I have a severe subsidence problem. My neighbours who back onto my house have quite a few large trees. This has been going on for a few years where my insurance company have been coming in and taking measurements of the cracks, tree root samples, ect. The tree roots can now be found at the front of my house. They have written to my neighbour several times, but haven’t received a reply.
The only solution I can think of is to kill the trees. How would I do this considering I can’t go into their garden?
Any help or advice would be appreciated.
Thanks
2006-09-21 22:32:34 · 23 answers · asked by allisonwmoore 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
drill holes in the roots . then hammer in nails , when nails go rusty the roots will die.
2006-09-21 22:37:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
Killing the tree just by itself will not cure the problem. The roots will rot and still cause problems to your house.
You need to remove the tree AND underpin the house for when the roots die.
If you poison the tree then it'll be so obvious to any inspector or tree surgeon what you've done. You'll end up with a big fine and your neighbour will have a righteous grin on his face for the next 10 years.
I'd escalate with your insurance company again, they have the biggest financial loss at risk. Might also be worth talking to the Environmental Service dept in your council
2006-09-21 23:54:32 · answer #2 · answered by Michael H 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Do you have cowboy insurers ?. If they were a reputable firm I , and th eissue ios as genuine as you make out, then they would have already started court proceedings against the neighbour for recovery of costs spent in repairing your home.
Unless the insurers havent actually paisd anyhting out to you because they dont feel the damage is significant.
Look at 'The Party Wall Act' , amongst others.
2006-09-21 22:43:46 · answer #3 · answered by Jon H 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I understand & sympathize with your situation.
Before you decide what to do, please consider the following:
1) It might not be legal & you could end up in trouble.
2) If you do manage to kill the tree & if it's as large as you say, you run the risk of it falling on YOUR house & doing further damage to your property & possibly harming your family.
Good luck in finding a solution that will be acceptable to both of you. After all, you both plan on living in same neighborhood. It's better to try to keep the peace if possible.
2006-09-21 23:07:23 · answer #4 · answered by julie j 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Since you said the roots are on your property and you can see them, cut into the roots or drill into them and put Tordon into the areas you can or drill. Do it to all the roots you see on your property. Tordon kills down into the roots. You can get it at a farm store or a business that sell fertilizer and pesticides and herbicides. It needs to get into the system on the tree though.
2006-09-21 23:52:16 · answer #5 · answered by Thomas S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried actually talking to them and explaining the situation and how serious it is. Tree surgeons cost a fortune - maybe this is why they have not done anything.
I would suggest you look in the phone book for a tree sugeon and ask their advice on how you could kill off the trees yourself if all else fails.
2006-09-21 22:39:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
If you could get in to the garden. Dig around the tree and pour petrol in around the tree and hammer in copper nails. It's a slow process but it will work.
You could also seek legal advise of how to sue your neighbour for not doing something about a tree which is causing problems to your property.
2006-09-21 22:36:48 · answer #7 · answered by Tabbyfur aka patchy puss 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
until you get a legal permit, the only thing you can for now is cut the roots that are in your property and pour some bleach at the end this will stop it coming further in your garden
2006-09-22 00:12:37 · answer #8 · answered by getmeout2001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Couldn't you speak to them nicely person to person? If the tree's suddenly die, then the finger of blame could point fair and square at you ...... otherwise inject tree killing poison into the root system, go on holidays, then hopefully on your return I hope the trees haven't died and fallen onto your back fence!!
2006-09-22 00:09:30 · answer #9 · answered by jammer 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Water the tree with clorium and it will be put off in 1 week.
2006-09-22 00:27:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
under philippine laws..if the roots of the trees are inside the boundary of your land u can chop it off..but if its inside your neighbor's property you cant do anything about it otherwise your neighbor will sue you and demand for damages..
in your case, becuase the roots of the trees are inside your premises you can do anything you want about it..chop it off if you want and neighbor can't sue you because the roots are considered yours because of the principle of accession..
if the trees are still alive after you chop their roots off, you can go to court and ask for abatement of nuisance..it is up to the court then to give notice to your neighbor and if he will not comply, he will be held liable before the law..you can also ask for damages since your house is being damaged by the big roots of the trees.
2006-09-21 22:48:16 · answer #11 · answered by Maggie 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋