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I live in far western North Carolina. The remnants of Ida brought us about 6 inches of rain over 30 hours. At midnight, the biggest tree on my five acres came down on my house. No outside lights here on the mountain, but using a flashlight, it looks pretty bad. Just contacted the insurance company. Daylight will reveal all.

Been trying for over a month to get the local tree guy to take down that one tree. I love it up here, but the fucking hillbillies are pretty damn useless for getting anything done.

/rant over

I live in far western North Carolina. The remnants of Ida brought us about 6 inches of rain over 30 hours. At midnight, the biggest tree on my five acres came down on my house. No outside lights here on the mountain, but using a flashlight, it looks pretty bad. Just contacted the insurance company. Daylight will reveal all. Been trying for over a month to get the local tree guy to take down that one tree. I love it up here, but the fucking hillbillies are pretty damn useless for getting anything done. /rant over

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[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

Too big to reach around. Up by the roots. Figure about a $20-30k settlement coming.

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If you're comfortable sending photos, we can probably double that. Remember, the way the house is put together and depending how/where the tree fell, it can easily move the wall. I've seen cracks appear on the opposite side of the house, as the top plates in the wall shifted and pushed everything over 1/8".

[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

Well, much has happened. The tree guy came out and cut up and removed the tree. Charged us nothing but filing a claim with our homeowner insurance. Oddly, the roof is not punctured, so the drywall is untouched. We have a $500 deductible but, ahem, we will get that back by fudging the numbers. So, yay!