PRECISION BLASTING, LLCDangerous Tree Blasting
When it is too dangerous to climb and too risky to cut.
Some trees should not be climbed and cannot be safely felled with a saw. A storm-damaged trunk under load. A widow maker hanging over a structure. A burned snag on a slope nobody wants to stand on.
Explosives take those down from the ground, with nobody up the tree and nobody standing under it. It is a specialty most tree services do not offer, and it is one of the jobs we get called for most often from outside our normal service radius.
Trees we take down
- Storm-damaged and wind-thrown trees under load
- Widow makers hanging over buildings, lines or access
- Burned snags after fire
- Trees on slopes too steep to work safely
- Remote trees with no equipment access
- Hazard trees on ranch and forest land
How it works
Charges are placed and sized to sever the trunk in a controlled way and drop it on a planned line. The work is done from the ground with the area cleared, which removes the two things that make hazard trees dangerous: someone in the tree, and someone beneath it.
If a conventional crew can safely take your tree down, they should. We are for the ones where they cannot.
- Federally Explosives Licensed (ATF)
- Fully insured
- Blasting experience since 2013
- Licensed across ID, MT, WA, OR, NV, UT and NM
- Free on-site assessment and quote
- Owner-operated — you talk to Dan, not a call center
Questions about dangerous tree blasting
Can you control which way the tree falls?
To a useful degree, yes. Charges are placed to sever the trunk on a planned line. We assess lean, load and what is underneath before planning it.
Is this legal on private land?
Yes, performed by a federally licensed blaster following the applicable regulations. We handle the licensing and notification side.
What does it cost compared to a tree service?
On a straightforward tree a conventional crew will usually be cheaper, and we will say so. On genuinely hazardous trees it is often the only safe option and frequently the faster one.
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