Help will removing conifers cause heave?

[Millie1976]

Hi   I am looking for some advice   Buying a 1930s semi detached house in Birmingham which has 3 large conifer trees (i think they are conifers) in the front garden about 8-10 metres from the house   They are as tall as the second storey of the house and are very bushy.   The house is on clay soil (mudstone)   I like the trees but would like to reduce the height   Would this cause heave?  Surveyor could not find any evidence of subsidence  in the house at present  but did mention caution about the trees and the clay soil.  The front wall is bowing slightly as well presumably from the roots of the trees.   Worried in case i buy the house and then cutdown trees slightly and heave occurs   Any advice?
 

[Millie1976]

Just realised i said they were 8-10 metres away from the property.  Meant to say 8-10 ft!   Can anyone recommend a good arborist in Birmingham?    Should this be a deal breaker for me to buy the house?

[Millie1976]

Ive got some more pictures   They are a bit bigger now   You will alsonotice the block paving has lifted slightly although i saw the house the pther dayand it was fine  

 

[Lowestoft Firewood]

Doubt the trees have caused that damage to the paving looks  like a heavy vehicle or laid on a poor base .

 

No it's not a deal breaker stop worrying, they are tiny conifers and won't cause a problem as soon as you get them rip them out as I said before. 

[Millie1976]

Thank you Lowestot Firewood.   

[Khriss]

13 hours ago, Millie1976 said:

Also, do you think it will be really costly?  Am I looking in the £1,000s???

Not in Birmingham yr not. K

[Mark J]

Heave is usually only a consideration when trees are older than the building.

[Millie1976]

Hi everyone

 

I have now had the trees removed   i had 3 quotes by 3 sifferent tree surgeons and they all came out the same price. 2 advised I keep the stumps for the rime being and let them decay / rot over the next 12-18 months   Is this correct?  I am worried because it looks awful with the stumps.   Should i get them taken out?   Also a neighbour told that a few people have had issues with subsidence on the road which has worries me even more.   Can i plant other trees to help with the moisture in the clay soil?  The trees were about 30 years old but the house was built in 1930s   Am worries now (although i cant put the trees back!) Any ad ice would be appreciated   

[Millie1976]

I have also noticed quite a few bricks in the block paving are uneven and wobbling? would this be caused by the trees roots?
 

[Khriss]

Could have left one trunk  to wall height and put a bird table  on it.  K

[Dan Maynard]

A few houses in the street having some subsidence over 80 years isn't too bad. Don't panic would be my suggestion.

Having them ground out isn't going to make a difference to the house, it will just cost a few quid. Surprised they didn't offer a price when felling them.

They will rot down eventually but 12-18 months sounds a bit optimistic, I'd have thought at least a few years.