Tree Root Damage to Buildings: Causes, Diagnosis and Remedy - Softcover

Biddle, P.G

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0953308618 ISBN 13: 9780953308613

Publisher: Willowmead Publishing Ltd, 1998

Synopsis

Tree Root Damage to Buildings provides a comprehensive analysis of how the interaction of trees, soils and water can cause foundation movement and damage to properties.------------------------------ Usually the second most expensive insured peril, after fire. In the majority of cases, particularly on clay soils, trees are the main cause of subsidence. Concern about subsidence is a major worry to house owners, not only when trees cause damage but also because the proximity of trees can jeopardise house purchase and mortgage loans.--------------------------------- Causes, Diagnosis and Remedy are covered in Volume 1. It describes the tree and its root system. and soils with special reference to the behaviour of water. It draws on the author's extensive research (which is presented in volume 2) to consider the patterns of seasonal and persistent soil drying which develop near trees on day soils, and how these interact with the building to cause foundation movement and damage. ln the past the remedy for subsidence has usually been to underpin the foundations, but it is increasingly realised that other solutions, particularly tree removal or in some cases tree pruning, can provide an effective and far cheaper alternative. The author is a keen exponent of this approach, but it requires careful diagnosis, targeted at obtaining the essential information. The techniques which the author has developed for this purpose are described, and at the end of each chapter there is a Case Study illustrating the methods and results.

Edition details

• Publisher: Willowmead Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0953308618
• ISBN 13: 9780953308613
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 376