (handy stuff) to the binding line the stick tightens. i also considered if the pull line was to be pulled tight and high (leveraged), placing a piece of log of 4x4 (with tether) in crotch, so the pulling on the heads together with line would put less spreading apart pressure on crack in response (but still bind).

i think you would want to be in a ready to run (or duck under house)position; placing the hinge hip or so high; would give less leverage on hinge; but more leverage from hinge to stumps anchoring to ground that is also cracked. Would want a good clean throw, not the fancier slower control and steering i try to exercise.

i forgot to say, also to make it more fun; it sounded hollow when thumped.... So, a real good face inspection for verifying solid and elastic wood in hinge might be in order (good pro-cedure in any circumstance i think).

Hope noone gets hurt!