Much as I love plants...

[Hatster]

I feel their roots should be outside the house, not inside.

Taking the skirting boards and plaster off reveals that I share my home with a number of plant roots, which seem to have put themselves through the mortar and be happily growing behind the skirting boards.

I've removed the vast majority of plants but would rather avoid taking off a good climbing rose. Anything I can do to avoid actually chopping it out? Generally drying out the house walls would probably help, I suppose, as then the roots will simply be unable to get any water and die back.

 

[JoceAndChris]

I wouldn't want roots in the walls either. If it were my rose, I'd dig it out and move it. Drastic, it might die, but maybe not as drastic as what roots will do to your house over a period of time! How big is it?

After reading this I bet my border plants have stuck their roots into the walls as well. This is not even something I had thought of worrying over.

 

[Penners]

Careful. The rose may be the only thing holding the house together. :wink:

 

[Hatster]

There are times when I wonder why the house stays up. Habit, I expect.

 

[Gareth Hughes]

There are times when I wonder why the house stays up. Habit, I expect.

Usually either woodworm holding hands, or unusually strong wallpaper paste.

 

[JoceAndChris]

:lol:

And Biff will be happy with that charming sentiment.

 

[Hatster]

If you never hear from me again, you'll know it's ceased to stay up.