Hi
We are looking at a 2 story extension to our existing 2 bed end terrace house.
We have had 3 builders round and each have said something different.
The first said the tree distance is borderline, so we would need to have piling to support the foundations (apparently at the cost of an additional £8000).
The 2nd said its over 7 meters away and there Oak trees so its fine.
And finally the 3rd said pretty much the same as the second, but said he would use a 'clay sheeting' or something, can't remember exactly what he called it, just to stop any roots getting to the footings. And maybe to be go an extra 1/2 meter down with the footings.
As you will see from the image the boundary is 9.6 meters away, and the tree closest to the proposed building plot is a further meter beyond.
http://www.acknowledgedtest.info/trees.jpg
Does anyone know the standard when it comes to this, I have looked on Google and can't find the answer.
Regards
Ashley
We are looking at a 2 story extension to our existing 2 bed end terrace house.
We have had 3 builders round and each have said something different.
The first said the tree distance is borderline, so we would need to have piling to support the foundations (apparently at the cost of an additional £8000).
The 2nd said its over 7 meters away and there Oak trees so its fine.
And finally the 3rd said pretty much the same as the second, but said he would use a 'clay sheeting' or something, can't remember exactly what he called it, just to stop any roots getting to the footings. And maybe to be go an extra 1/2 meter down with the footings.
As you will see from the image the boundary is 9.6 meters away, and the tree closest to the proposed building plot is a further meter beyond.
http://www.acknowledgedtest.info/trees.jpg
Does anyone know the standard when it comes to this, I have looked on Google and can't find the answer.
Regards
Ashley