Tree roots near oil tanks Discussion Thread
I have a large oil tank spaced 1m from the garden fence. It sits on a concrete slab that extends about 0.5m from the tank on all sides. The top of the tank protrudes over the top of the fence, so my neighbour decided to cover the sight of the tank by planting five leylandii trees about 2ft from the fence, so trunk of trees will be just under about 2m from the tank and just over 1m from the edge of the concrete slab
I don't know how deep the slab is but I would guess over 2ft as the tank is substantial.
Does anyone have experience of trees (particularly conifers) damaging an oil tank foundation? It would be a pretty major disaster if the tree roots caused the tank to leak due to disruption of the slab a few years down the line.
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I have a large oil tank spaced 1m from the garden fence. It sits on a concrete slab that extends about 0.5m from the tank on all sides. The top of the tank protrudes over the top of the fence, so my neighbour decided to cover the sight of the tank by planting five leylandii trees about 2ft from the fence, so trunk of trees will be just under about 2m from the tank and just over 1m from the edge of the concrete slab
I don't know how deep the slab is but I would guess over 2ft as the tank is substantial.
Does anyone have experience of trees (particularly conifers) damaging an oil tank foundation? It would be a pretty major disaster if the tree roots caused the tank to leak due to disruption of the slab a few years down the line.
Tree roots near oil tanks for the original thread on Plumbers Forums
