Emergency Tree Removal in Lubbock
A tree on the house does not wait for business hours. Emergency calls run on their own clock: fastest available crew, scene quote in writing, hazard gone before it doubles the damage.
Call (806) 555-0119Emergencies We Run, Any Hour
Tree on the house right now
Why it happens: The wind put a tree through the roofline, and every hour it sits there it works deeper with each gust, grinding shingles and decking under its weight.
What we do: First truck available, day or night. The load lifts off in controlled pieces - rigging or crane assist - working top-down so nothing drops through twice. The roof ends tarp-ready and photographed for your claim.
Typical cost: Scene-quoted; structure lifts run the top of the removal band, plus crane time when needed - all in writing first.
Split trunk hanging over a bedroom
Why it happens: Half the elm tore loose in the front and hangs by fibers over the one room where people sleep. It has not fallen yet - which is a schedule, not a promise.
What we do: Hanging splits are the classic true emergency: roped, relieved, and brought down under control before gravity freelances. Sleep somewhere else in the house until it is done - that advice is free and sincere.
Typical cost: Scene-quoted with priority dispatch; position over the structure sets the price more than tree size.
Tree pinning a vehicle
Why it happens: The pickup was under the mulberry when the mulberry retired. Dragging the tree off with a chain adds paint and glass damage the insurer will ask uncomfortable questions about.
What we do: The tree lifts off the vehicle, not drags - straps and controlled cuts protect what is left of the finish. Photos before anything moves feed both the auto and property claims.
Typical cost: Usually a few hundred dollars for a car-pin lift; quoted at the scene before a cut.
Driveway or alley blocked tonight
Why it happens: The trunk across the concrete means nobody leaves for work, and in an alley it blocks the trash route and utility access for the whole block.
What we do: Access cut first: sectioned and rolled clear tonight, full cleanup scheduled in daylight. Alley calls get checked for LP&L line involvement before any saw starts - always.
Typical cost: Access-only cuts price below full removals; the scene quote separates tonight's urgency from next week's tidiness.
The lean is getting worse by the hour
Why it happens: Rare soaking rain in caliche soil loosens root plates, and a tree that stood forty years can start walking. If soil is cracking or mounding on the back side of the lean, the clock is running.
What we do: Photograph it, stay out from under it, call. Root-plate movement is a genuine emergency dressed as a slow one - crews rope it down from outside the fall zone before it decides.
Typical cost: Scene-quoted; caught before it falls, it is a controlled removal instead of a structure claim.
It is 2 AM and you are not sure it can wait
Why it happens: Something cracked in the dark, the wind is still up, and the internet says both stay calm and evacuate.
What we do: Call and describe it - the honest triage is free at any hour. Real emergencies get a night crew; things that can safely wait for daylight get told so, because a dawn start is cheaper for you and better work for everyone.
Typical cost: The 2 AM answer costs nothing. The night callout, when needed, is quoted before the truck rolls.
Is It an Emergency? The 60-Second Test
Call the emergency line now if any of these is true:
- Anything is touching a structure, a vehicle, or blocking your only access
- A split or hanger is positioned over where people sleep or walk
- The lean is visibly changing, or soil is cracking at the base
- A line is involved - in which case call LP&L first, then us
- None of the above? It is urgent, not an emergency - book the priority estimate and save the night-callout money. That honesty is the house policy.
While the Crew Is Rolling
Keep everyone out of the fall zone, including the room directly under a hanging load. Photograph everything from safe angles - your claim will thank you. Do not start cutting anything under tension; storm-loaded wood moves violently and unpredictably when cut, and it does not care whose chainsaw it is. If a line is anywhere in the picture, LP&L kills the power before anyone touches the tree. The crew calls on approach so you are not watching the street.
How It Works
- Free estimate on site. The estimator inspects the tree, the wind exposure, and what sits underneath it, then quotes in writing.
- Safe takedown or trim. Insured crews rig and lower limbs in sections, clear of the roof, fence, and lines.
- Complete cleanup. Limbs chipped, wood hauled, yard raked. You will not find so much as a stray branch.
What It Costs
Emergency work is quoted at the scene, in writing, before cutting - even at 2 AM. Emergencies price like removals ($450 - $1,800 for most) plus what urgency genuinely costs: night crew callout or crane time when the situation demands it. What you never get is a number invented from your panic.
Emergency Tree Removal Questions, Answered
How fast can you get here?
True emergencies - structure strikes, hangers over bedrooms, blocked access - get the fastest available crew, often within hours, any day or hour. The dispatcher gives you a real ETA, not a comforting one.
Does emergency work cost more?
The removal prices like a removal ($450 to $1,800 for most). What adds honestly is urgency itself: night callout or crane time when the scene demands it - itemized in the written scene quote, never invented from the situation.
A power line is tangled in the fallen tree. Who do I call?
LP&L first - line contact is theirs to make safe, free, and nobody legitimate cuts before the power is dead. Us second, the moment it is cleared. Both numbers in that order is the whole playbook.
Will insurance cover emergency removal?
Structure-strike removals are commonly covered; check your policy. You get scene photos and an itemized invoice built for the claim, and adjusters get straight answers if they call.
Can it wait until morning?
Sometimes genuinely yes - and the free 2 AM triage call will say so when it is true, because a daylight start is cheaper for you and safer for the crew. When it cannot wait, the night crew rolls.
Do you handle the roof damage too?
The tree comes off and the roof ends tarp-ready; the roofing itself is a roofer's trade. You will get the honest handoff, and the debris will not be what slows the repair.
Need emergency tree removal in Lubbock?
Call (806) 555-0119Or text us and we will call you back to schedule.