Day 67: Gawn Assoc

Not much visible action, but while we're out the Gawn Associates (structural engineers) man comes and verifies the obvious: that a 1m deep foundation is fine, providing the trees don't grow too big. Mr Council chappie has apparently decided (after Ian leant on him) that this is OK, provided the Gawn chap OKs it *and* we sign a covenant on the house preventing the trees growing over 8m. Since they are really a hedge not trees this is a bit OTT. Especially as the house proves to be sitting on 9" (yes " not ') foundations.

In a bit of free time I cut off the highest tree, and cut down one Leylandii: what an effort, I should have killed them 10 years ago when we moved in and they were but saplings. Take my advice folks: don't plant Leylandii, and if you've got any, kill them while they're young.