Property Maintenance
We keep up Catskills vacation homes, rentals, second homes and land for owners who live out of the area. We mow fields, fix driveways, clean ditches and clear storm damage, then send you photos.
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Doberman Excavation and Services does tree removal and stump removal in Oak Hill and across Greene County. We take down small and medium trees with our machines, then pull each stump out with its roots. That covers hazard trees that may cause harm to your house or driveway, and trees a storm has knocked down.
The cleanup is part of the job. We haul the wood and debris away and backfill the stump holes. Brush and saplings around the trees can go through the forestry mulcher and stay on site as mulch. When the job grows to a whole lot or acreage, land clearing covers it.
Tell us about the job and where the property is. We look at the job and put a free estimate in writing.
We dig around the stump and pull it out of the ground with its roots. That leaves a hole, and we backfill it and pack the soil down. When the yard needs reshaping after the trees come out, land grading takes it from there.
Pulling takes out the stump and its main roots together. The ground can then be graded and built on. On a building lot, the stumps come out before site preparation starts. Old stumps from past tree work come out the same way.
New York's one-call rule lists tree root removal with machines as excavation. That means a call to 811 at least two working days before the dig. The day of the call does not count. The utilities do not mark private lines, like a buried line to a barn, so tell us where they run.
Ice and heavy wet snow can bring trees down across the northern Catskills. Storm cleanup starts with the trees that block the driveway. Then we clear the rest of the fallen trees and haul the debris away.
Emerald ash borer is an insect that kills ash trees. The state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has confirmed it in every New York county except Hamilton and Lewis. Once it gets into an ash tree, most die within 2 to 4 years, the DEC says. The DEC adds that an infested ash only has to come down if it could be a hazard by falling.
Own a second home here but live out of the area? We can look at the trees for you and send photos by phone. Property maintenance for vacation homes covers the upkeep when you can't be there.
The DEC's guide to tree risk looks for two things. One is a defect that could make the tree fail. The other is a target in reach, such as a building or a road. A tree deep in the woods with nothing in reach carries little risk, the guide says.
Dead or broken branches are a warning sign, and so are cracks or splits in the bark. Mushrooms or fungus on the tree are signs of decay. A leaning trunk with raised ground at its base means the roots have most likely failed. Horizontal cracks mean the tree is already failing and should come down as soon as possible, the guide says.
Send us a few photos and your location, and tell us what sits under the tree. We can talk through the approach before any work starts. Permit questions go to your town's code office, and we point you there.
Call or text for a written quote. We work about 35 miles around Oak Hill across Greene County and the northern Catskills.
(518) 281-8003From the first call or text to the finished work, here is how it goes.
Call or text (518) 281-8003, or send the form. Tell us where the property is and what the job is.
Send a few photos and a short description of the job. For land work, the approximate acreage helps too.
We look at the job and talk through how to handle it. Then we give you a free estimate.
We set a start date with you and bring the right machine for the job. The work follows the plan we talked through.
We finish with final grading and property cleanup. Debris gets hauled away when the job calls for it.
Common questions about tree and stump removal around Oak Hill and the northern Catskills. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
We keep up Catskills vacation homes, rentals, second homes and land for owners who live out of the area. We mow fields, fix driveways, clean ditches and clear storm damage, then send you photos.
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We plow driveways, private roads, parking areas and lots across Greene County and the mountaintop. We plow by the season or by the storm, and gravel drives keep their stone.
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We clear overgrown lots, acreage, fence lines and trails in Oak Hill and across Greene County. The brush is mulched on site or hauled away, whichever fits the job.
Learn MoreCall or text with the location and a few photos of the job. We talk through the best approach and give you a free estimate.
We can clear the lot, dig the footings and trenches, backfill and do the final grading. The dirt work on the whole site runs through one company.
We take small jobs, like post holes for a sign or a yard repair after construction. Send a photo of the spot, and we talk it through with you.
Oak Hill sits at the center of our service area. It covers Greene County and reaches Rensselaerville in Albany County and Saugerties in Ulster County.
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Tell us where the property is and what you need done. You can also call or text (518) 281-8003 for a free estimate.
Tell us about the job and where the property is. We look at the job and put a free estimate in writing.
