I know they will with the old clay type but I am not sure if they will with the PVC type. How far away from drain tubing should a tree or plant be planted so it will not cause any issues or possible damage the pipe?
2007-02-11 13:15:35 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Schedule 40 PVC is used because it is generally impervious to roots and breaking.
Usually what happens is that the pipe breaks due to other stresses, and the tree roots grow into the crack.
I've seen PVC break from a backhoe driving over the ground, from normal freezing and thawing of the ground, or settling of a house.
Don't plant a large tree over the pipe. You can plant bushes and small trees that won't grow over 10' to 15' near by. Be careful digging so that you don't break the pipe doing that.
Good Luck
2007-02-11 13:28:35 · answer #1 · answered by A_Kansan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most definitely, we had PVC pipes in our yard for the washer and then they started leaking after a few years. My husband dug up in the area of the leak and we found a huge hole where a tree root went through. What a mess. The worse tree anyone can grow is a weeping willow. They should be planted far away from any where there are pipes. They have been proven to be the most destructive because their roots travel so far. It was a willow tree that damaged our pipes and the tree was in a neighbors yard, 3 houses away. Truth.
2007-02-11 13:28:53 · answer #2 · answered by Memere RN/BA 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Roots seek water, so as long as the pipe is not cracked and all the joints are good you should not have a problem. 9 times out of 10 roots get in at the connection from the city to your hook up at the curb, (I've dug my share up) coincidentally where most trees are planted along the street and sidewalk. The old clay pipe and cast iron pipe are pourous and crack easy thats why they get roots in them. PVC is the way to go but some municipalities still make you put in cast iron underground, though there's not to many of them anymore. Thank God
2016-03-29 02:49:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chuck, don't worry, tree roots pervade the old copper pipes but unless the tree is a Liquid Amber or the like, they don't make any dents in PVC. You might consider the house footings rather than the drains.
cheers
2007-02-11 19:20:27 · answer #4 · answered by Val K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO ... if you use the schedule 40 pvc ... I assume that you are working with gray water and the best thing that you can do is go to the telephone and talk to the ""city engineer"" that's what you pay taxes for and get the city code and then you will be good to go-go-go ...... the advantage of pvc is no damage to the environment or your plants .. and it lasts forever ...
2007-02-11 13:23:06 · answer #5 · answered by XTX 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the drain pipe has holes (in the design) it is always a potential problem. If it is a solid run off pipe, unblemished, it should be fine.... amazing how persistent roots can be in their search for moisture!
2007-02-11 13:20:34 · answer #6 · answered by waynebudd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes have seen them break pcv pipe
2007-02-11 13:19:21 · answer #7 · answered by furmanator1957 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, we have answers that are directly contradicting one another. Not very helpful.
2015-06-04 15:10:56 · answer #8 · answered by Michael 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no if you install as per, roots like water, leeks=water=roots= can't be good (overtime) key word. will you live in house ? will you care? as per a willow !!!!!! IT WILL DO ANYTHING FOR WATER!!!!!!!!!
2007-02-11 13:30:53 · answer #9 · answered by supper dave 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.....it happens all the time.
2007-02-11 13:18:40 · answer #10 · answered by Diamond in the Rough 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋