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Recent Rain Causes Little Flags to Sprout

By on Monday, October 16th, 2006 | No Comments

We just got back home from a short vacation to Ruidoso, NM. It rained some four inches while we were away, a very good thing in view of the ongoing drought in our part of the world. Pulling into the driveway we noticed little wire and plastic flags in a line from the street to [...]

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Keeping Tree Roots Away From The Foundation

By on Tuesday, October 10th, 2006 | No Comments

We had a bid from Tom the Contractor to install four root barriers to stop the underground tentacles of nearby trees from sucking moisture out from under our concrete slab foundation. We accepted his proposal and are tentatively scheduled to have the work done next week. His crew will also dig out a row of [...]

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Protecting the Foundation with Root Barriers

By on Wednesday, October 4th, 2006 | No Comments

The inspection I had done on my concrete foundation calls for one root barrier to go between the slab and one live oak tree that is 12 feet from a corner of the home. One of the contractors I called for bids thinks I should have four root barriers. Two of them for other trees [...]

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Rooting Out a Root Barrier Estimate

By on Friday, September 29th, 2006 | 2 Comments

The structural engineer who inspected my foundation Monday is recommending a root barrier be installed in a back corner of the yard to keep roots from a nearby live oak tree away from my concrete slab. They are also called root walls and root caps. The idea is to cut any roots that are reaching [...]

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Keeping Tree Roots Away From The House Foundation

By on Tuesday, September 12th, 2006 | No Comments

You hear a lot about tree roots causing concrete foundation problems for houses that sit on expansive clay soils and may be wondering how that can be. In my travels around the Internet I’ve learned the trouble is two-fold. Large trees can suck huge amounts of water from the soil. If thirsty roots get under [...]

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