How To Protect Your Home or Building From Tree Damage?

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How To Protect Your Home or Building From Tree
Damage?
North Shore Tree Services
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Introduction

• The trees which are located very close to the
  house pose a threat to your foundation. It can
  affect your house in various ways such as roots
  can start protruding from the foundation, large
  canopy grazing house, falling of large and
  decayed branches on your roof, etc.
• It is based on the types of trees and the age of
  the tree. You can prevent your foundation by
  trimming or removing the tree. Before choosing
  tree removal, you should consider various other
  possible options.

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Determine Whether Your Tree Is Too Close To
Foundation
In the ideal case, the tree should be
15 feet away from the foundation of
your house. If your house is very
large, then the distance between the
tree and building should be at least 20 feet.
If you want to protect your home
from foundational cracks and any kind
of damage to the underground pipe,
then you should consider planting
trees 15 feet away from home.
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1.Understand How Tree Roots Grow
Before planting any tree near the house, you
should understand how the roots of the selected
tree species grow. The length
of the tree roots is based on the
trunk size. It means that with the growing
diameter of the trunk, the length of roots
will also increase. The trees with large
trunk sizes usually have large roots.
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2. Life Of Tree
Another important factor to consider is the life o
f the tree. The tree life is based on the capabil
ity of its root to locate the water source. Thus
, trees start growing the length of roots to
search for the water source. Some tree species ca
n grow their roots quickly such as the
aspen tree. The growing roots of the tree when
coming in touch with the foundation then lead to
the formation of cracks in the foundation. You
should determine the life of the tree and und
erstand various features of the tree before its
plantation.
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3.Trimming Tree Roots
If the tree roots are entering the foundation,
then it is time to call the professional. You
should immediately call the tree contractors
before the tree roots start doing damage to
your property. The professional will evaluate th
e situation so that they can come up with the be
st solutions. The tree roots trimming is the la
st solution.
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For Small Trees-
The trees whose height remains 30 feet or less
should be planted 10 feet away from your
building.
4.Trimming Pruning Trees Canopy The process
of tree pruning and trimming will help prevent
your home from damages.You should call the
professionals such as t ree lopping
For Medium-Sized Trees The trees with a maximum
height of 70 feet should be planted a minimum of
15 feet away from your home. For Large Trees
The tree whose length goes beyond 70 feet
should be planted at least 20 feet away from the
building.
professionals once a year to implement tree
pruning and tree trimming techniques.
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The tree pruning and tree roots
pruning is very difficult. Even a small
bad cut can affect the health of the
tree which will lead to ultimate death.
5.Tree and Tree Root Removal
The bad pruning and trimming usually
result in tree toppling during the storm.
Therefore, it is recommended that
you should regularly inspect the trees
on your property and make sure those
trees are in good condition.
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Contact Us
0411 832 260 michael_at_thetreeprofessionals.com.au
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