How bad would these trees be at blocking out the sun?

[redrabbit]

Hi All,

Hope this is the right area to post in...

My partner and I are potentially going to put an offer in on a house. The only thing really worrying me are some majorly tall trees around the properties. These trees are owned by the council. I know they won't cut them down or anything, so they are there to stay.

The house is South Facing. I'm worried that most of the sun in the summer months will just be blocked out other than maybe 2 hours worth when it's directly above.

Do you think this is the case? It's a semi-detached house.

 

[festive]

OK if you have a south facing rear garden then the bottom right pic here sun going east to west across the garden i see lots of trees to the right and left of garden correct me if wrong. And of course the suns arch drops significantly in the autumn and winter period. We had a house a few years back in a similar position really annoyed me. As you say the council didn't give a FF about our needs and were only allowed a small amount off. I did actually trim a few myself in the end which benefitted my neighbours too so they didn't dob me in.

It was the first criteria in the next house we purchased. Its hard to tell from the pics though. Are the trees standing in the back garden tall on both sides of the garden or directly to the rear?

 

[dontbelieveawordofit]

not to mention the leaves

 

[redrabbit]

OK if you have a south facing rear garden then the bottom right pic here sun going east to west across the garden i see lots of trees to the right and left of garden correct me if wrong. And of course the suns arch drops significantly in the autumn and winter period. We had a house a few years back in a similar position really annoyed me. As you say the council didn't give a FF about our needs and were only allowed a small amount off. I did actually trim a few myself in the end which benefitted my neighbours too so they didn't dob me in.

It was the first criteria in the next house we purchased. Its hard to tell from the pics though. Are the trees standing in the back garden tall on both sides of the garden or directly to the rear?

Thanks for your reply - very useful. This is the view from the front. The tall trees are just behind the fence line at the rear. On the other side of the road there are others which are tall too.

 

[redrabbit]

not to mention the leaves

That crossed my mind too but the grass area and back garden is not that big. A leaf blower/sucker thing could probably get rid of it all really quickly

 

[Burnerman]

Check out the moss growth on the roof when trees are nearby.....for sure, it's not the end of the world but it plagues the hell out of me.
John

 

[redrabbit]

Here is a satellite view of the property

 

[mattylad]

not to mention the leaves

I will, around now it will be a nightmare for leaves all over the place, you'll be wading through them.
My local bus stop has it's own mountain rescue group setup to find lost passengers who fell into the leaves.

Council wont clear them from the highway without a fight.

 

[dontbelieveawordofit]

used to have huge trees in the garden and back to back . ruins the grass in the autumn . turns the garden in to a mass of moss and death. and you wont vacuum or blow them when they’re all soggy and decomposing.

 

[dontbelieveawordofit]

Here is a satellite view of the property


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looks like it’s in the middle of a brocoli plantation

 

[mattylad]

Nice in summer though.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

I used to have a couple of massive willow trees in the back garden. The leaves coming off them in the winter were absolutely terrible, all over the grass and blocking gutters and drains. I chopped them down 20 years ago, much better now, though I still have around ten silver birch.

 

[Mottie]

"How bad would these trees be at blocking out the sun?

Terrible. I think they’ll be good at blocking out the sun!

Seriously, the view from the front shows no grass and the roofs are covered in moss. That says to me that getting enough natural light is a problem.

 

[conny]

Best way to find out may be to go round on a sunny day, at various times, to see how the shadows fall. Unfortunately, now winter is drawing in and some will have lost their leaves, you won't get a true idea.