Tree roots and garage

FreeBear

Davesnave said: The neighbours have 2 modest sized poplar trees.  I've just had a text to say they're being felled on Wednesday,

Those trees should yield a nice stack of firewood. Some people say poplar is not a good firewood, but I've not had any problems with the stuff I've been burning. Yes, it does have a very high water content, and once dry, burns fairly quick. If it is free (or dirt cheap), use it.

stuart45

danrv said:

Grenage said:

I love trees but that's way too close to the house; its multiple trunks would make me think someone had cut it back early in life.  The slightly raised soil could also account for the damp.

It's not that big so it should be relatively simple to remove and level the area.  As stuart45 mentioned, beech makes fine firewood.

Thanks. I quite like it and would prefer just to trim it but I think it needs to go.
Not sure if there’s much damage caused other than the slightly raised path at the rear.
The house sits around 90cm above the level of the garage and there’s a slight raising of the house floor. The long hallway has a kind of ‘apex’ and the lounge skirting has a raised point. 
This is in the middle of the house and about 6 or 7m from the tree. Not sure if this is linked. The roots would have to pass under the lower garage first.

Depends on soil type, but the NHBC calculator gives a guide to foundation depths.
http://nhbccampaigns.co.uk/landingpages/techzone/previous_versions/2011/Part4/section2/appendix.htm#42CT14

Davesnave

FreeBear said:

Davesnave said: The neighbours have 2 modest sized poplar trees.  I've just had a text to say they're being felled on Wednesday,

Those trees should yield a nice stack of firewood. Some people say poplar is not a good firewood, but I've not had any problems with the stuff I've been burning. Yes, it does have a very high water content, and once dry, burns fairly quick. If it is free (or dirt cheap), use it.

I stack for 2 years, so not expecting any problems. There's another 5 I'm not paying for and they'll end up in my yard too, so I expect to get my money's worth!