tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post1444437677767212976..comments2023-10-26T03:19:41.569-07:00Comments on Stephen Bodio's Querencia: Joys of Home OwnershipSteve Bodiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-71397317973577963402009-05-27T09:27:46.971-07:002009-05-27T09:27:46.971-07:00Elms are evil near sewer lines. I don't have as mu...Elms are evil near sewer lines. I don't have as much experience with cottonwoods near a house, but I would not trust them either.<br /><br />Our CaƱon City house had Siberian elms in the front yard, and we learned to have the sewer cleaned every other autumn, or else there would be problems.Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-85372487912222245912009-05-27T08:06:34.093-07:002009-05-27T08:06:34.093-07:00Cat -
Funny how that works, isn't it? The house s...Cat -<br />Funny how that works, isn't it? The house sitter's main function was keeping track of the dogs.<br /><br />Chas - <br />House was built in 1991. No tree roots in this blockage, which was directly under the slab. I think it was more a function of the slope (or lack of slope) of the line. Placed where it is, we don't really know what the slope is.<br /><br />The kitchen is on the west end of the house, and we have a bunch of deciduous trees (an eclectic mix of cottonwoods, aspens, and elms) clustered out there. I'm glad the trees are there to shelter the house and deck from wind and sun in the summer, but we have had issues with tree roots in the line draining the kitchen. We had to snake that ourselves last year with the aid of our nephew-in-law (is that correct?) who's a plumber.Reid Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18382498430164817928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-57439455277457057422009-05-26T16:12:10.989-07:002009-05-26T16:12:10.989-07:00It is a fairly new house, right? Do you have tree ...It is a fairly new house, right? Do you have tree roots in the sewer?Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-35594350197537397562009-05-26T15:08:16.633-07:002009-05-26T15:08:16.633-07:00Reid,
Thank heavens you had a house-sitter while y...Reid,<br />Thank heavens you had a house-sitter while you were gone. I swear things like that only happen when I'm gone. You come back and feel like you are being punished for leaving!Cat Urbigkithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12649103651692682453noreply@blogger.com