Drains and property thoughts

[Tom Joad]

Generally a tree should not be planted within 10 metres of a house because of affecting the foundations. A Mate who's a tree surgeon says it also depends on tree height. If tree grows more than 20 feet you have a potential problem. i.e. 10 metres x 20 ft. More than 10 metres and you're OK so I would guess it depends on the height of your silver birch. IThey don't tend to grow too high but …

Disagree there, fella. Silver Birch grow incredibly tall and often fall over! From my experience, they're always the first trees down after a storm. Have to say though, I don't like cutting healthy trees down.