Cement Driveway lifting do to tree root.

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Old 01-15-2021, 10:21 AM
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Default Cement Driveway lifting do to tree root.

I have a bottle brush tree near my driveway that is lifting the cement. Has anyone had experience with problem and could recommend someone to fix it.
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I had Airborne Tree Service install a root block under ground to prevent that problem.
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I had Airborne Tree Service install a root block under ground to prevent that problem.
We've used Airborne for trimming our rather large Oak tree for several years now - very happy with them. 352-347-3332
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I had Maple tree do this to a side walk. I dough up the root and cut if off. Dough under part of the sidewalk to remove a small part of the root and filled in with dirt.
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Trees should of not been planted that close to driveways or houses. It’s only going to get worse as other roots grow out. I brought house about 30 years ago that someone planted fir tree in middle of patio cement pad right off back door. I had to rent concrete saw ������ and cut two foot out of middle all way out and up to house. When I removed the root I also removed the tree and re-cemented.
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