Good afternoon all.
I have a puzzle for you - need to build a front garden wall...three brick pillars, one at each end and a central piller all two bricks sqaure
Then I'd like 5 ot 6 courses of full brick, then plinth bricks with a half brick wall above this capped with bull nose contrasting colour brincks. ALl good..
however, I have a large tree outside the house and it's roots have lifted the pavement to the degree that the council have (in the past before we bought the house) lifted the slabs and replaced with asphalt type covering.
I've spoken to the council and they have no plans to remove the tree for safety resons (a few near me HAVE been taken down as unsafe) so guess I have tio build over the tree roots.
Is the best thing to do do build a shallow arch as the footing course and then build a straight course after that with shallow cut bricks?? I;d liek to build a wall that stands a chance of still being there in a few years time...
If anyone knows if I have the right to force the council to remove the tree then I'd love to hear how
Thanks,
Virgil..
I have a puzzle for you - need to build a front garden wall...three brick pillars, one at each end and a central piller all two bricks sqaure
Then I'd like 5 ot 6 courses of full brick, then plinth bricks with a half brick wall above this capped with bull nose contrasting colour brincks. ALl good..
however, I have a large tree outside the house and it's roots have lifted the pavement to the degree that the council have (in the past before we bought the house) lifted the slabs and replaced with asphalt type covering.
I've spoken to the council and they have no plans to remove the tree for safety resons (a few near me HAVE been taken down as unsafe) so guess I have tio build over the tree roots.
Is the best thing to do do build a shallow arch as the footing course and then build a straight course after that with shallow cut bricks?? I;d liek to build a wall that stands a chance of still being there in a few years time...
If anyone knows if I have the right to force the council to remove the tree then I'd love to hear how
Thanks,
Virgil..