Tree Services Toowoomba connects Toowoomba and the Toowoomba region property owners with qualified, insured local arborists for emergency & storm and related tree work. Tell us what the tree is doing and we'll match it to an operator who covers your suburb — free call, no obligation.
What to do before anyone arrives
If a tree or limb is touching powerlines, or has brought a line down, call Ergon Energy on 13 16 70 and stay well clear. Assume any downed line is live. That is the electricity network's job, not a tree company's.
If the house is unsafe or someone is hurt, that's 000. Otherwise: keep people away from underneath, don't try to take weight off anything yourself, and photograph it for the insurer before anything is moved.
Make-safe comes before clean-up
The first visit is usually about removing immediate danger — cutting a limb off a roof, releasing a tree hung up in another one, clearing access. That is a different and more technical job than the tidy-up that follows, and it's priced differently.
A tree that has partially failed is under load in ways that aren't obvious from the ground. Hung-up trees and split unions are the two that most often injure people trying to sort it out themselves.
Insurance, and what helps a claim
Photograph everything before it moves, keep the arborist's written assessment, and check whether your policy covers removal or only the damage to the structure. Many cover the second and not the first. An arborist report is often what turns a disputed claim around.
Downbursts, and why whole rows go over together
The escarpment generates severe downbursts — air driven straight down and outward rather than rotating. That's why storm damage here often runs in a line, with several trees down in the same direction within a minute of each other. It also means a tree that's still standing next to one that isn't has taken the same loading, and is worth a look.
Areas covered
Toowoomba.
