Humble Hunt's Services, LLC
9188 W County Line Rd, Camby, IN 46113
5.041
“Great experience using Humble Hunt Services for tree removal. It was a very large tree and very close to two houses. Every call, every question…”
David · 3 months ago · Google
How much does it cost to deal with tree roots are lifting my driveway?
Answered for Martinsville, Morgan County (county seat) County.
A root adds diameter every year and concrete does not move aside, so it comes down to which is stronger, and a live structural root beats four inches of unreinforced slab. This is a property-damage and trip-hazard problem, not a tree-failure problem, and the tree is usually in good health. The important inversion is that the repair is what creates the hazard: the roots lifting your driveway are the buttress roots on one side of the trunk, and cutting them is precisely how a stable tree becomes an unstable one. In Martinsville — Northside Historic District, East Washington Street Historic District and Colonial Hills included, that's normally a tree removal job at $400–$1,900. Not urgent.
Why this comes up in Martinsville
Duke Energy Indiana per the IURC's service-territory GIS, covering the city and the countryside to the south and east. Northwest of town the boundary flips to South Central Indiana REMC — which is itself headquartered in Martinsville and listed as a community resource in the city's comprehensive plan. Under 170 IAC 4-9 Duke must give two weeks' notice and obtain consent before removing more than 25 percent of a tree or topping it.
Martinsville's canopy
Genuinely over-mature in the old grid: the Northside Historic District developed circa 1850–1935 and the East Washington Street district circa 1869–1940, so those blocks carry trees well over a century old on shallow-setback lots where the crown sits directly above the roof and the sidewalk. The newer neighborhoods the comprehensive plan maps — Eagle Crest Estates, Southern Acres, Country View — are the opposite extreme, open ground with young stock. (Age is inferred from district survey dates; a species inventory was not available.)
Morgan County (county seat) County rules
No municipal tree-removal permit for private property could be located. Martinsville holds its own zoning jurisdiction (the Morgan County Unified Development Ordinance expressly excludes it), but the city's code is not published on the major code libraries, and neither the comprehensive plan nor the county ordinance imposes any permit to remove a tree in your own yard. What is regulated is development-stage landscaping and work in the city right-of-way. Homeowners should confirm right-of-way work with the city Planning Department before cutting, since the ordinance text could not be independently verified.
The tree lawn in Martinsville
The comprehensive plan describes it directly: in the historic grid, setbacks are shallow and there are grass plots between the public street and the sidewalk — a classic tree lawn within the city right-of-way. The plan also notes that areas developed later have no sidewalks and no street curbs at all, with houses set farther back, so in those neighbourhoods there is no tree lawn and the trees simply stand on private ground. Which era your street belongs to determines whether the city has any interest in the tree.
Crews near Martinsville
Sorted by distanceD & S Tree Service, LLC of Mooresville & Greencastle
7701 S County Rd 375 E, Mooresville, IN 46158
5.025
“We used D&S twice now, and we love them. Owner comes out himself to do estimates, he's always on time, Friendly and informative. Then, before he…”
Jennifer Spencer · 2 years ago · Google
Andy's Tree & Landscape
7532 Brattle Dr, Camby, IN 46113
4.9100
“Andy and his crew member did not disappoint. They did an exceptional job cutting down my tree and also provided additional services on another. They…”
Susan McAllister · 3 months ago · Google
McDaniel’s Tree Service
5741 Gallagher Dr, Greenwood, IN 46142
4.640
“McDaniels Tree Service did an excellent job on a recent work order for tree removal. Their crew arrived on time, worked efficiently, and handled the…”
Carl Schwander · 5 months ago · Google
Hair Cuts For Trees LLC
4141 W Southport Rd Lot 10, Indianapolis, IN 46217
5.049
“I highly recommend Hair Cuts For Trees! Sebastian and his crew were promptly on-site the next day after I called him. His pricing was very…”
P Ellis · 4 years ago · Google
Jimmy's Tree Service
597 Shady Brook Hts, Greenwood, IN 46142
4.115
“I had a tree blow over and hired Jimmy’s crew to cut it up and haul it away. I was expecting to have to do clean up after the job, but I came home to…”
Tim Doyle · 3 months ago · Google
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