| Tree Damage
The article also says, "But don't rush out and chop down any tree within 20 metres of your house. Besides the environmental damage and breach of tree preservations, you could cause further problems - the extra water left in the groiund by your DIY lumberjacking might cause your house to rise or heave."
" 'If you haven't got a problem now, keep the tree to its present size by sensible pruning and the cyhances are you won't have a problem in the future', says Bob Hooker of the Subsidence Claims Advisory Bureau." |