Tree Removal in Lake George, New York
We take down hazard trees, clear storm damage, and open up view lines around Lake George, on lots where getting to the tree is half the job.
John Trombley Construction is a family-owned excavation contractor working throughout Lake George and the surrounding area. Alongside tree removal we handle:
Get A Free EstimateShallow Roots on Thin Ground
Trees on this shoreline are often growing in not much soil over bedrock, which means the root plate spreads sideways instead of anchoring down. A mature tree in that situation is more likely to come over in a wind event than the same tree in deep ground, and it takes a plate of earth with it when it goes. That is worth knowing before a storm rather than after one has put a tree through a roof.
It also changes the removal. Stumps in shallow ground do not pull cleanly, and taking one out can disturb a wide area of a lot that the owner wanted left alone. Grinding is often the better answer here for that reason, not just the cheaper one.
Access Is Usually the Problem
Most of the difficulty on these jobs is not the tree, it is getting equipment to it. Lakeside lots drop away from the road on narrow drives with other mature trees close in, and there is frequently a structure, a septic field or a shoreline below the work. We look at the approach before quoting, because a job that needs to be done in pieces from above prices very differently from one where a machine can reach the base.
Storm work is the same problem under time pressure. When a tree comes down across a drive we would rather already know how the property is laid out.
Cutting Near the Water
Land here sits inside the Adirondack Park, and removing trees close to the shoreline can carry requirements that the same work inland would not — particularly when it is view-related rather than a hazard. Storm damage and genuinely dangerous trees are usually a different conversation from clearing for a sightline.
We will tell you on the walk-through which of those we think your job is, and whether it needs a call to the town before anyone starts cutting. We would rather raise it early than have work stopped halfway through.
Tree Removal in Lake George — Common Questions
Usually, and access is the first thing we assess. Where a machine cannot reach the base the tree comes down in pieces from above, which takes longer and prices differently. We look at the approach before quoting rather than after.
It depends on what and why. The land sits inside the Adirondack Park, and cutting near the shoreline for a view is treated differently from removing a hazard tree or clearing storm damage. We will say on the walk-through whether we think your job needs a conversation with the town first.
Yes. If a tree is down across a drive or on a structure, call us. Knowing the property in advance helps, which is one reason we would rather look at a questionable tree before the wind takes it.
Both are options and we will price either. On this shoreline the soil is often thin over rock, so pulling a stump disturbs a wide area — grinding usually leaves the lot in better shape, not just at lower cost.
Tree Removal in Lake George & Beyond
