Heavy wind and storm, knocked down our pine tree
A Branch went through the roof, attic and then our living roomWhile having preschool at my house, the wind knocked down our big pine tree. Luckily the kids and I were in the dining room decorating our Valentine's Day cookies. We are all fine. A tree removal company is coming today to estimate the damage and I also called our homeowner insurance to place a claim.
Update from SD:
So the tree has been completely removed and we have a nice FEMA roof. The tree did no real damage to the structural integrity of the house. While there are four holes in the roof, one rather large that pierces into the living room, the rafters and the rest are completely intact.
As some of you may know, this is the second big tree we have had fall down on us during our time in Tennessee. After the first one fell at our old house, I have always had a hard time sleeping during wind storms because of the fear that this big pine tree would fall. I always thought that if it did, it would crush the house. So I would go stand outside our front door and watch it sway in the wind, with the hope that if it started to fall I could warn everyone to move. So for five years I have debated whether I should cut it down or if I was just being paranoid. Ironically, after spending most of Saturday clearing downed trees in Kentucky, I had decided that it was probably time to cut the tree down. But I didn't think I would need to act so quickly.
