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This is Part 5 of New Construction and Trees!

Checklist

Make a scaled detail map of your property:

Show the location of all utilitys and location of structures and driveway.

On-site identification of all of the above, marked on the ground.

Identify any and all trees for removal.

Choose the younger trees to save.

Choose areas of trees to save rather than just one tree, when ever possible.

Install tree protection barriers.

Use mulch instead of fences for the tree barricades, even a better idea yet, is to use both.

Have a pre-construction meeting on the site: Be sure that everyone fully understands why the fences are there and that everyone knows what you expect of them.

Write a contract that includes fines for encroachment on any of the protected areas.

Be sure to have designated employee parking, turnaround areas and storage areas for all building supplies to be used.

Drop in unexpectedly and often on your construction project.

Prune trees for clearance of equipment entering your construction site.

If any trenching is to be done any where in a saved tree area, make sure the roots are cleanly cut, and not ripped or torn.

Remember that compaction hurts!

Water saved trees during and after the construction is done.

You may even want to consider hiring a tree professional to monitor your construction project and care for your saved trees.

Links to Part 1, 2, 3, 4 of New Construction and Trees! Home Buyer's, Home Owner's

Part 1: http://activerain.com/blogsview/315601/Construction-and-Trees

Part 2: http://activerain.com/blogsview/320822/Part-2-of-New

Part 3: http://activerain.com/blogsview/336476/Part-3-of-New

Part 4: http://activerain.com/blogsview/336547/Part-4-of-New

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Posted by Dale Baker,The #1 Home and Commercial Properties Inspector-in NH&VT-on AR on 01/13/2008 11:04 AM

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18 Comments on A Checklist for New Construction and Trees! Home Buyer's, Home Owner's

JAN

2008

Dale - You alway have such good information to share. I will bookmark this for future reference I don't think I will be see much or any new construction this year.

Howdy Jennifer

It's always good to have you stop by and comment. Thank you for the compliment. I do hope it picks up for all my friends on Active Rain.

Have a good one

Dale

JAN

2008

Hi Dale,

I have a problem. I bought a cottage in Vermont and hired a company called S. l. Vonderhorst & Sons, Inc. from New Hampshire to do excavation on the back of my house. I gave them a very large deposit in early November for the work to begin. After rescheduling the project, because they had not started and I had renters coming, they had said they would give me my entire deposit back. It is now mid-January and I am still getting the run around and they have over $7,600 of my money.

I am going to contact an attorney, but I wanted to get feedback, if possible, about this company. Do you know them professionally? Do you have any advice when a situation like this occurs? I also don't want others running into the same problem.

Thank you,

Connor

Howdy Connor

I am very sorry but I do not know of or anything about that business.

I have read about sometings like this going on in some parts of the country. Contacting an Attorney would be a good thing to do. You may even want to talk with the Better Business Bureau and even the Attorney General Office.

I am sorry that I could not be of much help to you Connor.

Have a good one

Dale

JAN

2008

What a great list Dale. There you go again, keeping us all well informed. I love it! Thank YOU for this fabulous information. Have a wonderful weekend.

JAN

2008

Dale I love you nice consumer driven blog post. Very valuable to the consumer :O)

FEB

2008

Thanks for the info... will add to my list to review.....

Howdy Roland

Thank you for stopping by to read and comment.

You are welcome

Have a good one

Dale

Hey Dale - Excellent & Informative

Also, if you have a septic make sure the new owner knows where the septic is located and try to have installed away from where tree roots won't cause problems.

FEB

2008

Howdy Carl

My friend it's always good to have you stop by and comment

Thank you!

It suer is good for the owner of the home, to let the buyer know where the septic is located.

For sure you do not want tree roots entering through any poorly sealed joints.

P.S. Carl I am working on my assignment.

Have a good one

Dale

FEB

2008

Good stuff as usual Dale!

Any recommended trees?

Jeffrey

FEB

2008

Howdy Jeffrey

Good to see ya and have you stop by to comment.

How have you been ?

To answer that question I would need to know about lay out of the property.

Have a good one

Dale

Hey Dale - A short story. We live in a house almost 50 years old. We have about 50+ oak trees and have a septic. Infact, a small one for the kitchen etc. and one regular. A few years back it started to back up into the downstairs bathroom (lowest point in the house). I started digging and the tree roots had grown into the old clay pipe. I replaced "all" with PVC and of course my son being in the septic installatin and pumping business I am now good to go.

Tree roots can be a killer with homes with septic systems and lines. You do such a great job of informing the public. Keep up the good blog material.

FEB

2008

Howdy Carl

I am always glad to see you stop by.

You always write very kind words in your comments.

When ever someone has a septic systems on their property it's always good to have a

checklist of the times you have it looked at, and what you had done and when.

Carl I am writing a series of blogs on NH. Got one posted.

http://activerain.com/blogsview/395438/Fun-in-New-Hampshire

Have a good one

Dale

FEB

This is a great list. Some I didn't even know to do, thanks.

Howdy there Jentte

Thank you kindly, for stoping by to visit, and for leaving your comment. Here at my little ole Blogging Homestead

You are welcome. Glad you fount it useful, for you.

Home Inspector

Hey Dale glad to see this blog come alive again. See when it is a good blog with good information will come back around. You blog such good information for folks; keep up the good work.