OVER THE GARDEN WALL CHORDS CRACKED
OVER THE GARDEN WALL CHORDS CRACK

When a heavy limb or tree trunk from a neighbor's tree falls on your property, the damage may be covered by either your or your neighbor's homeowner's insurance.

Often landscape contractors or tree trimming services are called out to remove an offending tree only to find that the damage was caused by soil settling and not invasive tree roots.

OVER THE GARDEN WALL CHORDS CRACK

Walls with shallow foundations are most likely to crack or crumble. Over time these materials compress and settle. Many urban homes are constructed on areas that have been contoured and landscaped with fill dirt.

OVER THE GARDEN WALL CHORDS CRACKED

Your wall may have cracked due to settling soil.

The sub-soil must exhibit a high capacity for shrinkage, and the tree roots must be growing very close to the wall to extract soil moisture.

If you notice a crack in your garden brick, concrete or stone wall, you may believe that your neighborвЂ™s nearby tree is to blame.

When sub-soil is rehydrated, it will swell again, causing the wall to return to its original position. If the tree roots are not growing in immediate proximity to the wall, they may not have contributed to the damage. The sub-soil must exhibit a high capacity for shrinkage, and the tree roots must be growing very close to the wall to extract soil moisture. When trees cause walls to crack, the soil must be extremely dry after a period of prolong drought. However, when this happens, very specific conditions must exist. Mature trees can contribute to wall settling or subsistence by extracting water from beneath the wall.

Evaluate the damage carefully because you may be mistaken. Trees are often erroneously blamed for foundation or wall subsistence. If you notice a crack in your garden brick, concrete or stone wall, you may believe that your neighborвЂ™s nearby tree is to blame. Shallow-rooted trees can send out invasive roots or limbs, or branches can fall on a neighbor's fence or wall. As the tree matures, it may encroach on the property boundary of adjoining land. The majority of trees have root systems as deep and wide as the width and height of the tree. Unfortunately, trees often cause disagreements between neighbors. Trees provide food and shelter for birds and small wildlife and cleanse pollutants from the air.

Trees are planted in rural and urban landscapes to provide shade, to serve as windbreaks or privacy screening and to add aesthetic beauty.

Over the garden wall chords