our conifers are huge and are growing close to our house, ive heard
they can affect the foundations of the house ie the roots, is this true?

Any tree that is huge and growing close to the foundation has the
potential to cause damage to the foundation.

Not only a threat to the foundation, also a potential fire hazard to your
home. I used the horizontal 50 foot plus the height of the tree rule for
clearing, including access road, when making land ready for house
construction.
--
Jonny
"www.gardeners-advice.com" <vlxpro [at] yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> our conifers are huge and are growing close to our house, ive heard
> they can affect the foundations of the house ie the roots, is this true?
>

On Sun, 21 May 2006 11:24:19 GMT, "Jonny" <spamyourself [at] blackworm.net>
wrote:

>Not only a threat to the foundation, also a potential fire hazard to your
>home. I used the horizontal 50 foot plus the height of the tree rule for
>clearing, including access road, when making land ready for house
>construction.


Good Point, I've heard some insurance companies requiring trees to
both not overhang a house but have a certain distance from a home.

later,

tom [at] www.FreelancingProjects.com

"Tom The Great" <Post [at] here.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 21 May 2006 11:24:19 GMT, "Jonny" <spamyourself [at] blackworm.net>
> wrote:
>
>>Not only a threat to the foundation, also a potential fire hazard to your
>>home. I used the horizontal 50 foot plus the height of the tree rule for
>>clearing, including access road, when making land ready for house
>>construction.
>
>
> Good Point, I've heard some insurance companies requiring trees to
> both not overhang a house but have a certain distance from a home.
>
> later,
>
> tom [at] www.FreelancingProjects.com
>
>

Nevermind insurance companies. A little observance of "wildfires" on the
West coast area of the U.S. is enough for me. They build their houses in
the middle of the forest and wonder why they burn down. Forests, and other
foliage areas naturally have burnoff, its nature's way of cleaning up.

You can have a few trees near the house for shade and eye appeal. The
native tree clearance distance should be increased to prevent fire jumping
to these, thus your house.
--
Jonny

"Tom The Great" <Post [at] here.com> wrote in message
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> Good Point, I've heard some insurance companies requiring trees to
> both not overhang a house but have a certain distance from a home.
>

Not mine.
Tomes