How does your garden grow? – Is clay subsidence avoidable? (part 2 of 2)
Absolutely it is! All clay subsidence is caused by a combination of tree roots beneath foundations, shrinkable clay and prolonged hot/dry weather. Remove any one of those elements and the problem disappears. Live tree roots are of course the easiest element to remove....
How does your garden grow? – could that tree/shrub really pose a subsidence risk to your house? (part 1 of 2)
Many people are very surprised to learn that trees they thought were too far away to pose a risk are actually proven to have grown beneath their foundations and caused subsidence to their house. They are similarly proven wrong about bushes and shrubs thought to be too...