"Don H3" wrote in message
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On Nov 10, 8:14 am, MrCass wrote:
Is it true if you cut down a large old tree in the garden, will it
affect the foundations of the house? Its about 35 feet away but its a
big old walnut tree

Thank you

MrCass

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MrCass

I don't think so. If the foundation hasn't been damaged by the tree's
growth, it's non-growth is hardly going to be a problem.

Not true it depends on the soil type and a bunch of other factors. If you
build next to a big tree on clay soil then cut the tree down the soil can
heave because the tree no longer removes water from the soil. If building a
house on a site that has had mature trees removed you have to design the
foundations accordingly. It can take ten years for the ground to stabilise.