Foundation depth and bloody trees!

[s85]

Ive got a tree in my neighbours garden which is about 5 meters away from the foundations of my single storey extension.

How do i determine what kind of tree it is because the BCO wont be able to tell me how deep to go before i tell him the type of tree?

Its bloody tall an' all!!

 

[noseall]

Ive got a tree in my neighbours garden which is about 5 meters away from the foundations of my single storey extension.

Firstly, why is your tree in your neighbours garden?

Can you post a piccie?

 

[s85]

Well its not my tree exactly ..but since its causing me more headache than my neighbour it might as well be mine!!

I'l get a pic of the tree up tomorrow when the sun comes out.

 

[JohnD]

This is the wrong time of year but as well as the tree, a photo of a leaf, showing size, shape and colour, would help identify it even better

 

[noseall]

...and photograph the trunk.

At least then we can determine whether this is going to be a white elephant.

Sorry John feeling a little mischievous

 

[mikric]

Surely your Bco has an idea !!!! You could tell him anything with low water demand etc... If I dont know what kind of tree it is, I make it my job as the Bco to find out, I even carry books in my car specifically for when this sort of thing comes up. As said post a pic, its difficult at this time of year but builders would love it if I told them to wait for spring before doing foundations
What type of ground have you got ? I assume clay.

 

[JohnD]

noseall, what's grey and has a trunk?

 

[Deluks]

noseall, what's grey and has a trunk?

A woodlouse going on holiday?

 

[JohnD]

what's brown and has a trunk?

 

[noseall]

what's brown and has a trunk?

Dunno, what is brown and has a trunk?

 

[JohnD]

your woodlouse, coming back from his holiday











(it's usually a mouse)

 

[Thermo]

what's brown and has a trunk?

one of your bloody concrete posts painted brown!

 

[JoeMar]

this thread made me chuckle...

 

[jeds]

How do i determine what kind of tree it is...

Plenty online tree ID guides. You don't need to know how tall it is because this is determined by the species. What you do need to know is your ground soil type and plasticity. How will the BCO know that?

 

[s85]

I've uploaded some pictures of the tree. Unfortunately there are no leaves and theres no visible trunk.

Any ideas of what the tree is???

When i spoke to the BCO over the phone he didnt mention the soil type, he just seemed concerned with the tree.

Ive dug down 1 meter already - its mostly just normal soil, but there are bits of clay , but not alot.

Jeds - if you could point me to the direction of the some online tree guides that would be great.