CalvinHobbes Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 So removed a tin shed and the wall has fallen forward slightly enough to get a few pics. It's on a hill. I know the rest of the ground is grand (test holes down 16 feet) but obviously there is some fill here. Also there are a few stumps of trees and the roots are where the founds need to be. Presumably you can't put dead root's in fill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markc Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Nope! Any fill material should be free from organic material (main reason you scrape the vegetation layer off a site before starting excavations etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalvinHobbes Posted October 2, 2022 Author Share Posted October 2, 2022 (edited) Oh thanks, may I also ask, we are building next to a 70 year old hedge which at times in it's history reached 18ft approx (it's not now, it's 8ft maxx and well cut back)I think the closest we come to the boundary is 1.4m, was just wondering - there must be quite a few roots underneath. Presumably the digger will just pull them out, will that damage the hedge? Edited October 2, 2022 by CalvinHobbes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markc Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 What sort of hedge? Yes the digger will cut through the roots and it’s unlikely to bother the hedge, but you need to be looking at root protection for the foundations 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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