David wrote:
I don't know whether this is an appropriate question for this NG, but I
don't know where else to post it. If someone has a better recommendation,
I will be happy to take it there.

I have a suspicion that tree roots are stressing the foundation of my
house. However, the symptoms are not constant -- they vary with the time
of year.

My question: In general, do tree roots grow at different rates during
different seasons of the year?

Thank you very much for any thoughts.


Only unless you have a rather large tree right up against your walls,
something that no builder would allow.

Why do you think it's tree roots? Do you have cracks in the
foundation? Is part of the structure seperating? Is your home built
on a hill?

The natural rise and fall of the water table may play a role, otherwise
it could be the standard expanding and contracting of the structure
during the seasons and on very hot and cold days. (On hot days and
during the summer, the structure will expand and at night you will hear
creakings and odd noises that many people mistake for ghosts!!!! -Its
just the house settling back to normal. The opposite happens in the
winter, a house will "contract" during the cold winter night and might
make other weird sounds in the process.)

-Jason