If so, what type of damage does it cause?
2007-08-10 04:05:16 · 8 answers · asked by okc girl 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
It's potentially harmful to a house to have heavy tree limbs leaning over your house. in big storm those limbs could break off and do serious damage to your house.
More importantly, planting big shrubs and trees too closely to your house can cause damage to your house's foundation. Tree roots spread out as far asa the canopy of the tree and can work their way into the foundation leaving it open to invasions of ground water or insects like termites.
2007-08-10 04:14:44 · answer #1 · answered by ETXGardener 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, especially on old aluminum siding. It can rub the paint off on old aluminum siding or leave dents in the siding.
That's why it's alway good to look at the diameter for a particular tree or shrub before planting it so that it can be planted the proper distance away from the house.
For vinyl siding it could cause the siding to crack once the siding becomes old and brittle. That could allow water to get down in behind the siding when it rains and could even possibly cause mold problems.
2007-08-10 12:05:07 · answer #2 · answered by devilishblueyes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is for obvious reasons. It damages the house by scratching it or in the case of a large tree could actually come down on the house during a storm. That would tear up the roof and damage the internal structure. Its not too safe.
2007-08-10 11:14:21 · answer #3 · answered by Sunday P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is harmful. The shrub can:
- scratch siding or trim, rubbing the paint off. If the material is wood, this can open it to the elements leading to rot.
- grow roots into cracks in your foundation, making them wider
- keep the area from drying out, leading to rot of wood, including siding, windows, trim. Note that carpenter ants like moist wood and will appreciate shrubs that keep an area from drying out.
- shelter vermin, including harmful insects, rodents, and birds. I had woodpecker damage because prior owners let tree branches grow close to my garage. The birds perched there and were in reach of the garage, which they pecked holes into.
- In the case of vines, some of them grip onto mortar between bricks, pulling it out, causing damage to chimneys.
2007-08-17 03:50:48 · answer #4 · answered by LaWeezel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These are some dire warnings! Don't worry. I have dealt with many plants growing close to houses, and the worst I ever see is mildew and algae, unless there's some wood being kept dark and moist.
Lots of houses have branches over them and trees nearby. As long as the trees are being maintained and are in reasonable structural condition there's no reason to believe they'll suddenly collapse onto you.
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2007-08-17 18:09:31 · answer #5 · answered by Max Burton 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes the limbs can break and the tree could fall over on your house but it can also rub a hole in the wall the roots can destroy the house's foundation and have your house collapse plus it can make shelter for things like snakes if it is a shrub
2007-08-10 13:59:16 · answer #6 · answered by Sarah 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it sure is harmful to structures, it can leave mold on siding scratch siding or paint off. leaves in gutters. i would get someone to trim them or remove them all together.
2007-08-10 11:27:29 · answer #7 · answered by blondie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it will erode the surface it is against.
2007-08-17 12:04:03 · answer #8 · answered by jmada05 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋