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My Septic drainfield must be filled with roots, what do I do? Having a yard filled with huge old Oak and Acorn trees makes for some nice shade, but has it's problems I've been having problems with the septic tank filling up That I had to use a Saws All to run an electric line should give you and idea of how thick the roots in my yard are I went to
Tree roots under brick driveway - DIY Home Improvement Forum I have a clay brick driveway and the very last space is messed up by the tree roots of the oak right next to it The pavers company suggests to remove all the affected and use a stump grinder to grind down 6-8 inches, add sand to re-level, compact and put the bricks back If a stump grinder is
Planning for a septic drain field - DIY Home Improvement Forum Whatever you do make provision for a riser at the outlet of the tank so you can add something to kill tree roots that infiltrate the field drain I use copper sulfate treatment added twice per year spring and fall
Pull up bush or cut it to roots? - DIY Home Improvement Forum I want to remove them without damaging my foundation (which is slab) or my mobile home skirting Given its been 7 years I assume the roots have reached under the slab? Should I pull them up with my truck, or cut them down the lowest I can go with loppers? I don't want them to come back I cannot use any sort of poison on them to kill the roots
Walkway near big trees--how to deal with roots! Would it damage the roots to shave them down--or slice off the top of the rounded top part of the old, gnarly roots? Absolutely, you would be better off covering them with good topsoil and planting grass
Cheap root cutting auger - DIY Home Improvement Forum I have roots about 10 feet down a 2" sewer pipe I have a regular spiral bit hand held auger but the bit is not well suited for cutting roots and it's not changeable I don't want to spend over $100 to buy a large auger, and renting every year seems like a waste I've been searching for a root
Corrugated downspout Drains totally clogged - DIY Home Improvement Forum Client has a home with several black corrugated pipes that seem to be totally jammed up Therefore all water is just overflowing right near the foundation No good Anyone ever had any success "toto-rooting" or any other way to clean these out? Concerned they're packed with roots dirt etc
Bit for drilling wood deep - DIY Home Improvement Forum I would remove whats possible with a chainsaw and use that for firewood, etc That stump will burn for days Ive burned small 12-15" stumps and they smolder for days Yours being loose from the soil may help, but root wood is very dense You may just want to get it hauled off if you cant supervise it burning
Asking pros for experiences with septic system chambers. . . The way cool part is I can drive over the leach field and or use it for parking, no paving Runs parallel to my home 30 feet away Compared to 4" pipe this is the cats meow I would bet it is impossible for roots to clog up this system So much more area for absorption into the ground
Grass wont grow by Maple tree | DIY Home Improvement Forum The roots were at surface or above ground level Nothing would grow in that area beneath the canopy close to the roots Even if something were planted and were miraculously to survive, that growth might interfere with your maple's moisture intake and affect that tree's long term survivability