Heave

[Ian Flatters]

Other way round dude - the soil is more likely to swell/expand after the felling due to all the soil water no longer being removed by the tree.

 

Only if the soil has a persistent moisture deficit? (which we don't know yet) Heave and subsidance can happen on clay soils.

 

Anyway if we are running on the theory that felling would result in heave plant some trees this year fell the tree in 2 years and maybe they will equalize the clay soil.

 

AIE - Trees and Buildings

[Paul Barton]

Only if the soil has a persistent moisture deficit? (which we don't know yet) Heave and subsidance can happen on clay soils.

 

Anyway if we are running on the theory that felling would result in heave plant some trees this year fell the tree in 2 years and maybe they will equalize the clay soil.

 

AIE - Trees and Buildings

 

Fair enough - sorry, I didn't mean to patronise. I would have thought it unlikely that the ground would further dessicate after the tree removal though?

[Ian Flatters]

Fair enough - sorry, I didn't mean to patronise. I would have thought it unlikely that the ground would further dessicate after the tree removal though?

 

No worries, made me go , (and go get my copy of nhbc 4.2) I agree there is a higher chance of heave than subsidance but i thought as no-one mentioned it i would.

[Paul Barton]

Cool - nowt wrong with throwing in a curve ball to the discussion!

[TREE-SURGEON-ESSEX]

I would say you have employed my company to remove the tree which we are qualified to do. Any ground movement there after is the sole responsibility of the customer it is there responsibility before employing my company to have had these checks done we are not qualified to asses ground movement this is a structural engineers job.

 

We accept no liability for any ground movement you have employed us to remove your tree not provide a structural engineers report.

[Paul Smith]

I would say you have employed my company to remove the tree which we are qualified to do. Any ground movement there after is the sole responsibility of the customer it is there responsibility before employing my company to have had these checks done we are not qualified to asses ground movement this is a structural engineers job.

 

We accept no liability for any ground movement you have employed us to remove your tree not provide a structural engineers report.

 

Like it!

[Danavan]

Save yourself the head fu*k & ref them to a person that gets £ for things we can't understand:001_rolleyes:

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Save yourself the head fu*k & ref them to a person that gets £ for things we can't understand:001_rolleyes:

 

and thats what i am hoping for at a later date!

 

to understand! and gain the £'s:biggrin:

[Danavan]

and thats what i am hoping for at a later date!

 

to understand! and gain the £'s:biggrin:

 

Ain't we all:confused1:

[felixthelogchopper]

I would say you have employed my company to remove the tree which we are qualified to do. Any ground movement there after is the sole responsibility of the customer it is there responsibility before employing my company to have had these checks done we are not qualified to asses ground movement this is a structural engineers job.

 

We accept no liability for any ground movement you have employed us to remove your tree not provide a structural engineers report.

 

Just bear in mind that, in court, exclusion clauses are always interpreted against those who seek to rely on them, leaving you to show that the clause is reasonable and not unusually restrictive. Here though, by pointing out you are not qualified as structural engineers, the customer is given a caveat which should lead them to seek qualified advice, thus mitigating their risk. You should consider a career in contract law