I recently read your article regarding HOA sidewalk repairs caused by tree-root damage. In my case my driveway pavers are severely damaged by protruding tree roots bulging from the ground and caused ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — After a 12-year-long battle, a Great Kills couple is finally getting a solution to a tree root problem that pulled up her sidewalk and driveway pavers for over a decade. Judy ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

Q: My son married in 2013, and he and his wife bought a house that same year. His wife was an ex-servicewoman with PTSD. Since she had a military disability, the real estate taxes they had to pay were ...

Editor’s note: Attorneys at Goede, DeBoest & Cross respond to questions about Florida community association law. With offices in Naples, Fort Myers, Coral Gables, Boca Raton and Pensacola, the firm ...

Some types of trees should not be planted near driveways because they commonly cause damage. Sometimes, the damage is to the driveway itself: Trees with shallow, aggressive root systems can lift up ...

Q: We planted a live oak tree 51 years ago — the year we bought our house. Unfortunately, we planted it too close to the house and the driveway. Last year, it broke up half of the driveway with its ...

I have multiple roots from a live oak running along my front yard. I would like to grind them down with a wood carver disc, so the bottom deck and blade of my rider mower do not get torn up. I thought ...

Because they can damage pavement, avoid planting trees with shallow, aggressive roots near driveways. Also, avoid weak-limbed trees, which could damage cars, as well as messy trees you must pick up ...

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