Subsidence and Damage

Trees can potentially cause harm to buildings, both directly and indirectly. 

Direct harm situations where crown canopies can damage roof tiles and gutters can cause concern to home owners and are easier to spot.  But indirect damage is more difficult to assess as it involves a variety of interplay between soils, roots of trees, depth of foundations and changes to the environment around both the property and the trees.  Such words as heave and subsidence cause a householder enormous worry as they link such problems to their property being de-valued.  

Trees are not always the cause of structural problems and other questions require to be asked.  We seek to work closely with Structural Engineers to look at the extent of the problem occurring at the property and provide specialist advice on the nature and species of trees in order to be able to put our client's mind at rest and to advise on a way forward.