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Hi guys,
I just recently moved into a place and noticed the the tree roots lifted the whole driveway(approximately 10cm) now that it's impossible to drive up. I got a quote and it's over our budget, wondering if there are any alternative options other than cut the whole thing, remove the tree roots and repatch it?I have attached some photos for your reference
any suggestions/advices would be much appreciated, just want to be able to drive up the driveway,Thanks for your time !
Hello @jacks
Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community. It's sensational to have you join us, and thanks for sharing your question about your driveway.
I propose cutting your driveway into six sections so that you can lift them out of the way to get access to the root of the tree. It will be very involved, and you'll need help to lift the slabs out of the way. It might be worth engaging the services of a concrete cutting specialist to do the cutting for you. Once you have the concrete pieces out of the way, I suggest speaking to an arborist on the best way to remove the root and preventing it from regrowing back into the same spot.
Once the root has been removed, I suggest putting in a new layer of road base and levelling the area flat. You can then put the driveway pieces back in like a jigsaw puzzle and using high strength mortar to keep them together. This will save you having to repour your driveway.
Let me call on our experienced members @Dave-1 and @Nailbag for their recommendations.
If you need further assistance, please let us know.
Eric
