Tree stumps & gas lines....ugh

goldenjes

Lessons this week:

-- "Call before you dig" is important.  Calling for a relocate is also worthwhile.

-- Cute little trees planted in the wrong spot (less than 2 feet from the front corner of the lot) grow into giant trees that area PITA to deal with

-- Planting little trees over gas lines makes for big problems later.  

I was doing more digging in the front yard and came across a pipe that I didn't know what it was.  Our yard had been marked several months before, and on the map they gave me there was nothing in the area.  (Nothing in the photos I took when they marked the yard with spray paint either)

That one ended up being an old (?) sprinkler line but we called for a relocate & they came back out & remarked.  We realized there was more of the gas line marked now.  (!!)  The original markings showed the path from the street up to the house, but not the rest of it going toward the neighbor - where we had tons of gnarly bushes before.

Of course, it turns out our gas line is not exactly where we thought it was, and runs underneath the giant stump we need removed in the front corner of the yard, right on the sidewalk.   DH asked me if I can somehow work it into the "plan" if we just level it to grade, because now we don't know how we're going to remove it.

Oh, and I was wavering between adding a big shade tree to the front yard instead of a "row" of 4-5 small dogwood bushes.  The only spot for that tree would have been on top of the gas line, so bushes are the plan for sure.

coloradogirl06

Yikes!  Gas lines are usually pretty deep, but obviously not something you want to mess with.  You might call a tree service or stump removal company and see if they will give you their opinion on removing a stump over a gas line.  They might be able to at least get it below the existing grade for you.