How fast can you get to a storm emergency in Ajax?

The shop is on Clements Road East. For a tree on a house or blocking the only access, we aim to be there the same day, often within minutes. Call (289) 200-8441 and say what the tree is resting on.

Will insurance cover storm tree removal in Ajax?

Many homeowner policies cover removal when a tree has hit an insured structure. We leave written notes and photos of what we found and what we removed so you can send them to the insurer. Coverage is the insurer's decision.

Does Ajax require a permit for emergency tree work?

Town of Ajax Tree Protection By-law 137-2006 exempts emergency work and the removal of a dead, diseased, or hazardous tree. We still tell you if a later cleanup on a protected lot needs an application.

Storm Damage Tree Service in Ajax, Ontario

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When the Ice Puts a Tree on the House, We Are Already in Town

Ajax storm calls are usually ice on a silver maple, a dead ash that finally snapped, or a limb through a fence after a blow off the lake. The shop is on Clements Road East, so the drive is minutes, not a dispatch from somewhere else.

Call, tell us what the tree is resting on, and stay out from under it. We make the house and the driveway safe first, then clean up the wood.

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Clinton Sharpe on a Durham Region property after assessing storm-damaged trees

What Fails in an Ajax Storm

Ice on Mature Maples

Ajax ice storms load silver maple limbs past what the unions can hold. The failures are usually a split leader on the roof or a limb through the fence, not a whole-tree tip-over.

Dead Ash in the Wind

Standing ash killed by emerald ash borer snap in ordinary wind. After a storm we take the one that failed and flag the other dead ash on the lot before the next blow.

South Ajax and the Lake

Lakeside and the south end take the wind coming off Lake Ontario. Trees with a one-sided crown or a lifted root plate are the ones we want to see before the next system.

Trees Already on the House

If wood is on the roof, we stabilize and cut it off in a sequence that does not drop the rest through the ceiling. Full cleanup can follow once the structure is clear.

What Happens After You Call

Stay clear and call

A hung-up tree can roll. Call (289) 200-8441, say the street and what the tree is touching, and keep people out from under it.

Look before the saw starts

We check tension, what the tree is resting on, and whether hydro is involved. If a line is down, that wait is the utility's, not ours.

Get it off the structure

The first goal is the house, the car, and a way in and out. The rest of the wood can be chipped once that is done.

Notes for the insurer

You get a short written account of the damage and the work. Send it with your photos. Your policy decides what is covered.

Storm Calls in Ajax — Common Questions

How fast can you get here?

We are based at 154 Clements Road East. A tree on a house or across the only driveway is a same-day call. Phone (289) 200-8441 and describe what it hit.

Does insurance pay for this?

Often, when the tree hit an insured structure. We do not promise a payout. We do leave a written note and photos of the failure and the removal so you have something to send.

Is a permit required after a storm?

Emergency work, and removal of a dead, diseased, or hazardous tree, is exempt under Town of Ajax By-law 137-2006. If later work is a planned removal on a protected lot, we check that before we continue.

The tree looks fine but the lawn heaved. Is it safe?

A lifted root plate can fail on the next wind even when the crown still looks green. We would rather look at it than have you guess.

Which parts of Ajax do you cover in a storm?

Every neighbourhood — Westney Heights, Village of Pickering, Salem, South Ajax, Carruthers Creek, Riverside, Audley, Greenwood, Lakeside — and the rest of the town on the same drive.

Tree Removal in Ajax

Planned removals for dead ash and overgrown maples.

Tree Pruning in Ajax

Take the weight off before the next ice storm.

Storm Assessment

A look at the trees that are still standing.

Tree Down in Ajax?

Call. Tell us the street and what it hit.

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