The holly and the ivy
of all the trees that are in our 'hood
the holly needs chopping down.(only that would cause heave apparently).
Or so I think. We have just been told the joyous news that the large holly tree in next doors garden means we need foundations of 2m for our extension. I would have thought a rather nice tower block could be built on those let alone a paltry single storey blockwork number. The structural surveyor is proving unswayable and so we are hoping the buildings inspector may see the light and allow a more reasonable 1.4. If not then if the extension is ever built it will look more like a repo' with just a Bunsen burner to cook on and few packing crates for furniture as all of our budget will be blown on the concrete beneath us.