The Brew Cabin

Posted: **Fri Jun 27, 2014 11:20 am**

Hi guys, just a quick question....

A local resident has wall damage from a large lime tree on council land.

It is lifting and separating the mortar joints ,making the wall unsafe. I couldnt think of a solution as the tree is under a TPO so cannot be touched (root or branch), so will keep growing. Any solution will be interfered with in the future through root ingress.
He will lose half of his garden if you build the wall away from the main roots. He cant chop the roots as it will kill the tree.
The council office thinks there's a solution to building close to a tree, I cant see it.
It looks like the roots will interfere with his home footings in time, as its huge and only 1/2 metre off his garden wall . His home is only 10ft off the tree too.
The old boy is 90 and has been given the brush off by the council more than once, so Im trying to get a solution for him

Any ideas?

wall crack

tree proximity

size of tree

Cheers chaps.

Posted: **Fri Jun 27, 2014 4:56 pm**

that wall was built way too close to the tree
in that instance I would take down the wall and put up a fence
cheers LLL

Posted: **Fri Jun 27, 2014 5:12 pm**

lutonlagerlout wrote:that wall was built way too close to the tree
in that instance I would take down the wall and put up a fence
cheers LLL

Well the council are liable ,so a wall for a wall would be nice. The tree is on a bridal path which is frequented by little tossers, so a wall would be preferable.

What was the council guy on about when he said there was a solution?

This is the tree guys take on it......

Dear Councillor

The comments are incorrect. If a builder follows the guidance from Robert on how to build a wall next to a tree, there is no reason to reduce the garden in size or effect the bridle path.

Now that I have received some input from Robert, I will go and see the customer and advise them on how to deal with this.

Best regards

how to build a wall next to a tree

Im scratching my head on it. ???

Posted: **Fri Jun 27, 2014 5:45 pm**

I would never build a wall within 1500 of a small tree or 2 M of a bigger one

the wall was built long after the tree was there so IMHO its the wall that was incorrectly placed

if doing a job like that now we would use rootguard but its obviously too late in this instance

LLL

Posted: **Fri Jun 27, 2014 7:24 pm**

Thought as much. Looks like the Environmental/tree guy is talking gibberish

Posted: **Sun Jun 29, 2014 10:04 am**

If the base of the tree is causing the problem would it be possible to use a lintel over the roots.

Concrete fence panels should stop the tossers watch this vid
Chav Versus wall

Posted: **Sun Jun 29, 2014 11:23 am**

Yes, it thought of a lintel, but as the roots are extensive ,it would have to be a good span,I'd think its only a ten year solution,as eventually the roots would again destabilise the footing.
Concrete panels might be the way to go, but they look gash.
I'm due a reply from the local tree officer, so I'll relate his musings and we can all he a bit of a giggle :laugh:

The Brew Cabin

Garden wall repair from tree damage.