A Tree Stump

joujou

A house I am looking at has had a tree recently removed at the edge of their garden, leaving about a foot up, diameter is about a foot as well.

The seller claims that they did this to get more space in their garden, which may be true.

How easy is it to remove the rest of the tree/stump? it is just about at the fence with the neighboor. Right now it sticks out like a sore thumb. How much would it cost to remove?

Would this raise any suspicions? I've heard horror stories about trees causing subsidence and structural issues - the tree was also close to the back of the garage.

MoneyMate

Providing the tree stump is dead I would leave well alone, trying to remove could cause more problems than it's worth .

mark?_3

I wouldn't try to excavate it but you should be able to get it ground flat (or at least close enough to hide it with some pot plants!)
If its away from the main building i wouldn't be too concerned, however your surveyor will be able to advise on that

xylophone

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moneyistooshorttomention

mark? wrote: »

I wouldn't try to excavate it but you should be able to get it ground flat (or at least close enough to hide it with some pot plants!)
If its away from the main building i wouldn't be too concerned, however your surveyor will be able to advise on that

Judging by a rather large tree that used to be nearby - that would seem likely. It was a Council tree and you wouldn't even know a tree had ever been there. They just ground it right down to non-existence - all you could see (until they swept it up) was a load of wood sawdust. That was because it was bang up against one of their buildings and was threatening it.