How to avoid schemes when contractors work on your home Severe weather often damages trees. How homeowners can avoid some tree trimming schemes that can also damage your pocketbook. Author: Niccole Caan (KENS 5) Published: 10:34 PM CDT June 30, 2021 Updated: 10:34 PM CDT June 30, 2021 SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Severe weather can mean severe headaches for homeowners. It can take down tree branches, which can cause costly damage to homes and property. Homeowners often hire tree trimming services to reduce the destruction. Here is what you need to know when you hire a tree trimmer, so you are not left with a bigger mess: Broken branches after a thunderstorm left Veronica Miller of San Antonio worried more damage would be done.