Tree Removal - Clay Soil

[Mark J]

2 hours ago, daltontrees said:

There are no shrinkable clays recorded in and around Yarm by the British Geological Survey. East of the A19 there might be.

Why does their mapping tool show this? 

 

[Steven P]

Might be wrong here but I think the house in question is south of the snippet Mark, just west of the railway

 

(U of the river, town centre, few gardens, East of the red road, posh houses - bigger gardens, west of the railway smaller gardens, between railway and red road Barratt hutches as far I remember)

[Mark J]

25 minutes ago, Steven P said:

Might be wrong here but I think the house in question is south of the snippet Mark, just west of the railway

 

(U of the river, town centre, few gardens, East of the red road, posh houses - bigger gardens, west of the railway smaller gardens, between railway and red road Barratt hutches as far I remember)

About here? 

Till has a clay component: 
 

Till | Glacial Deposits, Sediments & Soils | Britannica

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Till, in geology, unsorted material deposited directly by glacial ice and showing no stratification. Till is sometimes called boulder clay because it is composed of clay, boulders of...

[Steven P]

I reckon so.

 

So, for the OP, all good to get rid of the trees and put something different in.

 

 

[daltontrees]

1 hour ago, Mark J said:

Why does their mapping tool show this? 
 

I don't doubt the mapping. But there is a world of difference between the subsidence/heave loadbearing characteristics of firm (overconsolidated) shrinkable clays and clay soils including tills. Tills in particular usually have a silty or sandy component that substantially reduces the shrinkability. They are alos rarely overconsolidated. It is exceedingly rare for them to be so pure of clay and so consolidated that they present anything other than a small one-off risk of settlement. Local knowledge may give the location of any such areas.

[Rich Rule]

17 hours ago, Faisal said:

Hi the area is in yarm in middlesborough.

The whole thing has worn me out. I will get them removed. 

 

Lovely place.  I grew up in Hartburn and regularly used to frequent the Black Bull and the Claggy mat (cross keys) pub.

 

I would take a look for you but I no longer live in the area let alone the country.

 

Best of luck.

[Steven P]

... though they have -probably- had a rug doctor in there since I was last in it... -probably-

[Rich Rule]

Grab a granny night was a Wednesday IIRC.

 

 

[Steven P]

I'm denying everything.

[daveatdave]

before I saw the photos, I thought they would show 30 ft trees but it's just a hedge that has not been toped for about three years. cut them off about 5 ft up from the ground dig round them and pull them out, get rid of the ivy and then repoint the settlement cracks in the wall.