Getting the Wattle off the Roof
The last time I was up on the roof cleaning out the gutters, I had noted that over the last year, there was a wattle tree that had started to grow further out over the corner of our house. When we first moved in, it was quite overgrown, and this wattle actually had some heavy branches over the roof... but we did have someone in to remove it so that it wouldn't damage the house if they snapped, or even in heavy wind.
Which brings me back to the last time when I was up on the roof a couple of months ago, and I had noticed that the wattle had grown back... not heavily, but it was now definitely over the roof again.
... and I didn't have a saw on me at that time... and so I noted it, and promptly forgot about it!
Which brings me to the other week... when the winds were quite strong in our part of Australia combined with heavy rain... which meant that the wattle branches were heavy enough to be dragging all over the tiles and gutter. On the inside, you could hear it scraping around... and that reminded me that I had to hop up onto the roof to trim it back again. Of course, that would have to wait until the weather was fine again... I have no desire to be up on the roof when it is wet and slippery!
I really should have thought a bit further ahead and brought up a battery saw as well... The handsaw that I have is really quite good, but it does limit how far I can safely reach as well as limited the angles that I can cut at. With a reticulated battery saw, I don't have to move my arm... and I can just let the machine do the work... which does make life a lot easier!
Still... I was able to remove enough branches to get the main part off the tiles and gutter, and the rest I will be doing from the safety of the ground. Either with the reticulated battery saw on a ladder... or with the mini-chainsaw on a stick that I have. Either way, it is safer to do it from solid ground rather than trying to lean out too far from the roof! It is on the list of my ever growing list of things to do!
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good on you
Thanks, needs to be done... and I will make sure I trim it further down the branch.
Waiting to have a nice weather is a great move. I guess you ahbe to do it every three months or so
Yes, didn't want to end up falling off the roof! I'm going to trim this branch right back so that I don't have to do it quite so often.
that will be the best. I hope it wont grow too fast
I can see that there is still a lot of work to be done, but at least you made some progress despite using the hand saw.
This is a job that can't be left because the consequences can be serious.
At home my parents planted the trees far away from the house to avoid this work and also the roots that can damage the floor tiles.
We are waiting to see how the cleanup work continues.
Oh... we had lots and lots of trees around our house when we moved in. We have slowly cleared the ones that were in the near vicinity so that they wouldn't drop branches on us... but sadly, they already had gotten into the water piping, and we had to redo the whole thing.
Hello friend @bengy, that's quite a lot of work you have to do thanks to that tree that has grown too much above your house.
Good thing that saw at least helps you a little with that arduous task.
Yes, I will have to finish the job later... from the safety of the ground!
It is a pleasure to see you here again and that you share your experience with us, you can come back whenever you want. Keeping our house clean and the trees trimmed is very important to feel well-being in our home. Nothing better than a well-kept space that produces well-being.
Yes, there is something quite satisfying about tidying up and working in the garden space! It always feels like you have done something useful!
Having a tree too close to the house is a double-edged sword. They are beautiful and provide good shade, but require constant maintenance.
We have a pine tree at the entrance of our house and it can be a real nuisance if it is not pruned when necessary. The good thing is that in your case you have the tools to do it yourself, we hire someone to help us with that task, and it takes quite a bit of money a year to maintain it.
Oh, we had to have some of the bigger trees professionally taken down... those ones are way too big for us to handle! Thankfully, the arborist is great... and when they are around, they will just take care of the little ones for us at the same time!
We need to have that tree removed, but it's a hassle because we have to ask for a permit to do it and pay a penalty for cutting it down.
Oh, we have to apply for a permit, but if it is dangerous/damaging then it isn't a problem. I would have thought that damaging the house would count?
Yep working from the ground with telescopic thing is definitely safer than leaning out over the roof x_x just don't get landed on :D
Yep, I've already dropped small branches on myself... but more often than not, I just get sawdust into my face.