Hi Folks,
My neighbour has some trees/bushes separating our driveways. One of the roots is cracking the surface of my drive, since before I bought the house. The damage doesn't seem to have worsened much, if any over last 4 years. Some photos here:
https://www.diynot.com/diy/media/albums/driveway-front-garden.26088/
We are looking to re-vamp our garden, complete with new driveway, but I'm not sure what should be done about the offending root(s). Our houses are built on engineered slopes made from compacted hardcore, typicall about 500mm below the surface, so I guess the roots don't have much depth to go to. A few queries:
1. What types of trees are they?
2. Best course of action to prevent the root damaging my new drive once laid?
3. Will other roots below the surface start to cause problems, redirect themselves if they are exposed during removal and replacement of the driveway?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
My neighbour has some trees/bushes separating our driveways. One of the roots is cracking the surface of my drive, since before I bought the house. The damage doesn't seem to have worsened much, if any over last 4 years. Some photos here:
https://www.diynot.com/diy/media/albums/driveway-front-garden.26088/
We are looking to re-vamp our garden, complete with new driveway, but I'm not sure what should be done about the offending root(s). Our houses are built on engineered slopes made from compacted hardcore, typicall about 500mm below the surface, so I guess the roots don't have much depth to go to. A few queries:
1. What types of trees are they?
2. Best course of action to prevent the root damaging my new drive once laid?
3. Will other roots below the surface start to cause problems, redirect themselves if they are exposed during removal and replacement of the driveway?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.