Emergency tree service in Gardnerville, NV

Gardnerville is a town where the person standing next to the fallen tree is often not the person who owns it. About half of the homes are rented, and a good number are manufactured homes, so this page starts with who should do what.

At a glance

• About half of Gardnerville's homes are rented (ACS 2020-2024)
• About one home in six is a manufactured home
• About 30 minutes from the yard without traffic
• Free estimates, tailored to the job

You rent. Whose tree is it?

The Census Bureau's 2020-2024 survey shows about 51% of occupied homes in Gardnerville are owner-occupied. The rest are rented. If you are a renter and a tree comes down, deal with safety first: 911 for injuries, NV Energy for lines, everyone out from under it. Then call your landlord or property manager, because the owner is the one who approves the work and deals with the insurer.

If you are the landlord and you are not in town, call us and tell the office who is at the property. We can meet your tenant or manager on site, and the estimate comes to you.

Why does the kind of home matter?

About one home in six in Gardnerville is a manufactured home (about 17%), and about half are detached houses. The crew plans a lift differently depending on what is under the tree. Tell the office whether it is a framed house, a manufactured home, a carport or awning, or a shed, and whether anyone was inside.

Whatever the structure, do not go back in under the tree to collect belongings, and do not try to pull the tree off with a truck or a chain.

Newer streets, older streets

More than half of Gardnerville's homes, about 55%, have been built since 2000. In those subdivisions the trees are young and the usual storm damage is a snapped leader or a tree blown over at the stake. It is rarely a night call, and often the question is whether the tree can be kept. An arborist can tell you in person.

In the older part of town along US 395, where about 18% of homes date from before 1980, trees have had far longer to grow, and a failed limb can reach a roof, a street or a line. The Minden weather station, under two miles away, averages 21.8 inches of snowfall a year (NOAA 1991-2020 normals), enough for a wet storm to break mature limbs.

What does Battle Born do on an emergency call?

On an emergency call, the office takes the details, a certified arborist assesses the tree and structure, the crew removes the tree or limb, and the debris is hauled off and the way cleared.

1. The office takes the details: what fell, what it is on, what is blocked, whether lines are near.
2. A certified arborist assesses the tree and the structure before any cutting.
3. The crew removes the tree or limb, with the crane where it is on a building.
4. Trees that could cause more injury or damage are pruned, removed or stabilized.
5. Debris is collected and hauled off, and the driveway or street is cleared.

What to photograph for the claim

Before the tree is moved, and from a safe distance, take wide shots of the whole tree, the base or break point, and everything it hit. Note the date and time. Storm damage and insurance claims lists what insurers usually ask for. Your insurer decides what is covered.