Scheduled visit
Tree roots lifting paving
Paving slabs, kerbs or edging near trees and planted beds rise, tilt or crack. Gaps open and slabs rock underfoot, creating trip hazards on paths and driveways.
Irrigation & Landscape
A valve stuck open is treated as urgent because of the water it wastes.
Call nowRequest paving and root check on WhatsApp01LIKELY CAUSES
What usually sits behind this symptom, and what tells one cause from another.
Roots following irrigation water under paving
Roots visible when a slab is lifted, growing towards wet ground.
Tree species with aggressive surface roots
Species identified; roots spread widely near the surface.
Shallow paving base
Thin bedding layer over soil.
02BEFORE ANYONE VISITS
What you can safely check.
- Mark lifted slabs as trip hazards.
- Note which trees are nearest.
- Check where irrigation emitters or heads are near paving.
- Avoid cutting large roots without advice; it can destabilise trees.
03WHAT WE MEASURE
We lift sample slabs to see root size and direction, check irrigation near the paving and the paving base. Decisions about roots consider the tree’s health and stability.
04IN A VILLA
Villa gardens often have trees planted close to paths and driveways, with drip or bubbler irrigation that draws roots towards the surface. Paving laid on a shallow base offers little resistance.
05THE FIX
Which repair, and when.
Lifting worsens over time, creating trip hazards and damaging edging and drainage.
Redirect irrigation away from paving
Water draws roots under slabs.
Relay paving with a root barrier
Roots can be managed.
Seek arboricultural advice
Large roots or tree stability are involved.
06Typical villa irrigation callout
AED 180 – 900 depending on the fault
Controller, battery and single-solenoid faults sit at the lower end. Buried line location and repair sits higher and depends on where the fault turns out to be.
07QUESTIONS
- Can roots be cut?
- Small roots sometimes; large ones need care for the tree’s stability.
- Do root barriers work?
- They help redirect roots when installed correctly.
- Does irrigation cause it?
- Water near paving encourages roots to grow there.
- Can the tree stay?
- Usually, with root and irrigation management.