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Shading your house will also cause the growth of moss and dump leaf litter everywhere, which will take off a significant chunk of your roof's lifespan (easily 5
by paulmd 8y ago
Shading your house will also cause the growth of moss and dump leaf litter everywhere, which will take off a significant chunk of your roof's lifespan (easily 5 years or more). So yeah you save $10/mo on your a/c bill and you spend that $20k to roof your house every 15 years instead of every 20 years. Let alone if you get a big storm and have some branches or a trunk come down and damage your house.
Regardless of the environmental angle, having trees near your house is not worth it financially.
- A2017U1 8y agoWhile I agree with the sentiment of the GP, the reality is starkly different. Most people I know go to great lengths to remove trees near their house. Some insurance companies lower premiums for it. For any elevated property it adds a huge amount of value to kill a nice old established tree in the way of views.