Storm work · 24/7
Emergency tree service for East Texas storms
A crew that will get a fallen or cracked tree off your house, car or drive, any hour, without making the damage worse.
When a storm puts the tree where it hurts most
East Texas gets hard storms and the occasional tornado, and the trees take it personally. A limb comes down across the drive. A trunk splits and leans on the roofline. An old oak lets go at the roots and lies across the whole front yard.
A fallen tree or a big hanging limb is more than an eyesore. It blocks the way out, it can crush a car or a fence, and a cracked one can still drop what's left of it on somebody. People call us wanting it gone fast, and gone without a second round of damage.
A green tracked spider lift with a climber in the basket working over a broken tree on a roof, with an orange track loader parked in the driveway
How the crew gets a tree off your property
Lester's crews are set up for the worst day of a tree's life. A tracked spider lift can put a climber over a roof without a ladder or a foot on the shingles. Track loaders with grapples carry the cut pieces out. A crane comes in when the tree is leaning on the house and it's safer to lift than to cut and drop.
Every crew member is insured, and they train to National Arborist Association safety standards, because emergency work is when corners get cut. The crew wears the right gear and plans the cut before the saw starts. We'll rearrange a regular schedule for a storm call, and we hold our rates steady in a bad week.
Careful matters as much as quick. One customer had a tree snap onto a barn, and the crew didn't stop at the tree. They patched up the holes until the roof could be fixed.
Cheaper to call before the next one
Taking down a dead tree or cutting out dead branches before a storm costs far less than an emergency removal after one. A rotten limb over the roof is a bill waiting for the next big wind.
We'll come look at your trees for free, with no obligation to buy anything. Our reps can tell whether a tree or a branch is likely to hold through the next round of wind. If a trim will do, we'll say so, and the trim page has what that covers.
Lester's Tree Service, Bullard, TX. Every crew member insured. Free estimates and storm calls any hour at (903) 978-0098.
Two lists for the hour between the crash and the crew.
Before the crew arrives
- Stay out from under it, and keep kids and pets in the house.
- If a line is down or touching the tree, leave it alone and call the utility first.
- Don't climb on a roof with a tree on it. Shingles and trunks both shift.
- Take photos of the damage from the ground. Insurance will ask for them.
- Call (903) 978-0098 and say where the tree is and what it's resting on.
When the crew pulls in
- Look the tree over for height, lean and what's holding it up.
- Quote it on the spot, free, with no obligation to hire us.
- Pick the machine that fits: climber, spider lift, track loader or crane.
- Cut and lift it off in pieces your roof, car or fence can live with.
- Haul it and clean up the yard.
“We had a tree snap and land on our barn. He came out right away and out of his way to take a look and give a quote and was back in the morning to complete.”
Not sure it counts as an emergency? Call anyway. Planned jobs like tree removal and trimming get quoted free, and we take 10% off for seniors, military and first responders.