Stump removal and gargae base questions

Alias_Omega

I had a similar tree, i dug down around it and attacked from the bottom upwards. About an hour later it was moving with a kick, but still took some right effort to finish it off, nevermind get it out of the ground.

Tr1pp

hmmm, you know what, I was expecting it to have a more substantial root structure than that.

looks like you just saved a few hundred quid

congrats

DUTR

Tr1pp wrote: »

hmmm, you know what, I was expecting it to have a more substantial root structure than that.

looks like you just saved a few hundred quid

congrats

Yes indeed, I have them out now, just visiting my Mum, but will post the pics later this evening :cool:

ormus

i used to dig down the stump just like your second piccy.
then used a chain from the land rover tdi. pulled em out pretty easy.

DUTR

As promised the final pics, didn't take too long after,the trick was removing the soil from underneath and then the stump was loose





This stump looked more robust as on of the roots appeared as thick as the trunk



so had to drill through it and then I could saw it







ground afterwards





Thanks once again gents for your support and advice, all the major stumps are gone from the garden, in prep for a garage base .

sillygoose

Well done that man!

My soil is pure clay and its like digging toffee so it would have taken a lifetime to do this, and push come to shove - my wallet is slightly larger than my work ethic!

You have shown true moneysaving spirit!

DUTR

sillygoose wrote: »

Well done that man!

My soil is pure clay and its like digging toffee so it would have taken a lifetime to do this, and push come to shove - my wallet is slightly larger than my work ethic!

You have shown true moneysaving spirit!

I foolishly had some 'travellers' to do the clearing originally, but let them go after 2 days as they didn't seem to have a clue, the other garden clearing they did was fine, stupidly a little knowledge and they would have been on a nice earner and sadly they left me cause for 'prejudice' but that's all history now as are the stumps, I will be back though to gain knowledge on monolithic slabs for a garage base

ormus

what sort of garage? brick or concrete sectional?

for the concrete one, you need a minimum 4 inches of RMC on top of 4 inches of hardcore. with some sand to bind it.
a poly sheet in the middle for a DPC. optional.

for a brick one, increase the depth to 6 inches for each layer.
add steel mesh to increase the strength. optional.

WestonDave

Having just dug out an 8ft length of hedge, (so roots not as deep as conifers but still fairly substantial as it was 8ft high when we moved in!), if anyone else comes across this thread and is contemplating digging out serious roots, its well worth (in my opinion anyway!) getting hold of what is often called a wrecking bar - its basically a 5ft long hardened steel pole with a sharpened point on one end, and a chisel edge on the other. Using that to chop through the smaller roots, and then the length of it to lever out the root ball, made the job a lot easier.

DUTR

Right then further to the thread the 2nd part of my query, I am intending on using the area along with the timber garage to install a double width garage with personal access door on the rear



on the house side I will be wanting the face to resemble a cabin as the sun shines on that side

something like this



a semi problem is the garden is on a different level to the current garage base, the new garage will be raised but didn't intend on raising 9"



and more to be raised 3" or 4"



would it be wiser to just create a 'slab' the level of the garden?