Just fix the sidewalk - we do this all the time. Trees are usually the wrong
species for the site when this sort of thing occurs.

Repair the walk, perhaps build the repaired section on a special mix
(structural soil) that is used for trees under pavement. Reset the fence.
Crack sin the slab at the garage may be from settling as well as roots of
trees.

Everything is a tradeoff.

--
Mike LaMana, MS
Heartwood Consulting Services, LLC
Toms River, NJ
www.HeartwoodConsulting.net



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We have a big tree in the yard, it's roots are moving the fence,
breaking concrete walkaways, etc.
Is there any way to fix this without cutting the tree down?

i can't imagine how. i'd take it out asap.

It is
close the the house, and we are now seeing cracks in the garage's
floor.


migth have to relevel (pump sand or grout under slab/s) and maybe seal
the slab/s. i'm not a contr, but i think they'd be in the "foundatoins"
listing in yellow pages.

get moe info on other ngs, home.repair, etc