Conifer removal help

[Susan]

Hi,

 

I have two conifers in the garden, that are about 10m high and are around 5m away from the house.

 

I would like to get rid of them, but have heard stories about 'heave' if you remove trees that are close to a house.

 

Would it be ok to remove one, then the other say 6 months later?

 

Or would I be best to get just one of them done in stages over 6 months to be safe?

 

Thanks a lot for any advice.

 

Susan

[stihlmadasever]

Hi,

 

I have two conifers in the garden, that are about 10m high and are around 5m away from the house.

 

I would like to get rid of them, but have heard stories about 'heave' if you remove trees that are close to a house.

 

Would it be ok to remove one, then the other say 6 months later?

 

Or would I be best to get just one of them done in stages over 6 months to be safe?

 

Thanks a lot for any advice.

 

Susan

 

Hi Susan,My advice would be too get a reputable arborist near you to come out and survey the trees and take it from there.

Its almost impossible to give any real advice without at least some detailed pictures.

In most instances heave is not an issue just a word banded around by insurers.

Good luck

[Stumpy Grinder]

I believe it depends upon soil type as well. Do you know if your house is on clay? With conifers in particular, a permanent soil moisture deficit can develop where the soil continues to get drier at depth year on year. In rare cases tree removal on such soils can lead to heave (i.e. upward movement of the foundations due to clay expansion rather than shrinkage). I've seen much bigger trees removed from near houses with no issue. I personally think you are more likely to encounter problems the longer you leave them there rather than their removal.

SG

[Susan]

Thanks for the reply.

 

A bit of a rubbish picture, but these are the fellas...

 

[stihlmadasever]

Thanks for the reply.

 

A bit of a rubbish picture, but these are the fellas...

 

 

Are you sure those trees are 10 meters tall? They certainly dont look it by the picture.

Im almost certain removing them wont cause any heave.

Only an on site inspection would be decisive.

[Susan]

The very top seems about level with just above the guttering on the house... So I had that down at around 10m

 

Maybe its less. They do seem very menacing when stood next to them, that's for sure.

[spudulike]

Rooms are typically 8' tall, that's 16' so about 5 metres tops!

[spandit]

They don't look very big at all and tend to be quite shallow rooted in my experience so don't think heave will be an issue. Why do you want to get rid of them?

[wicklamulla]

wind up?

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

I think the PZRI on those babies will be negligible.

 

Get em thru the chipper.