Arboricultural Specialists – Contractors and Consultants
Revolutionary software and hardware is currently in use to observe, analyse and maintain tree root systems, providing us with a much better perception of how trees grow and when they are likely to be causing a problem. For all the technical lingo that is spread freely over the internet, it may be hard for somebody outside of the land management to know what an arboricultural contractor or consultant actually does. Arboriculture, from the Latin root (no pun intended) basically implies tree growing or (more specifically) cultivation and an arboricultural specialist is someone who works exclusively with trees.
An arboricultural contractor generally specialises in performing the tasks of trimming or felling trees safely. They may also act as an agent to ensure that the trees on your property are properly protected by Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs) where necessary, remove or kill-off unwanted stumps safely and plant new trees in suitable locations on your site. Contractors might additionally work under the title ‘arborist’ or ‘tree surgeon’.
An arboricultural consultant will typically be qualified to a higher level than an usual contractor and will often specialise in offering impartial guidance or professional opinions as required. They will be able to tell you about the condition of your trees, make specifications with regard to tree management projects and liaise with other experts when needed. A consultant can work as an specialist witness when claims are made regarding neighbours’ trees in a subsidence case. Consultants might also be referred to as ‘tree advisors’ or ‘arboriculturists’.
Both contractors and consultants may need to become involved in a subsidence situation, dependant upon the advice you might receive from other specialist investigators. If you want to locate a professional from either category, the best place to search is the Arboricultural Association, where you can find advice concerning finding an accredited individual or company. It is generally suggested that you steer clear of using a contractor or consultant if you cannot verify their accreditation with a trade body such as the Arboricultural Association or the International Society of Arboriculture.
If you have a subsidence issue, your initial port of call should always be your insurer. When you have experienced issues with subsidence during the past, you are undoubtedly already concious of what a costly and inconvenient process getting it fixed can be; you most likely also know how tough it can be to obtain subsidence home insurance as a direct consequence, even when subsidence problems have been repaired. This is not always the scenario. It is possible to still obtain a competitive online quotation regarding house insurance subsidence based on the danger you face presently, not while you still had subsidence issues, as long as you know where to search. House subsidence insurance is still necessary after issues being resolved, as any guarantees will often only cover the location where work was carried out and not new instances that could arise in other places.
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