On 24/08/2011 12:08, Dave East wrote:
This rampant bamboo is growing to within a few feet of this 1936 terraced
house which is built on ground which has the top 12 inches being Loam and
then Clay below that.

http://tinypic.com/r/22hmz5/7


Might this situation result in excessive moisture absorption by the bamboo
resulting in movement to the foundations?

Probably not is is quite shallow rooted. Nice clump of bamboo BTW.
Not really rampant either some species can grow to 20' or more.

Regards,
Martin Brown