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Tower Lakes Tree Service: Small Lots, Big Trees

Tower Lakes began as a lake community, and it still feels like one. The roads wind. The lots are modest and the ground is steep in places. Houses sit close to each other and close to the water. Route 59 runs along the edge and the rest is quiet.

Over all of it are big oaks and hickories, with maples, spruce and the odd willow or cottonwood down by the shore. A tree that would be an easy job on an open acre is a careful one here, because there's a roof, a deck, a wire or a neighbor's fence under almost every limb.

Tree Removal in Tower Lakes

There's usually nowhere to drop a tree, so we don't drop it. It's climbed and cut down in short sections. Each piece is tied off and lowered to the ground, then carried out to the road. That's slower than felling. It also keeps your roof and your neighbor's roof in one piece. That's how taking out a tree works on a tight lot.

Dead ash is the one not to put off. Emerald ash borer killed most of the untreated ash in Lake County, and dead ash turns brittle fast. Brittle wood is unpredictable, and unpredictable is the last thing you want over a house. Dead tree removal gets harder each year it waits.

For any large tree, we come look first. It's free, and on these lots it's the only honest way to price the job.

Quotes, Access and Pricing for Tower Lakes

Text a photo of the tree, limb or stump with your town. A written price follows. On a small job the photos are enough. Big removals get the free visit.

The price is one flat number, agreed before cutting. It's built on the tree's size, where it stands, its condition, access and whether the stump is included. On lots like these, access does a lot of the talking. Narrow roads, steep driveways, stairs down to the lake and no gate to the back yard all mean more work by hand. Photos of the way in help as much as photos of the tree.

See what goes into the price for the full list.

Tree Trimming and Pruning in Tower Lakes

When houses sit under the canopy, trimming is regular upkeep. We clear limbs off roofs and chimneys, take out deadwood before it lands on the deck, and lift low branches over the road and driveway.

Pruning has a calendar. Most trees should be trimmed while dormant, late fall through winter. Oaks are stricter: no pruning from roughly spring to early fall, since fresh cuts attract the beetles that spread oak wilt. Elms are similar. Broken, dead or hazardous limbs can come off any time of year.

If you're after more light or a look at the lake, ask about thinning. Don't ask for topping. We don't do it, and a topped oak is a ruined oak.

Storm Cleanup and Fallen Limbs

On a small lot, a big limb coming down almost always lands on something. If a tree or limb is on your house, your car or across the driveway, call us. Don't text. We get to storm calls as fast as the crew can, with no promised time.

If it took a wire down with it, or it's resting on one, keep away and call ComEd first. That's theirs before it's ours.

When it's safe, we cut it free and handle getting the limb down and out of the yard. If the rest of the tree is damaged, we'll tell you what we see and price that too.

Stump Grinding for Tower Lakes Yards

With a small yard, a stump is hard to ignore. Grinding the stump out takes it below the surface so you can plant grass or set a few pavers there.

Underground utilities have to be marked before any grinding. In Illinois that means a free call to JULIE at 811. Lines run close together on small lots, so this matters.

Whether a grinder can reach the stump is the other question. If the only way to the back is a narrow path or a set of steps, send a photo. We'll tell you plainly if it can be done.

Permits, Cleanup and Hauling

Many Lake County villages have tree rules, and some require a permit before removing a tree, even on your own lot. Check with village hall before we schedule. If a tree sits on shared or community ground near the lake, find out who's responsible for it first.

Cleanup is included. We rake up, and the brush and wood get hauled away, chipped and recycled, since Illinois keeps yard waste out of landfills. Want to keep the wood? Tell us and we'll leave it cut where you want it.

Our insured crew works out of Libertyville. We also cover Wauconda and Lake Barrington.

What to Expect From a Tower Lakes Tree Job

  • Cleanup included: brush chipped, wood hauled, yard raked
  • We don't top trees
  • We'll tell you if a trim is enough before you pay for a removal
  • Keep the firewood if you want it, cut and left where you say
  • Open Monday through Saturday, 7am to 7pm, and Sunday by appointment

Photos

Storm Damage and Tree Removal Photos

Thick tree trunk sections lying on the grass. Lakefront Tree Service serves Tower Lakes, IL.
Thick trunk sections lying on the grass.
Broken limbs and branches piled on a lawn beside a house. Lakefront Tree Service serves Tower Lakes, IL.
Broken limbs and branches piled on a lawn beside a house.
Tree trunk down across a yard with cut rounds beside it. Lakefront Tree Service serves Tower Lakes, IL.
A trunk down across a yard, with cut rounds beside it.
Wide tree stump with cut log sections and sawdust around it. Lakefront Tree Service serves Tower Lakes, IL.
A wide stump with cut log sections and sawdust around it.

Tower Lakes Tree Service Questions

The roads in Tower Lakes are narrow. Can you get a crew in?

Yes. Narrow roads and tight driveways just mean more planning. Send a photo of the street in front of your house and where a truck could park, along with the tree. If cars need to be moved or a neighbor needs a heads-up about the road, we'll sort that out with you before the work day.

A big oak hangs right over my roof. Trim it or take it down?

If the tree is sound, trimming is usually enough. Dead wood and the limbs over the roof come off, and the oak stays. If the trunk is hollow, split or dead, removal is the safer call. We don't diagnose disease, but we'll tell you what we see. Routine oak pruning waits for winter. Hazards don't.

Can you remove a tree at the water's edge?

Often, yes. Shoreline trees lean out over the water and the bank can be steep and soft, so they take more rigging and more carrying. Send photos from a few angles. Ask village hall about any rules for work at the shoreline before we schedule, since those can be separate from regular tree rules.

The tree is half on my lot and half on my neighbor's. What now?

Talk to your neighbor before anything else. A tree on the line is something you both have a say in, and we'll want both of you on board before we cut. Once you agree, text a photo. We give one written price for the job, and how you two split it is up to you.

Do you carry the wood up from the lake side of the house?

Yes. Hauling brush and wood away is part of the job, even when it has to come up a hill or a flight of steps by hand. That extra carrying is counted in the price under access. If you'd like to keep some for a fire pit, say so and we'll leave it cut where you want it.

Is there a best month for tree trimming in Tower Lakes?

Late fall through winter covers most trees, since that's when they're dormant. For oaks and elms, winter is the only time we'll do routine pruning. Leaves are down, so it's easier to see what needs to go. Anything dead, broken or dangerous is the exception. That gets cut whenever it shows up.

What kinds of tree work don't you do?

We don't plant trees, spray or inject them, diagnose or treat disease, cable or brace, landscape, or do lawn care. Power lines are out too, including anything touching them. The work we take on is removal, trimming and pruning, stump grinding and storm jobs. If you need one of the other things, you'll want a different company for that part.

A storm dropped a limb on my deck but the house is fine. Call or text?

If it's resting on the house, a car or blocking the driveway, call. If it's on the deck or in the yard and nothing is in danger, a text with a photo is fine and we'll send a price. Either way, check for wires first and stay out from under anything still hanging in the tree.

Service area

Tree Service Near Me in Tower Lakes

We do tree work across Tower Lakes and the rest of Lake County. Call or text to get a price.

  • NameLakefront Tree Service
  • Home cityLibertyville, IL
  • Phone(224) 944-8652
  • HoursMon-Sat 7am-7pm, Sun by appointment

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